OCs Week Celebrations 2011 / BCS

THE OLD COTTONIAN’S WEEK CELEBRATIONS ~ BCS 2011 Programme Monday, 30th May   : 09:00 a.m.  : Special Chapel Service in the Holy Trinity Chapel    6:00 p.m.  : Junior School Variety Entertainment Tuesday, 31st May  : 09:00 a.m.  : Annual Past vs. Present games fixtures 07:30 p.m.  : Dinner in the Headmaster’s Lodge Wednesday, 1st June  : 09:00 a.m.  : Annual Speech […]

What does the Royal Wedding have to do with BCS?

Friday 29th April 2011-1153 hrs: Prince William married the love of his life Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey, London. They are now The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. And what a beautiful and spectacular ceremony it was. As always the British fine tuned the entire affair down to the last silk thread of Catherine’s stunning […]

Delhi / NCR Chapter

Dear OCs, In my previous letter there was mention of the various Chapters of OCA (India) and the need to structure them within certain geographic limits. I have not had any feed back as yet from any of the members on this subject. Even the Delhi or NCR Chapter, as it should be called, has […]

Minutes of the Meeting [India AGM 2011]

AGM – 7th April 2011 1.         The AGM was held at 1 Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi on 7th April 2011. 2.         52 members attended the AGM this year. * 3.         The President, Mr. DC Anand briefed the House and thanked his committee for the good work put in by all. He also apprised the […]

Letter to all OCs – from BM Singh

Dear OCs, I feel privileged in addressing this letter to all fellow OCs after my election as President of OCA (India). I accept this responsibility with all humility and with some apprehension too. There are some OCs who feel that the organization is not inclusive but too Delhi centric and want a greater say in […]

BCS Boys create sea-diving history

Pranav Sardana, 10 and his brother Ayush, 8, both students of Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, [their mother is a Sky Diver and jumped for BCS for the 150th] have created history by qualifying for the junior open water diver course and bubblemaker course respectively. Pranav is the youngest boy from Himachal to obtain the license […]

OCA India audit report 2010

The balance sheet of OCA (India) as on 31st March 2010 is  attached.   Regards,  Col R Dewan Download: OCA INDIA BALANCE SHEET 31/31/2010

“Ingredients for a Real Close Shave” – writing by Vivek Bhasin

Another good piece of writing by Vivek Bhasin: Ingredients for A Real close shave…… ..yes the Moon that evening was at its brightest; its closest in nineteen years so they say to Madre Tierra. Saturday 19th March 2011/1920 hrs. We sea dogs would called it perigee…..What a sight as I shot up the stairs off […]