Peter Stringer Esq. Funeral 03 Sept 2020

Peter Stringer Esq. Funeral 03 Sept 2020   His grandson Ryan Stringer whom I first met in 2000 (now a fine looking gentleman) read  our BCS school prayer which his Grandad ( Peter) would’ve liked.  Ryan also wore Peter Sahib’s OCA UK Tie (that he designed whilst I was in the UK), BCS tie bar […]

BCS flies the Tricolor at Half-Mast today

Farewell Ex-President of India PRANAB MUKERJEE Farewell Old COttonian PETER STRINGER Both funerals on 3rd September 2020 at 1845 HRS India Standard Time BCS has the Tricolor and BCS flag at Half-Mast in Condolence and a mark of Respect.  

Congratulations: Vijay [Kuttu] Singh – new President OCA Delhi Chapter

CONGRATULATIONS Vijay on your appointment as the President of OCA Delhi/NCR Chapter! K. Vijay Singh – popularly known as Kuttu – [Lefroy House.1958-66] has been a active and prominent member of the OCA and the Executive Committee. Here’s wishing you and your team much success as President OCA Delhi!  

New Committee for OCA Delhi [NCR] Chapter

Dear OCs The new committee for OCA Delhi Chapter was formed and confirmed on 26th August 2020. The meeting could not be held earlier due to covid precautions. K.Vijay Singh – President Ashwini Virk – Vice President Jaspinder Kochar – Secretary Gurvinder Kochar – Jt.Secretary Anurag Batra – Treasurer Dr.Romesh Lal – Member Ashwani Nanda […]

The Hump on the Road – by Indi Khanna

I’m terrible with dates. While I need to shovel loads of fish down my gullet to simply remember even my date of birth date, the one date which is firmly etched in my memory is the 1st of January 1978. I was a young pudian (green horn) SD on Panniar Estate in the High Ranges […]

The Walkers – by Vivek Bhasin

The Walkers … when he walks across roads, pastures, mires, hills, slopes, valleys, ravines … on small narrow paths he walks over roots of trees standing erect swaying to the wind .. He trods on pine cones, green moss, slippery grass and sharp stones passing small bushes of blueberries.. that taste of yesterday.. He hears […]

What are Old* Old Cottonians are up to these days?

They ZOOM!Here is an excerpt from one of the emails Over the last few weeks we have been, at the initiative of Anupam Sachdev, holding a few chat sessions over Zoom. The first one had just about the four of us and the second one three weeks later saw the number of participants rise to […]

PRESS RELEASE / Bishop Cotton School Shimla, children celebrate Independence Day virtually

PRESS RELEASE 17 August 2020 Independence Day celebrated virtually at Bishop Cotton School, Shimla Bishop Cotton School, Shimla (BCS) celebrated the 74th Independence Day last Saturday (15 August 2020) but this year, for the first time in history, it was celebrated virtually with the school community contributing remotely online from home (see BCS video links […]