OCA Canada UPDATE on Sept 27th get-together!

Dear OCs, Hope you are having a good evening. We have an update regarding our upcoming gathering. To accommodate a request from our senior OCs, the dinner has now been moved to lunch at 12:00 noon on the same date, Saturday, September 27, 2025, at Bombay Palace, Brampton. Bombay Palace Restaurant and Banquets 📞 (905) […]

OCA Canada get together Sept 27th 2025

Dear OCs, Hope you are all doing well and staying safe. It’s time once again to get together and share our fond and everlasting memories of Shimla. The 2025 OCA Canada Dinner is planned for Saturday, September 27 at 6:300pm [REVISED TO LUNCH AT 12 NOON] at Bombay Palace, Brampton. Please find the Google Maps […]

BCS Old Cottonians Coordinator UPDATE

The updated BCS Old Cottonians coordinator is Ms. CHARU WALIA. Please see https://oldcottonians.org/2024/02/bcs-old-cottonians-coordinator-mscharuwalia/

BCS 166th Founder’s Day

166th Founder’s Day – Monday 28th July 2025 PROGRAMME Chief Guest: The Rt. Rev. Manoj Charan – Chairman, Board of Governors, Bishop – Diocese of Amritsar (CNI) & Acting Deputy Moderator (CNI Synod) Arrival of the Chief Guest – 9:30 a.m. Laying of Wreaths at the Founder’s Bust – 9:35 a.m. Introduction of Chief Guest […]

Spotlight on Gurrinder [Indi] Khanna

Q: Which years were you in BCS and what is the first thing that comes to mind?INDI: 1959 to 69 Rivaz House. Loved it and have always thanked my parents for taking the step to put me in a boarding even though our home was in Simla.Q: Your first day at BCS?INDI : Howled my […]

The OCA UK Reunion Luncheon : London 28th June 2025

The OCA (UK) association is a very special association of Old Cottonians … the archived history of this org. expresses silently yet strongly what our great school meant to all of us and what it  is all about..  India today is on the path to stellar heights; the goodness, education and knowledge we received at Bishop […]

Dr. Vaneet Jishtu – Special feature

We are proud of Old Cottonian Dr. Vaneet Jishtu [Ibbetson 1972-81, Associate School Captain 1981], one of our great achievers in a highly specialised field where he’s made a mark and had set the bar really high.  Vaneet is a Senior Scientist at the Himalayan Forest Research Institute (HFRI) in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, with a M. Sc. […]

Raja Virbhadra Singh: The Monarch of the Masses, The Statesman of the Hills

Raja Virbhadra Singh (Ibbetson House | Batch of 1951) A man of quiet dignity, strong values, and enduring legacy, Raja Vir Bhadhar Singh of Bushahr represents a seamless blend of tradition, leadership, and modern sensibility. His life journey is deeply intertwined with the heritage of Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, where the foundations of character, discipline, […]