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 […]

MESSAGE OF THE CLASS OF 1954 – those who attended the Sesquicentennial

This is the message from the ten members of the 1954 class who gathered at Shimla from the four corners of the globe for the sesquicentennial celebrations of Bishop Cotton School.

55 Years Ago, the school equipped us with the qualities of character, courage, resource, honesty and dedication of purpose and sent us out into the world to take our places as citizens of society. After 55 years we have now come back to compare notes on what we did, where we went and to tell our “Alma Mater” that where ever we went we tried to live up to the expectations of this great Institution, the BCS.

These are the individual stories of the boys of the 1954 class who having battled against overwhelming odds to establish their niches in their own spheres and have come to pay homage to their Alma Mater and tell their stories……

Bishop Cotton Challenge Cup – Rugby School vs. Marlborough College 2009

Bishop Cotton Challenge Cup Rugby School vs. Marlborough College Annual Cricket Match, 1 – 2 July 2009 This fixture has a long and illustrious history and was first played in1855. It was instigated by our founder, Bishop George Edward Lynch Cotton, who had been Housemaster at Rugby and became Master of Marlborough College in 1852. […]

Ode to Bishop Cotton School – Gerald Godinho

From Gerald Godinho’s blog : Ode to Bishop Cotton School 1.2..3…4….5…..6.7..8…9….10…done. No. I am not learning to count. It is the number of lashes with a cane that I am getting from the headmaster for heading into town without permission. This was the very Spartan but strict disciplined environment that produced Ratan Tata, Editor: Kindly take […]

Sesquicentennial writings (Vivek Bhasin)

Sesquicentennial…( 28th July 2009) It took a while for me to grasp the word…prior to that all I was blabbering was 150th…you know 150th..you know..and stuff. I had just been bumped off, actually refused boarding on the late flight from Guayaquil Ecuador to San Jose Costa Rica all because of a lack of a Yellow […]

Articles for a souvenir

Dear OC’s We wish to bring out a souvenir on the occasion of the sesquicentennial celebrations. We would like to print memoirs of OC’s giving reflection of their years in BCS. We request OC’s to write articles not more than one page and send it to us. We enclose herewith article titled “Thank you BCS” […]

Ruskin Bond – Memories of Bishop Cotton School

Memories of Bishop Cotton School At 75,  popular author Ruskin Bond decides to take a stroll down memory lane and relive a day spent with his father 65 years back.    If you can get an entire year off from school when you are nine-years-old, and can have a memorable time with a great father, […]