Revisions and Updates : OCA India AGM 2013

DATE : 30th September, 2013 REVISED* TIME : 3 PM* VENUE:   Raunaq Room – PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry, PHD HOUSE, 4/2 – Institutional Area, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi 110062 The UPDATED* Agenda and the Program is detailed below : Address by President Emeritus President’s address To approve the minutes of last AGM To approve […]

Notice of AGM 2013 OCA INDIA

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) OF OCA (INDIA) – 2013 DATE : 30th September, 2013 TIME : 2 P.M. 3 PM VENUE:   Raunaq Room – PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry, PHD HOUSE, 4/2 – Institutional Area, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi 110062 The Agenda and the Program is detailed below : Address […]

OCA Canada reunion : Saturday September 28 2013

OCA CANADA reunion  : 6.30pm Saturday September 28 2013 at Tandoori Flame Brampton You are invited to the above reunion at Home Date September 28, 2013 Time 6.30 pm CANADIAN EASTERN TIME NOT INDIAN STANDARD TIME 🙂 Place Tandoori Flame Brampton Cost $23 which includes the HST and tip Dress OC tie and jacket or […]

Back from the Mists of time: YOGA COUNTRY? Is it? / by Vivek Bhasin

Back from the Mists of time: YOGA COUNTRY? Is it? …yes many moons have passed since my words adorned the sacred walls of the OCA website. Stark winters, killer summers, gushing monsoons( at least this year) followed by rivers of sweat and perspiration , body odour from men that would kill a skunk in a […]

Anil Sikand [Curzon 1947-57], passed-on

Dear Fellow Cottonians We are saddened to know that ANIL SIKAND passed-on at New Delhi India today 27th  [correction] 26th August 2013 in the evening. Anil had been unwell and in hospital after he had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage; we hear that he had been released from hospital today but collapsed soon after. ANIL SIKAND (Curzon […]

Capt. Sandeep Mansukhani climbs STOK KANGRI 6153 mtrs peak

Old Cottonian Sandeep Mansukhani of Rivaz; summited Stok Kangri – a 6153 mtrs peak, in the Ladakh region. It was a 5 days expedition, starting from Stok village, they reached base camp in two days. On the day of the ascent [20th August 2013], Sandeep started climbing for the summit attempt at 0030 hrs at […]

Phenomenal escape from a doomed SU-30

This message was seen on a FB Group posted by former BCS HM Mr. Kabir Mustafi: “Himachal fighter pilot gets Vayu Sena medal. By: Baldev S Chauhan August 15, 2013 15:26” Baldev Tiger Chauhan is an OC but also long time journalist. Balbir, Baldev’s elder brother retired as one of the top IAS officers in […]

1958 soccer team

BM Singh sent in this group photo of the 1958 BCS soccer team which set a record of sorts by defeating Sanawar 9-0. Standing left to right: Surendra Bhargava, Balwinder Singh, Dhanoa (Milo), Gurpal Singh, S.S.Sidhu, Thapa. Sitting Left to right: Ramesh Chandra, Karanbir Sandhu (Guddu), Uminder Singh, Kanwar Sunder Singh (Gullu), S.S.Lamba. Click the […]

OC Manish Bhatia [Rivaz ’93 batch] – passed away

We are saddened to announce that Manish Bhatia died of a massive cardiac arrest at his home on Sunday 30th June 2013 evening. Manish was an aspiring golfer and was currently working on a new venture to build a hotel at Kufri [near Shimla].  Please join us in conveying condolences to Manish’s wife Radhika.