OCA India Executive Committee 2017-2019 complete listing

In regards to the subject above, we have now nominations from Himachal Chapter as well thereby completing the entire list of members for the said Committee. best regards, A.S.Virk (Secretary – OCA India) Executive committee Member List of Old Cottonian Association (India) – 2017. Name / Designation / Cellphone number : D.C.ANAND – CHAIRMAN EMRITUS […]

Tilak Raj Pawa – passed on

Dear All, I have just received the following message from Vinod Pawa: Sad to inform you that my brother, Tilak R. Pawa (Tilly) passed away today at 12;20 PM, Singapore time. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2008, had it operated on and was ok till August 2010. He’s been bed ridden since […]

Lt. Gen. M. N. Batra (Curzon 1928-37)

I write to convey the sad news that my father Lt General M N Batra ( Curzon 1928-37) passed away in Delhi on 15th May. A prayer meeting is being organised at 5.30pm on Thu 18th May at the Central Lawns , Som Vihar Apartments , opp DPS, RK Puram , New Delhi. Arun Batra […]

Welcome message from OCA India President

TO ALL MY FELLOW OLD COTTONIANS: ‘It is with great honour and privilege, I wish to inform you that I, Justice Rupinder Singh Sodhi (Retd.) of BCS Batch – 1962, House – Curzon, have taken over as President of the ‘Old Cottonians Association – India’ w.e.f. 1st April 2017 alongwith my new team members as […]

Newsletter 2017 and lunch invite

As we all look forward to our Annual OCA(UK) Lunch at the Bombay Brasserie on Saturday 24 June, I thought to give you a quick update on the Pupil Exchange Programme between BCS and Marlborough College. With great effort on the part of Mr Roy Robinson on the one hand and the continued support and […]

First Class Cricketers killed in World War 2 & Some distinguished OCs from 1926-1928

Dear All, I am taking the liberty of forwarding an interesting piece of correspondence concerning an Old Cottonian, Vivian Chiodetti who passed out in 1912. Please read the exchange of mails that follows this note. I happened to glance through the list of names from 1864-2004  http://www.oldcottonians.org/ocs1863-2004_listing.htm A quick read is interesting and lists some very distinguished people. For the […]

Canada OCs get-together 2017

13 OC’s along with their spouses and guests met at Bombay Palace Brampton Ontario. The food was sumptuous, the energy exhilarating, the atmosphere kinetic as every one was eager to catch up and rekindle old relationships. The local channel blessed the event by showing Tamasha, starring Ranbir Kapoor the same day which shows BCS for more […]

Letter from Peter Stringer

While I was Secretary of OCA (UK) for over 25 years, I regret now, for not being Internet connected. Slowly catching up with OCA web news I find to have lost opportunities to gather & exchange interesting contacts. Now old news comments & views from Mike Weatherfeild who was a class mate, in Prep School […]

Mark Wood-Robinson / passed on

Dear Old Cottonians We’ve had a spate of losses recently, and just got the news of yet another Old Cottonian passing away this 14th. Here is a message from David Wood-Robinson about his brother Mark. Our condolences to the family. My brother Mark Wood-Robinson who was at BCS from 1940 to 1945 has just died […]