About an Old Cottonian – Lt. Sharif Khan aka Sharifo
J. S. Grewal [1970 Batch] sent in this very interesting excerpt from a book he is reading “The Frontier Scouts” by Charles Chenevix Trench, in which he came across a reference to an Old Cottonian – Lt. Sharif Khan aka Sharifo . There was an incident [1942] where he [Sharifo] was burying a fellow officer […]
Spotlight on OC RAHUL GODRA
Jerry Godinho interviewed Rahul Godra [Old Cottonian] and has blogged about Rahul’s spiritualism and what led Rahul to startup “Resplendent Soul“: I realized that a lot of people were looking for the depths of Indian thought, but could scratch only the surface of it. I felt like I could facilitate their outer and inner […]
Ved Seereeram – OC in the Spotlight
VED SEEREERAM – Lefroy 1966 Batch and School Captain 1966, fondly known as “TRINI” at school A documentary video about Ved’s current project “LIFE IN SUGAR”. Enjoy! Excerpt from the StockExchange Trinidad website: VED SEEREERAM – Director Ved Seereeram is a Financial Consultant, advising regional governments and corporations on capital market transactions, risk management and […]
Respect, for OC Girish Minocha
Jerry Godinho interviewed Girish Minocha [Old Cottonian] and has blogged about his story of success: I have a deep respect for Girish Minocha. He is humble, down to earth, spiritual, aware of his surroundings and believes in giving back to society. He started his business, knocking door to door to build clients. He graduated from […]
Gerald [Jerry] Godinho interviews Old Cottonian ROHAN CHARANJI
Gerald Godinho [also an Old Cottonian] interviewed Rohan Charanji. Here is an excerpt [see below for link to full interview]. THE FUTURE OF HOSPITALITY: ROHAN CHARANJI. Rohan, welcome to my series on Millennials. Tell my audience something important about you? “I was born in India, educated at Bishop Cotton and studied in Switzerland and London. I […]
Old Cottonian LEGENDS
We’ve just begun a new section at the OCA Website, showcasing Old Cottonians. The link is HERE. DO send in information about other OCs who distinguished themselves in any field.
Newest book by Ravi Rikhye
Ravi Rikhye Curzon 1962 batch needs no introduction to many OCs. For those who are reading about him for the first time, here is what he has to say in the Introduction of his latest book “Analysis of India’s Ability to Fight a 2-front War 2018” : I’ve spent 58-years studying defense, either full-time or […]
AN ABSOLUTE PILLAR OF BISHOP COTTON SCHOOL JOHN WHITMARSH KNIGHT – passed on
AN ABSOLUTE PILLAR OF BISHOP COTTON SCHOOL JOHN WHITMARSH KNIGHT I am deeply deeply grieved to be the bearer of sad news… A noble soul a gentleman and a scholar, my mentor since 1999 though I can swear by The Almighty that he was omnipresent in me from the day I was born, John Whitmarsh […]
Dr. Mathew Zachariah – some updates
Dear All, Dr Mathew Zachariah passed away a little over a year ago as a result of kidney failure. He left BCS at the end of 1959. He was a courageous man to write his biography and like all lives this account is an interesting one. I am taking the liberty of forwarding a few […]
Robin Gupta – book launch at Chandigarh
Dear Friends in the Tri city of Chandigarh Panchkula and Mohali; now Zirakpur too, I look forward to meeting you at the launch of my book titled ‘ The 70th Milestone ‘ on October the 1st , tomorrow, at the Chandigarh Press Club at 5.30 p m. Will be very happy to meet old Cottonians […]