BCS students on exchange to Marlborough College
A milestone was reached on Sunday 5 May 2013 when the first two BCS boys on a Student Exchange Programme entered Marlborough College. The School Captain, Raghav Gandhi and his friend Manvendra Tomar, a Prefect of the school, arrived at Heathrow Airport at 7 a.m. that Sunday morning. They were met by John Whitmarsh-Knight, who […]
OCs Week 2013
As per BCS fixture card, the OC Week begins 29th May and the schedule is: 29/05/13 Past v Present matches from 10:00 AM onwards Basketball and all racquet games followed by Annual School fete from 12.30 to 3.30 PM. Rock Show by Rodrigues Chandigarh Band at 7:00 P.M 30/05/13 Past v Present Hockey and Football […]
Yash Vardhan Singh best speaker at BCS Slater Debates, 2013
BY: RAVINDER MAKHAIK Shimla: Hosts Bishop Cotton School, Shimla (BCS) came out winners at the prestigious annual 18thSlater Debates, pinning down 15 other top schools of the country, with Vasant Valley School giving a tough time in the final round that ended today. For the final topic ‘Juveniles deserve adult punishment for adult crimes’ had BCS […]
Slater Debates at BCS Shimla
Top 16 Schools to slug it out at Slater Debates at BCS Shimla BY: RAVINDER MAKHAIK Shimla: Fifteen top schools from India and one from Dubai meet here to trash out debating points, starting Wednesday, at the Slater international inter-school debates hosted by Bishop Cotton School. The schools participating are Frank Anthony Public School, Delhi, La […]
13th Maj. R. K. von Goldstein Cricket Tournament
The 13th Maj. R. K. von Goldstein cricket tournament was won by Bishop Cotton School, Shimla. BCS made 163 runs in 20 overs. Lawrence School Sanawar made 149 runs in 20 overs and lost the match.
Identify / Occasion – anyone?
We received this email and accompanying photo from Paul Grove. If anyone can help identify the people in this photo and when/what – that would be greatly appreciated! Hello there – sending you a photo from my family archive! My great uncle Geoffrey Anthony and Grandfather Edward Anthony attended Bishop Cotton in the 1930’s. We […]
BCS 1962 Batch – Golden Jubilee – BCS Visit
BACK TO SCHOOL ~ FUN TIMES! Dear All, Mohit Goyal sent this spontaneous comment accompanied by a set of photographs “What a great reunion, ending with the School song sung after dinner with great gusto by the class of ’62 in close huddle with the entire upper 6th form on the 1st flat! We took that […]
1972 – Benazir Bhutto with Mr R K von Goldstein
A BIT OF HISTORY The Simla Agreement on Bilateral Relations between India and Pakistan was signed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and President of Pakistan, Z. A. Bhutto, at Simla on July 2, 1972. Benazir Bhutto visited BCS during that time and here is a picture with the BCS Headmaster Mr R K von Goldstein
BCS introduces Scuba-diving
Bishop Cotton School Shimla is the first school in the country to introduce SCUBA DIVING as an adventure sports activity. BCS is expected figure in the LIMCA Book Of Records for this achievement. Congratulations to all! Click the picture for a full view.
Help identify:
Can you assist identify persons in these two pictures? 1944 and 1959. Click the links above, then add your comments in the page.