Notice of AGM 2014 / OCA India

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) OF OCA (INDIA) – 2014 DATE: 29th September 2014 TIME: 3 P.M. VENUE: Maple Room, India Habitat Centre Lodhi Road New Delhi The Agenda and the Program is detailed below: Address by President Emeritus President’s address To approve the minutes of last AGM To approve and adopt the accounts […]

Aiming for Everest, Sandeep does a double for now

CONGRATULATIONS once again Sandeep and all the very best for your aim to climb Everest next year. Captain Sandeep Mansukhani is an Old Cottonian of BCS 1992 Batch. Aug 24,2014, 0600hrs, I was again standing on the summit of Mt.Stok Kangri (6153m), a beautiful peak which lies in the mesmerizing area of Ladakh, in north west India. I […]

Surinder Singh [L 1950-1955] passed away 20 May 2014

We pray to God to give his wife Mrs Santokh Kaur and sons Taranjit and Manpreet courage to bear this great loss and look back on the years spent together with joy and gratitude. Best regards, Wendy [Col. R. Dewan] Surinder Singh (Tommy). Born on 20th Sept 1937 and passed away on 20th May 2014 (76 […]

Vaneet Jishtu: bringing Ashtavarga back to the hills

Old Cottonian Dr. Vaneet Jishtu [Ibbetson 1972-81] is a Scientist at The Himalayan Forest Research Institute with a M. Sc. and Ph.D. in Botany with specialization in Taxonomy and Cold Deserts. Here is the article recently published by Meena Menon in The Hindu: Dr. Vaneet Jishtu is on a mission in Himachal, where invasive species are edging out native […]

BCS No 1 Boarding school in the Country

Bishop Cotton School, Shimla is ranked India’s No.1 Boys Boarding School in the EducationWorld India School Rankings 2014. followed by The Scinda School, Gwalior and The Doon School, Dehradun. For the past six years EducationWorld has been publishing the annual EducationWorld India School Rankings with C fore — the well-known Delhi-based market research and opinion polls […]

1965 batch

BCS BATCH 1965 will be getting together for their 50th next year, SS Sodhi is hoping to get the plans rolling and is missing some contact details. Please contact him at +91-9310592921 or +91-9810592921 / shamsodhi@rediffmail.com

OCA Delhi get-together OCT 8th 2014

OCA Delhi Chapter Dinner and Dance get-together At “The Capitol” Hotel Ashoka, Chanakayapuri 8th Oct 2014 , 9 pm onward. Gifts for the best dressed couple, the best dancer, the senior-most and the youngest OC present! OC’s in Delhi are requested to get in touch with Vijay [Kuttu] Singh 9811056361.

Letter from Mr Bhardwaj

Mr G. Niblett Hon. Life President OCA (UK) Respected Sir, Thank you very much for the e-mail. Sir I am deeply touched and honoured to receive such kind words from an elderly and respected gentleman. It was extremely great fortune of mine to attend the wonderful flavour of a fine get together of young and […]

OC [Canada] Dinner 4th October 2014 / Bombay Palace Brampton

On July 19, 2014, Malcolm Niblett (C45), John Mclaughlin (I47), Deepinder Bains (C70), Gerald Godinho (L83), Tanvir and Sameer Sodhi (L04,06) set out for Boldt Castle on Heart Island in the United States. John drove for 8 hrs to get to Whitby, and insisting on driving another 3 hrs the next day to Ganonoque where […]