BCS Crest / Badge de-coded by historian Raaja Bhasin
BCS Crest / Badge Every Cottonian knows this Badge and Crest from Day One at BCS. Many of us have looked closely, and probably figured out the meaning of some of the more easy to decipher elements. Old Cottonian and Historian RAAJA BHASIN had published an analysis for the School many years ago, and we […]
Update – people we knew. Message from Mr Goss
Dear All, I received the following message from Mr Ronald Goss I regret to inform you. that Mr. Das Gupta‘s daughter phoned me several months ago to inform me that he had died. I was sorry to get the news, although it came as no surprise – he sounded very feeble the last time he spoke to me. […]
Curzon House photos : 1954 & 1962
Dear All, RS Sodhi has been kind enough to loan me photo album and I am now forwarding for your records, the Curzon House photographs for the for the years 1954 (Amar Singh Gill as House Captain) and the one for 1962 when RS was House Captain. Incidentally Amar Singh Gill became a commercial pilot. […]
Curzon House – old photos received
A whole bunch of Curzon House photos found and passed on to us via Vijay Khurana. here are some of these. click each for a full view:
Colts Cricket Team 1961 / and the exchange of emails about
[CLICK FOR LARGER VIEW OF THE PHOTOS] At the request of some with fading memories, I am forwarding the names of the team members of the Colts Cricket team 1961. I am unable to name the Thai boy standing. Please assist. Standing (L to R) Partap Grewal, Rishi Rana, Brandy Gill, Unknown, S S Chauhan, […]
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 […]
Crayon drawings of BCS – by Himmat Singh [1962 Batch]
Crayons by Himmat Singh [1952-62 Rivaz House] of our main school in 1958, before the fountain came up. Note the tin shed verandah ,before dorms came up! [Click the pictures for a larger view]
One Hundred and Ten – yes we are – 110!
The Old Cottonians Association is 110 today the 13th of May 2020 Happy Birthday OCA – ‘Reflections’ on an Association :- On a fateful day of ‘May 13, 1910, when Mr. E.O. Wisley, an Old Student of Bishop Cotton School in the years 1863-69, signed the ‘Roll of Association’, in Freemason’s Hall at Shimla, in […]
Nostalgia, History / Batch 1957
The above is a chart prepared by the School in early 1958 for the 1957 batch results. You may put it on the OC News-letter to remind my classmates how brilliant we were!! 😀 Note: all 4 Lefroyans are in the middle coincidentally! Dr Santokh Singh, Lefroy house captain 1957
Down memory lane: Mr. Tuli / Mr & Mrs. Shankar / Mr & Mrs. Roshan Lal
BCS Founder’s Day Year Unknown [between 1964~1976?] Dr. Y. S. Parmar [first CM of Himachal Pradesh] meeting BCS Staff. Seen in the photo [left to right]: Dr. Parmar – Mr. Anil Chaudhary – Mrs. Chaudhary – Mr. Roshan Lal Vashisht – Mrs. Roshan Lal – Mr. Gauri Shankar [shaking hands with Dr. Parmar] – Mrs. […]