Long Live Patina! By Peter Stringer
From: STRINGER Subject: 1943-47 An experience every youth entering a boarding institution carries for life. My entrance to Bishop Cotton Preparatory School, Chota Simla (1943) was alone and with tear filled trepidation. I had never slept in a warm flannel night suit in all of my 10 years. Spellbound and lonely I stood like a […]
BCS batch 1991 celebrate and give back to School
A PROUD MOMENT! The Batch of 1991 celebrated 25 years of graduating from Bishop Cotton School, and installed the tallest flag pole in all of Himachal Pradesh – 110 feet – with the Head Master Roy Robinson hoisting a massive 30’x15′ Tricolour. A band consisting of Jawans of the Assam Rifles played the Indian National […]
1966 Batch 50th anniversary / 2016 at Simla
1966 batch 50th anniversary 2016 The class of 1966,had their reunion celebrating 50 yrs of passing out from this great institution called Bishop Cotton.. It was record gathering of 18 of us, from all corners of the globe. We had Seereeram come from Trinidad, JMS Aulakh from New Zealand, Mahi form England and Arun Bumitra […]
OCA Nepal Merchandise
Dear OCs As you may know, OCA Nepal was officially established few months ago. We are now trying to grow by collecting funds for our association as well as doing something for the school. Therefore, we created a souvenir, which will be for sale during the school fete [UPDATE: Venue for showcasing, sales and […]
Information on past staff and teachers
Gentlemen: I am writing an article to explore the qualities of outstanding teachers. After much thought and introspection, I decided to use my BCS student experience as a guide for analyzing the qualities of good teachers. Any thoughts you might have on what makes a good teacher would be most welcome—especially if you can draw […]
OCs Week 2016
PROGRAMME OC Week 2016 & Golden Jubilee ( 1966), Silver Jubilee (1991) Celebrations Events Wednesday, 28th September 2016 4:30 p.m. • Arrival of the Car Rally: organised by OCA ( Northern Chapter) 5:00 p.m • Prize distribution ( Guest of Honour Mr. Vijay Singh Mankotia) 5:15 p.m. • High Tea in the Headmaster’s Lodge Side […]
BCS sets an example
Rainwater harvest by Northwest: How this school in Shimla has emerged as an example for other residential schools. Bishop Cotton School in Shimla tides over water scarcity by harvesting rainwater, setting an example for other residential schools located in hilly regions. Shimla school goes from students bathing every other day to swimming daily! Mathew Jacob, […]
Spotlight story : Humayun Khan [Rivaz 1941-1947]
Humayun Khan was born in 1932 to a Pashto-Hindko speaking family in Abbottabad, Hazara Division in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP, now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). His father was a District and Sessions Judge at the judicial commissioner’s court in NWFP, which is now known as the Peshawar High Court, and his mother was a homemaker. […]
The MITRE / Nov 1961
Many thanks to ANUPAM SACHDEV for sending in this 1961 copy via Vijay Khurana: Click here to read The MITRE / November 1961 issue MESSAGES RECEIVED: For the history buffs…Found an old copy as I was cleaning out my parents place….Pompeii [Anupam Sachdev] ———— Such pieces revive wonderful memories. This is one issue of The Mitre […]
We are saddened by the demise of Mr. Ram Advani
We are deeply saddened by the sudden demise of Mr. Ram Advani. We send our heartfelt condolences to his family and stand by them in this hour of grief. May his soul rest in peace – OCA India. Lucknow’s iconic bookseller Ram Advani passes away. Ram Advani was Bursar at Bishop Cotton School in the mid 1940s […]