Blog by Jerry Godinho
OLD COTTONIAN Jerry Godinho : I graduated from Bishop Cotton School, did my undergrad from Hotel Management School, Les Roches in Bluche, Switzerland and have an MBA from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. My goal and motivation with this blog are to help people live a balanced life in the 21st century. I believe that Faith, […]
On the WAY, the PATH, on the Camino to Santiago de Compostela
Vivek Bhasin : Extracts from my incredible 350 kilometers walk on the Camino Frances “On the WAY, the PATH, on the Camino to Santiago de Compostela” 20 April 2018-02 May 2018Galicia, an autonomous community in Spain’s northwest, is a verdant region with an Atlantic coastline. The cathedral of regional capital Santiago de Compostela is the […]
“How can any Ole Boy forget?”
Early last evening I took a call from Arthur Jones (L 43-48) who lives in Cambridge to say watch BBC2 at 8 pm & follow Michael Portillo – Indian Railways journey – Amritsar to Shimla. Very nostalgic as both Arthur & I used to make the journey from Lahore (now Pakistan) along the same route. […]
2017 Christmas letter
A 2017 Christmas Letter.. Confession :I took away some grapes from a vineyard in Chile… “School’s out for the Summer .. “ pelted Rock Legend Alice Cooper with a Boa Constrictor around his neck. The dude was the son of a clergy man and his real name was a something- something Furnier; the band in which […]
Vivek Bhasin writes again “Dear Headmaster Sir”
Good Evening to you. It’s late at night and I shiver with excitement ( the crispness of November adds a zest of life running through my body..)sitting on my bed in the Sixth Form cubicle writing to you.. It’s surely is the last day of the year or sooner than later it is.. I stare […]
The Great Himalaya and Our Bishop Cotton School
The Great Himalaya No other range can match the lofty grandeur, the immense heights and the diversity in flora and fauna from the foothills to Kanchenjunga , to Mount Kailash to Mount Everest to Bishop Cotton School….. which is at a mere 2300 metres or so but its perch, its architectural and geographical position were […]
Vivek Bhasin writes in
…Amigos, Familia y Hermanos de Bishop Cotton School, Simla y Nuestra Ecclesia… There are friends, who you befriend when the shyness overcomes; perhaps you encounter another person who too is shy and as you make that eye contact the vibrational link makes the connection. You slowly shuffle and slide, and approach one another. Standing side […]
The Great Equaliser….
The Great Equaliser….. and a jog down the oceans of memory-a Cottonian hits specific lines of his Blog-Bloggers and all.. Confused .com ( Truthful Lies) Someone’s loss is the other one’s gain…Someone’s death is someone’s bread. As Heady said, it doesn’t mean if you do not hurt the lion and smile at him, he will hug […]
School stories of the 1940s era
School stories of the 1940 era, by: Peter Maidment. Rivaz 89 years / Jim Lee. Curzon 90 years / Dick D’Abreu. Curzon 88 years. Peter Maidment:- I have some very precious memories of my years at BCS Simla between 1941 and 1943. I was in Rivaz House when Peter Rollo was House Captain. We became very […]
Mirrored Reflections and Reflections of the Soul
Mirrored Reflections and Reflections of the Soul From the very instant I arrived in this world way way back, yesterday felt like yesterday. Many I met along the road were mere travelers and others with whom I cemented relationships; at least I tried to, but heavy landings on the runway did bring cracks which again need […]