OCA UK 2009 WINTER NEWSLETTER

SIMLA OLD COTTONIANS’ ASSOCIATION (UNITED KINGDOM) 2009 WINTER NEWSLETTER    Chairman’s Christmas Letter Dear Old Cottonians  We are drawing to the end of a most extraordinary year in the history of our School and our Old Boys’ Association Before going further I would like – on behalf of your committee and me – to wish […]

BCS Sesquicentennial – Collection of press-cuttings

BCS Sesquicentennial 2009. Mrs. Dorothy Chahal and Mrs. Napinder Chahal collected as many press-cuttings as they could find in various papers and sent a bunch of these for all OCs to enjoy, especially for those who could not attend. Thank you! The collection is available in a PDF file to download [6.5mb in size, so […]

MESSAGE OF THE CLASS OF 1954 – those who attended the Sesquicentennial

This is the message from the ten members of the 1954 class who gathered at Shimla from the four corners of the globe for the sesquicentennial celebrations of Bishop Cotton School.

55 Years Ago, the school equipped us with the qualities of character, courage, resource, honesty and dedication of purpose and sent us out into the world to take our places as citizens of society. After 55 years we have now come back to compare notes on what we did, where we went and to tell our “Alma Mater” that where ever we went we tried to live up to the expectations of this great Institution, the BCS.

These are the individual stories of the boys of the 1954 class who having battled against overwhelming odds to establish their niches in their own spheres and have come to pay homage to their Alma Mater and tell their stories……

Jaspal Sawhney : Thank you all

Dear OCs Bishop Cotton School, Shimla – Sesquicentennial Celebrations I am to thank each one of you, those who came to the celebrations, and those who could not, for contributing to the spirit of the celebrations. Each function was a tremendous success and well attended. Frankly, none of the organizers could have forecast such a […]

Sesquicentennial memorabilia etc

Dear OCs,   OCA (India) regrets that sufficient supply of the coffee-table book was not available at Shimla during the Sesquicentennial celebrations. We have now received adequate stocks and the same are available for sale at Trekkers Point,  Mezzanine floor,  PVR Plaza Cinema Building, Connaught Place, New Delhi, at Rs. 2500/- per copy. You may […]

BCS Sesquicentennial – Letter to OCs

21st October 2009 My dear Fellow Cottonians, Bishop Cotton School, Shimla – Sesquicentennial Celebrations I write to thank each one of you – all those who came and many of those who could not – for showing that the spirit of BCS remains alive in all of us. The six days of celebrations starting with […]

Bishop Cotton School – Sesquicentennial – Commemorative stamp

BCS Commemorative postage stamp issued by the Department of Posts India on 6th October 2009. Technical data: Number of stamps issued: 400,000 in a denomination of Indian Rupees 5.00 The First Day issue cover pack has a beautiful painting of the BCS building on the cover.