BCS Founder’s 165th Day 28, July 2024

..be it the Crimond named after the Crimond Church in the Aberdeenshire town of Crimond.. this hymn has withstood the test of time, the changing world keeps changing rapidly .. but yes…this hymn has withstood the test of time … always moving us with deep nostalgia; our voices in togetherness…in our Chapel with..
the Good Shepherd protecting us flock …

I repeat now three years since ..

Up in the greens of Simla
on a magnificent spur
S I T U A T E D
is an institution steeped in history..
As young boys we arrived
with some trepidation
some anxiousness and many not knowing then…
WHEN..
time is finally up
through the stone corridors
the dorms, the classroom, the Irwin Hall, Linlithgow, Remove, Main School, the Biology and Chem lab, the flats, the courts, the bakery, the war memorial, the art block, Chipu’s, the Lodge and The Chapel….
walking-running-singing-howling-mugging-acting -sitting-grubbing-laughing -smiling-melancholic ..
..now at so many points on the planet ..
we yearn to be there..
even for a brief moment.
Today I close my eyes
and arrive through the global positioning systems in my mind..
…like a drone hovering above capturing the entire print of this beautiful place…
I can see ..
we all arrive
in mind body and spirit..
all in congregation
each drone different
each drone uniquely the same..
like mists rising after
today’s sweet summer rain
we inhale the bouquet of the earth , the pine laden wind…
looking down from the skies
we see the young Cottonians
looking up at the sky
pointing at us
smiling from the benches
they shout at us in glee..
our propellers create a whirlwind..
they hold on to their school caps
as their metal badge beats on their chest…
insisting we all land ..
..but today .. not today..
we hovered above
in the sky..
to pay obeisance
to our great institution..
on our one hundred and sixty fifth ..Founder’s Day
we know …
Bishop Cotton School,
Our School …
will be there for us..
F O R E V E R 

Vivek (Bonnie) Bhasin

UK OCA ANNUAL LUNCH

CALLING ALL OLD COTTONIANS IN THE UK

JOIN US ON SATURDAY 29TH JUNE ’24 at 12 NOON

BOMBAY PALACE, LONDON

REGISTER WITH:

PUNEETSINGH932@HOTMAIL.COM
MOBILE: +44 784 159 0990

You are invited to

The BCS 165 Celebrations

SAVE THE DATES

Friday, 18th October &

Saturday, 19th October 2024

Son et lumière & Director’s Dinner

SEATS FROM 06.00 PM

VENUE: Bishop Cotton School

DRESS CODE: OC or Black Tie, Evening Wear

To secure your place please email: secy@bishopcotton.com

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE

To register with your own chapter, payment and registration details are mentioned below.

For OC participation form, please click on the link below to share your details
https://forms.gle/QXbzv8Ck5Bxf73To9
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Registration fees allows two people INR – 4000/-
Suggested Contribution INR – 15000/-
Bank details of your chapter
Old Cottonians Association (India)
A/c Name: OCA India
Bank: UCO Bank, BCS Shimla, Shimla-2 Himachal Pradesh-171009
A/c No: 19710100001970, IFSC: UCBA0001971