BCS flies the Tricolor at Half-Mast today

Farewell Ex-President of India PRANAB MUKERJEE Farewell Old COttonian PETER STRINGER Both funerals on 3rd September 2020 at 1845 HRS India Standard Time BCS has the Tricolor and BCS flag at Half-Mast in Condolence and a mark of Respect.  

PRESS RELEASE / Bishop Cotton School Shimla, children celebrate Independence Day virtually

PRESS RELEASE 17 August 2020 Independence Day celebrated virtually at Bishop Cotton School, Shimla Bishop Cotton School, Shimla (BCS) celebrated the 74th Independence Day last Saturday (15 August 2020) but this year, for the first time in history, it was celebrated virtually with the school community contributing remotely online from home (see BCS video links […]

An Old Schoolboy

1943 to 1947 includes 5 years of my school life in Simla.   (Two years in Preparatory School in Chota Simla).   Now an Octogenarian does sum up many years ago. Strangely enough its indelible imprint on my life leave clusters of fond memories.    Born a Christian of British parentage out in India I have always classed […]

BCS 161st Founder’s Day 2020

One hundred and sixty one years  today and my beautiful Alma mater remains steadfast on that spur of Simla looking towards the gap of Tara Devi, whilst the Heavens above look down and Bless our great institution… The history of Bishop Cotton School is entwined with the history of India and Britain. Our school founded […]

Bishop Cotton School — how Asia’s oldest boarding school is coping with the pandemic

From The Indian Express: Football season, a mountaineering expedition, a cricket tournament, an inter-school debate competition – these are some of the events which have been canceled or postponed due to the pandemic at the Bishop Cotton School in Shimla, one of Asia’s oldest boarding schools for boys. Though students are attending regular virtual classes from […]

MY TIME AT BCS – David Wood-Robinson 1940/4

I and my brother Mark were among the batch of boys from England who came out to India after the fall of France in WW2 and spent most of the war years at BCS. My other younger brother Colin started at the prep school and later moved up to BCS. I started in the Headmaster’s House […]

Batch of ‘04 – from Raghav Kumar

Hi Folks, Hope you doing well! This would be my 1st mail to you. It’s been 16 years since my batch and I, have passed out of school and life has taken us to various places. My batch created a small whatsapp  group, so that we can all be in touch. This year has been […]