Four Pigeons
Four Pigeons…… This is the story about Four Pigeons. This is a factual story. This is what really happened a few days ago. This is what started in Bishop Cotton School a few days ago… We made it up to the gates of School; 25th March 2010; 0815 is when chapel started. An Old Cottonian […]
First Roll Call…
I well remember my first roll call as an eight year old at Bishop Cotton School when I was placed in Rivaz House. This was before we had a prep school in Chota Simla. After a tearful parting from my mother, I was introduced to the Rivaz Housemaster. He showed me to my place at […]
An OLD OC!
Dear Editor, I have been induced by recent correspondence with some of my contemporary OCs to write a few words that can be shared with those who remember me during my years at BCS. It was a priviledge to have spent time at the School in those halcyon days during the early ’40s. I have had the good fortune to […]
BCS: Some thoughts relating to the future
BCS: Some thoughts relating to the future – Does the school have a future as a high-quality institution? Vijay K. Stokes Rivaz 1948-1954 What is wrong with this picture? Now that the successful School Sesquicentennial Celebrations are behind us the school needs to focus on its future. This write-up raises some issues that, hopefully, […]
Christmas letter 2009 – Vivek Bhasin
Christmas Letter 2009 (Vivek Bhasin Lefroy 1961-1970) Where are all of we….? …. Should have started and ended this letter before the dam burst, before the fireworks lit up the London Sky and before the Three Kings following the bright bright star finally arrived. Sorry Folks! I’ll try to make sure schedules are maintained from […]
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 […]
Departures….
My bags all packed, I’m ready to go; leaving on a jet plane.
Yes, making sure we were up ( had set at least 3 alarm clocks; no one really slept; clock-watching every 20mins….agonizing…..and then dead tired, red, burning eyes at the shrill sounding ‘wake up’ call….exhausted. Finally getting there; checking in….the boarding card with your designated seat number. Security. Waiting…in the Departure Lounge[…]
Adventures of a COTTONIAN
ADVENTURES OF A ‘COTTONIAN’ by BRIG HARISH K. DHAWAN (RETD) (RIVAZ HOUSE 1948-51) I clearly remember the warm sunny day in June, 1948 when my mother left me at the BCS. I was assigned to Rivaz House and the House Master Mr. JL Papworth put me in the care of Ranjit K Bhandari who helped […]
ROLL CALL OF 1948 (RIVAZ HOUSE) – PART I & II
PART I I still remember the day almost 10 years ago and the series of events which occurred on that day. It was a typical day in May with the warm blistering heat of Delhi when I received a call from D.C Anand’s office. How he traced me is itself an achievement as it was […]