Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining – by Nalin Sood

Hello friends. Hope you and your families are safe and you are taking good care of yourself .While we wait for this pandemic to come to an end, I just felt like sharing this personal experience with you all. Hope you will find some time to read this and reflect. The night before the Janta […]

The “STICK IN“

The “ STICK IN “ Location: School Dining Hall Time: Sunday immediately after Breakfast. Action: Master on Duty asked to leave. Action: Close all Doors Instruction: “All Stand “..As silent ghosts Duration: Three Hours. Reason: Behaving like miscreants against the Sanawarians during the First XI Soccer Match ( we won 10-1), and staring with lustful […]

Wishing all well [COVID-19 pandemic]

The Old Cottonians Association wishes everyone well and we do hope you and your families are safe. The long silence and lack of recent newsletters from the OCA is simply because we have not had any “Cottonian-worthy” news recently. We have reached out to a few of our regular writers, asking them to please pen […]

Richard [Dick] D’Abreu / no more

Sad to announce Richard Oscar (Dick) D’Abreu passed away peacefully at SJOG Bunbury on the 14th March aged 91 years. Much love Husband of Joan – Marjorie D’Abreu. Father of Tony D’Abreu. Dad to Ken Bird Alan Bird Joanne Smith Steve Smith and all their families. A battle weary Serviceman finally at rest. DUE TO […]

Manoj Advani [Batch 1976] no more

We have received sad news that Manoj Advani [Lefroy 1976] passed on. No further details yet, but we gather that Manoj lived in Pune. Our condolences to his family, friends, and batch-mates.

Introduction by Mr. Simon David Weale [MA Oxon] – new Director [HM] of BCS

I am writing to introduce myself as the new Director of Bishop Cotton School. As you may be aware my title is to be Director rather than Headmaster. The Board of Governors of Bishop Cotton School feels this title more accurately reflects the multi-faceted nature of modern school leadership.  I am responsible to the Board of […]

Congratulations Varun Gaur for GALLANTRY

71st REPUBLIC DAY of INDIA Arun Gaur 2005 batch (10th) is being awarded the Sena Medal bar for [the second time!] gallantry ops on the Kashmir valley – on the 26th of January 2020 by the President of India. It’s a rare honour as bar in military terms means he has received the same award […]

Notice for EGM / OCA India

Dear OC, This is to inform you that an EGM of OCA (India) has been scheduled for Sunday, 9th February, 2020 at 1, Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi.The EGM would commence at 11:30 a.m. The EGM is being conducted to address a few amendments to be made in the OCA MOA and to ratify the new […]