Harry (September 5, 1946 – November 21, 2024) – Harjit Singh Bedi – The Man behind The Judge!!
Harry was the sum of his parts. These parts were many but at the end you had a man of utter simplicity. That is not the impression he conveyed when I first set my eyes on him in 1954. He was timid, I thought, until you discovered he was intelligent, dedicated and committed with firm […]
Happy birthday, Mr Goss – 94th
May 3rd 2023 My dear Mr Goss, Warm and sincere wishes on this your 94th (Ninety Fourth) birthday. My friends, I and our respective families wish you a wonderful day. May the years ahead, and may there be many, many more, continue to bring you good health, great happiness and tons of laughter. Looking back […]
Curzon House photos : 1954 & 1962
Dear All, RS Sodhi has been kind enough to loan me photo album and I am now forwarding for your records, the Curzon House photographs for the for the years 1954 (Amar Singh Gill as House Captain) and the one for 1962 when RS was House Captain. Incidentally Amar Singh Gill became a commercial pilot. […]
Farewell Chander Mohan Kohli [Moni]
Moni Kohli1945-2021It is with profound sorrow and acceptance of God’s will that we announce the death ofMoni Kohli; son of the late Lila Vati and Sardarilal Kohli; Chairman of Elephant SoapIndustries; beloved husband to Sarojini Kohli and loving father to Ravi and Jennifer, Arjun and Stacey and doting grandfather to Avani, Devan and Yara. Moni […]
Sad news: CM Kohli
C M Kohli [1962 batch] passed away yesterday after a massive heart attack. He died in his sleep and was discovered next morning by his wife. Traumatic. He was 75 having celebrated his last birthday about three weeks ago. I spoke to his younger son last evening. Details to follow… Rest in peace, dearest friend. […]
BCS Class of 1962 – a profile
I am forwarding the individual photographs for the Class of 1962 extracted from a group photograph taken in 1961. There is no official or formal picture for this group that should have been taken in 1962 as part of the usual year end photographic session. Some individual photographs have been extracted from other group pictures […]
Many happy returns of the day! UMESH DUTTA
Dear All Ranjana, Umesh Dutta’s wife put together video clips from friends and family wishing Umesh on his 75th birthday. I am forwarding the link [Editor: Video embedded below] for you to hook up and watch this excellent compilation of messages from his friends from School. Ranjana informs me that “Umesh went through so many emotions […]
Crayon drawings of BCS – by Himmat Singh [1962 Batch]
Crayons by Himmat Singh [1952-62 Rivaz House] of our main school in 1958, before the fountain came up. Note the tin shed verandah ,before dorms came up! [Click the pictures for a larger view]
“REUNIONS”
Came across this poem…. Thought I’d share it.. The heartthrob of the school, is a man grim and sombre. That lanky little girl, is now a weightlifter. The topper of the class, is a happy homemaker. Back bencher of the lot, is an entrepreneur. The flamboyant fashionista, became a dreaded lawyer. Oft ignored average Joe, […]
Pages updated 1953 / 1961 / 1962
Himmat Singh sent three photographs of Rivaz House for the years 1953, 1961, and 1962. Two observations. With Mr Farhat Paul as Rivaz House Master, all the boys had a handkerchief in their top left coat pockets (see the photographs). He loved these little touches and the expression, “You Fat Cow!!” He bellowed these words and stretched them over a good ten […]