We bid farewell sadly to Peter Stringer / Lefroy 1943-47
Peter Arthur Stringer 18 February 1933 – 10 August 2020. It is with the greatest sadness that I write to tell you that Peter Stringer died peacefully in hospital early on Monday 10th August. > We pass our deepest sympathies and condolences to all his family and pray for their strength and fortitude in these […]
SPOTLIGHT on Sabu Singh [and his Short films on Nature]
Sarbjit [SABU as he’s known by] Singh (Rivaz 1957-65), after 47 years in the corporate world, started a second career in 2018 as a maker of short films on birds and nature. His love for nature and the environment are abundantly clear from the myriad of films that he has done. What became an interest […]
More than anger – Vivek Bhasin
More than anger – such is life mate.. huh?? Our Year of 2020 … as we entered 2020 rumours were initial yet we celebrated keeping everything aside not knowing that we would be robbed swindled blown away… .. you might say such is life .. it’s the second time coming and we were caught in […]
An Old Schoolboy
1943 to 1947 includes 5 years of my school life in Simla. (Two years in Preparatory School in Chota Simla). Now an Octogenarian does sum up many years ago. Strangely enough its indelible imprint on my life leave clusters of fond memories. Born a Christian of British parentage out in India I have always classed […]
BCS 161th Founder’s Day Celebration
BCS 161st Founder’s Day 2020
One hundred and sixty one years today and my beautiful Alma mater remains steadfast on that spur of Simla looking towards the gap of Tara Devi, whilst the Heavens above look down and Bless our great institution… The history of Bishop Cotton School is entwined with the history of India and Britain. Our school founded […]
The Missing Sibling & The Saga Of Kartoo – two writings by Gurrinder [Indi] Khanna
The Missing Sibling While born in Simla, the entire formative years of our son Madhav till he went off to a boarding school, were on an estate in Upper Assam. The upshot was that Madhav naturally grew up with and adopted the ‘garden Hindi’ as his mother tongue. A language which I describe as the […]
Thoughts on a Cottonians Assistance Scheme / Update on OC Ramesh David Sihna’s situation
Old Cottonian Ramesh David Sihna recently suffered a stroke at his home in Noida, needed immediate assistance which came forth swiftly and without delay via a network of OCs who have always been at the forefront in situations like this. Quick thinking, immediate collection and disbursement of funds, a personal touch, caring for the brotherhood […]
Rohit Sachdeva
We are deeply saddened on the untimely passing away of Old Cottonian Rohit Sachdeva [Curzon Batch 2003] on 19th July. Our condolences to Mr Sachdeva’s family.
BCS – panorama by Aseem Kukreti
Main school building, First Flat, War Memorial, Second Flat