OCA UK – Kuljinder Bahia passes the baton to Dr Vijay Bhalaik
Dear OCs I trust that this email finds everyone well and in good health. It has been nearly a decade since Kuljinder Bahia was appointed as Chairman of the OCA (UK) Chapter and as all of us know he has executed his role in a very positive and forward thinking manner. Kuljinder has varied business […]
The Evening I was brought down to my knees [The Camino Portuguese] May 14th 2022
The Cottonian Pilgrim Humbled.. The Evening I was brought down to my knees ( The Camino Portuguese) May 14th 2022 …the day was excruciatingly hot ..40C I had so far walked 375 km and was struggling to get into the next town Lourosa ( Portugal) My camino gear was very unconventional; no rain gear, no […]
Farewell speech: School Vice-Captain 2021 Udit Jain
Farewell Speech – Udit Jain: I still remember joining this institution in Class 4, where my matron helped me settle and adapt to the school. Then came a time when I was crying not wanting to come back to school but here I am standing and delivering this speech and not wanting to go. This […]
Sarbjit [Sabu] Singh does it again!
Nature photographer / cinematographer Sabu Singh (Rivaz 1957-65) sent in a time-lapse of the sunsets as viewed from Kuala Lumpur. Enjoy!
Just Keep On Walking
Started walking 29th April 2022 from Lisbon Portugal and arrived here today 01 June 2022 at 1142 Spanish Time covering 783 km equating to 1,118, 571.42 steps… A stage in my life that is teaching me what I never learnt in the first 63 years of my life… humility humbleness and forgiveness 🙏❤️❤️🙏 Vivek [Bonnie] […]
BCS 2022 Cricket : UK tour
Message from Mr. Simon Weale / BCS Director: Dear Old Cottonians, Plans are now well advanced for a BCS U15 cricket tour to the UK this summer from 8th-21st June 2022. We are just waiting for our visas. We are hoping to bring 33 boys on tour and to play a series of matches against […]
Full School photo after 78 years!
Click here for : Link from BCS Instagram page Click here for : The 1944 photo and interesting comments [Both these photos can be clicked for larger views]
The True Essence Of Nature Conservation by Bittu Sahgal [BCS class of 1963]
Let’s get BCS to take the lead to start a Nature-focused, India-wide, public Schools Initiative. Sanctuary Nature Foundation could do this at no cost to the school, or to the kids. We already run Kids for Tigers a one-million-strong network that looks upon tigers, elephants, leopards and what have you as metaphors for all of […]
CONGRATULATIONS Old Cottonian Raghvendra Tanwar! On appointment as Chairman ICHR
From Times of India Jan 10, 2022, 20:29 IST KURUKSHETRA: Raghuvendra Tanwar, professor emeritus, Kurukshetra University (KU) has been appointed as Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), New Delhi, for a period of three years by the Government of India (GOI). Prof Tanwar who joined KU as a lecturer in August 1977 […]
Photographs with Tilli & Vijay Pawa – NP and the Pawa brothers passion for music
Dear All, Since NP has now begun to regularly interact and I was browsing my files, I came upon two photographs from 1964 which I forwarded to NP & Vinod Pawa. These pictures feature Tilak (Tilli) Raj Pawa & Vijay, the latter was NP’s younger brother. (Please note the pictures are from Partap Grewal’s collection!!) […]