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 […]

Some thoughts from an OC – Suresh Sethi 1961-66

Suresh Sethi  E-mail: sureshsethi49@yahoo.co.in My poems have been published in: Poetry, Australia : Australia Five Poets Magazine            Journal Of South Asian Literature:USA The Canadian Forum      : Canada                                          Queens’s Quarterly        : Canada The New Quest               : India Indian Literature              : Sahitaya Academy–India The Penguin Book Of Indian Poetry: India 2012  Signatures                : National Book Trust […]

The Oceans – by Vivek Bhasin

How cool You feel Walking on Soft Sand White Gold Smiling sure Windmilled hair Wind Whispers Sometimes Roars Seagulls flock Busy business Feet Wet Shells whistle How Great You Feel Knowing all Memories return Love found Embracing you Hugging me Heartfelt Goodbye Love lost Nothing around Blue Sea Not Knowing Lookouts posted Gleaning across Miles […]

George Floyd and what is happening around – by Jerry Godinho

I have received countless calls, emails, texts, and messages on all social media channels as to my response to the death of George Floyd. I do apologize for my delayed response. I am helping my wife battle cancer. At the beginning of this week, I got a text that a dear friend from my youth […]

BCS photos – 4th June

These photos were clicked today by Enosh Sinha, OC 2013 batch and a staff members son: With regards, Praveen Dharma

Miss Marie Bonnaud…The Boys from BCS

…. 7th April 1990…. MS Scandinavian Star a passenger and car ferry plying between Olso Norway and Fredrikshavn Denmark, experienced a heart wrenching maritime disaster orchestrated by way of a planned sabotage by a few of the vessel’s crew members. This resulted in a fatalistic fire resulting in 159 deaths… One of the root causes […]