A School Boy’s Story
I was a young school boy studying at Bishop Cotton School, Simla when partition took place. After 60 years I was invited to the School for its 150th Anniversary and I then decided to write about myself and the journey from Simla to Lahore made possible by the kindness of many from both sides but […]
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 […]
“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 […]
HOW DO YOU BECOME A WORLD BRAND?
For me at least, my start and my present journey through my life, my family, my career and friends always and invariably has the umbilical cord connected to the heart beat of Bishop Cotton School. I sometimes reflect on my present juncture and try to tick of in my mental check list if what I […]
Benchmarking other schools – by Vijay Stokes
Benchmarking Other Schools – Anecdotal input from a Doon School alumnus Vijay K. Stokes Rivaz 1948-1954 Rather than to continue to look for collaboration or guidance just from schools in the UK, such as Marlborough College, it makes sense to also benchmark what other well-known schools in India are doing—an exercise that may help BCS […]
OCA UK – Winter 2010 newsletter
Old Cottonians Association (United Kingdom) Bishop Cotton School Simla, India Winter Newsletter 2010 (from Sweden: Temperature -24C!) Capt. Vivek C.Bhasin (Chairman OCA United Kingdom) The First Real Englishman that I encountered was Reverend Dustan when I arrived at BCS on a snow filled day in early March 1961…….weeping like hell, homesick to the bone and […]
A Sanawarian writes about a Cottonian
Harbans Singh Sidhu [BCS Rivaz 1947-1949] 2nd November 1933 – 29th October 2010 I met Harbansji around my 13th birthday in 1958, during winter vacation from Sanawar. He had come to visit us from Delhi, as a suitor to marry my elder sister. A friendly and obviously intelligent person, he left me with mixed emotions […]
Bishop Cotton School Shimla is ranked 4th Best in India
Congratulations BCS! Bishop Cotton School, Shimla India was ranked 4th in India’s Most Respected Boarding School for 2010. Here is the letter to the Head Master Mr. Roy Robinson: Dear Sir Congratulations! I’m pleased to inform you that your school ranking has moved up from 10 last year to 4 this year among Boarding/Residential schools […]
Ruskin Bond’s latest
Ruskin Bond, born in 1934, recently celebrated his 76th birthday. His latest book, titled “Mr Oliver’s Diary” …is the imaginary story of Ruskin’s years in Shimla’s Bishop Cotton School in a diary format supposed to have been written by the school head master.
Love From The Sidelines – Mayank Anand
Mayank Anand [BCS Lefroy 1985-97] Actor ~ Writer ~ Artist was born in Kaputhala Punjab and spent his early years in Shimla, he studied at Bishop Cotton School and then went on to Mumbai to attend St. Xavier’s and then to Knox College in Illinois USA. Here are a few links to Maynak’s book, Love […]