In Loving Memory of Mr. K. C. Anand
Mr. K. C. Anand, an esteemed alumnus of Bishop Cotton School, Shimla (Batch of 1956, Rivaz House), was a distinguished figure whose life reflected excellence, integrity, and a deep commitment to service. A key pillar of the ANAND Group one of India’s leading automotive component manufacturers. Mr. Anand played a significant role in shaping the […]
We must always stand four square throughout our lives to every wind that blows…
Our Old Cottonians’ brotherhood is a lifelong bond forged on the hills of Shimla, built on shared memories, values, and a sense of belonging to a legacy that spans generations… 165 years …From school days to beyond, our fraternity connects alumni across the world, fostering camaraderie, support, and we share a very fierce pride in […]
OCA Mumbai Chapter Dinner on 7th February 2026
Please pay your contributions towards reunion Dinner through RTGS/ cheque at any HDFC Bank Branch. Savings A/C No. 50100055857431Name of account : OLD COTTONIANS ASSO INDIA MUMBAI CHAPT (Please note the exact name including the truncation to Asso & Chapt)IFSC : HDFC0000666Branch Area : ANDHERI WEST – SEVEN BUNGALOWS, MUMBAI
Registration now open for OCA (Northern chapter Dinner on 7th February 2026)
Kindly register for OCA (India) Northern Chapter Dinner 2026 at Chandigarh by filling the below Google Form. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgiE4ATsmpTKO9Di-j17tAQ–wUWB_XRpY_sKXzHPGA6-GMQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor RegardsOCA (I) NC Team
Remembering Mr. Shiv Kapoor…
Jam & packed
For WE Buchanan and his Shimla-born son Colin, the quality of a town was defined by the quality of its public realm — a maxim ignored in Himachal RAAJA BHASIN As a typecast Parisian, with both flourish and conceit in his pocket, the gentleman’s opening statement was: “Don’t you know that man discovered fire and […]
“Questions, Descriptions .. Answers and the Luminous Green Letters on white paperT R A L E E ( please..)- we pilgrim hitchhikers..”
Who are you Why are you here Where have you come from Where to …you go .. When did you smile When did the rain fade away.. When did it return with a hush When did the grass turn green lush When too did the 🍀 🍀 turn green three n’four leaf…? Questions .. We stood on […]
The Dire State of Our Universities / by Vijay Stokes
Vijay Kumar Stokes, BSc Engg (HONS) Mech (BHU, 1961) and PhD (Princeton, 1963), taught at IIT Kanpur (1964-1978), where he headed the Mechanical Engineering Department (1974-1977) and was the Convener of the Nuclear Engineering and Technology Program (1977-1978). He then worked at the GE Corporate R&D (1978-2002). Besides setting up a world-class, science-based apple orchard at his […]
The 2022 Winter Christmas Letter – someday we will return..
..loads of snow over Swedenfrozen lakes in January..stubbornly determined long walks over ice I do trying to average around 13000 steps ..10km stubbornly determinedthrough pines those branches stooping low with the burden of snow ..stunning live beauty far far better than a photoshop postcardlooking up at the sky i see migratory birds in perfect line […]
Walking past those who’ve gone before
with such a hot summer here at 60 degrees north past mid way into the Summer of ‘22 the lakes are glistening, the river flowing with its usual flood, slack and ebb, the roads dry and hoovered daily whistling wind and gentle leaves, I could neither feel nor smell any advance of thunder lightning nor […]