We lost yet another OC, Taranjit Singh Lehra

It is with heavy heart that this morning I write to you, about the sad and untimely demise of a class mate—69—TARANJIT SINGH LEHRA —   He died in Coimbatore last night in the hospital where he had gone for a kidney transplant– as he has been ailing for a while now–his end came with […]

BCS 150th Founders Day – Dinner and Dance at Delhi

Here are some photos taken at the dinner party we had the Ashoka Hotel for the 150 yr celebrations. Sadly the attendance by the OC’s was low, but we all had fun. Vijay Singh [Kuttu] Link for the slide show of photos

Sesquicentennial writings (Vivek Bhasin)

Sesquicentennial…( 28th July 2009) It took a while for me to grasp the word…prior to that all I was blabbering was 150th…you know 150th..you know..and stuff. I had just been bumped off, actually refused boarding on the late flight from Guayaquil Ecuador to San Jose Costa Rica all because of a lack of a Yellow […]

BCS Sesquicentennial Celebrations – participation fee revised

Dear OC’s ,  OCA (India) had finalized the participation fee to attend the sesquicentennial celebrations at Shimla from 2nd October to 6th October 2009 at Rs. 10,000/-per OC ( per couple) . This amount would be used to provide for 3 dinners and 2 lunches during the celebrations and the entertainment programmes in relation to […]

Spot-light on revered BCS Teachers – part i [Mathew Zachariah]

Mathew Zachariah. Mr. Zachariah, as we knew him at BCS, taught there during the late 1950’s and through the 60’s. Dr. Zachariah shines out, in the brilliant work he has done in Canada where he migrated to from India. We OCs join in thanking him for the education he imparted to us, and are so […]

Satish Khanna [BCS 1951-58] passed away at NY

Another piece of sad news today. Satish Khanna passed away in Westchester NY on 5th August 2009. We understand that his wife Veena and son Sanjay were there with him. Our condolences to Satish’s family on this unbearable loss.

Curzon House Centenary 2009

Curzon House celebrates its Centenary (1909 – 2009) on 1st October 2009 at  BCS Shimla. A Lunch, cultural programme, followed by a lavish Dinner , Jam session with DJ etc is being planned by Curzon House in October 2009. the date will probably be 5th Oct 09 and a voluntary contribution is appreciated. Curzon house […]

BCS – 150 YEARS TODAY!

28th July 2009 Bishop Cotton School Shimla India celebrates its 150th year today, having been founded this day in 1859. THREE CHEERS!   Pratibha Chauhan Tribune News Service  Shimla, July 28 Celebrating its sesquicentennial jubilee, Asia’s oldest public school, Bishop Cotton, has earned yet another distinction as it became the first school to be associated […]

Sadly, we lose another OC brother

Just wanted to tell you that Harjitinder Bains (C-59-68) a.k.a Garh, my elder brother departed forever on 23 July 2009 (8:00 pm) IST. For all those who can, try and remember him on Aug 9, 2009 as that will be when we will be praying for the peace of his soul. Deepinder Bains