School days stories / David Mitchell

In March, 1941, when I was 7 years old, Bill and I had to go away to boarding school at Bishop Cotton’s School in Simla. My mother took us on the first journey by train to Calcutta, an overnight stay in a hotel and then two days of trains up the Ganges valley to Delhi, […]
School days stories / Richard D’Abreu – Peter Maidment – Jim Lee

Here are the stories of : – Richard D’Abreu – Peter Maidment – Jim Lee as a bit of nostalgia of their school days. → Richard D’Abreu: Peter Maidment, Jim Lee and I have been corresponding by email and chatting on Skype for about three years and we decided that it would be a great […]
Protocol for Old Cottonians

The following email was received by the President / OCA India from Mr. Roy C. Robinson Headmaster of Bishop Cotton School for circulation to all OCAs and OCs: From: headmaster <headmaster@bishopcotton.com> Date: Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 4:41 PM Subject: Protocol for Old Cottonians To: B. M. Singh; Sukhinder Singh; Narinder Chauhan The President, Old Cottonians Association All […]
The Essentials of being a Gentleman Cottonian and a Gentle-Lady Auckieite-Bedian-Chelsea Girl!

The Essentials of being a Gentleman Cottonian and a Gentle-Lady Auckieite-Bedian-Chelsea Girl! A man needs to organise his wardrobe for the day, the night before. After the flossing and using Supreme TePe’s flagship toothbrush, my thoughts start collating. As soon as the face scrub is applied and I stoop to splash water on my face, […]