Spotlight story : Humayun Khan [Rivaz 1941-1947]
Humayun Khan was born in 1932 to a Pashto-Hindko speaking family in Abbottabad, Hazara Division in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP, now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). His father was a District and Sessions Judge at the judicial commissioner’s court in NWFP, which is now known as the Peshawar High Court, and his mother was a homemaker. […]
OCs launch successful IT startup in Simla
We are pleased to pass on this news about two Old Cottonians, Vivek Parmar [Ibbetson 1981-93] and Karan Pal Singh Chauhan [Rivaz 1983-95; School Captain 1995] who quit their big city careers to startup in Himachal Pradesh. They are featured on the front page of India’ s leading newspaper Indian Express on December 26, 2015. Congratulations on […]
SPOTLIGHT: Inder Singh Dhillon
Today is a proud day for our community as Inder Singh’s name is plastered on every newspaper in Canada. Inder graduated from BCS, then went to Windsor and graduated with an MBA from York (Schulich). He was the president of his class. He got a job at E&Y and is now being posted to Dubai. […]
Gaurav Bikram Singh Chauhan conferred a VAYU SENA medal [gallantry]
It is a matter of great pride for all OCs that Wing Commander Vikram Gaurav Bikram Singh Chauhan, a fellow OC, has been conferred a Shaurya Chakra VAYU SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY) [correction done as per message from Wing Comander Tyagi below] as per citation signed by Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne for his exceptional courage and […]
Aiming for Everest, Sandeep does a double for now
CONGRATULATIONS once again Sandeep and all the very best for your aim to climb Everest next year. Captain Sandeep Mansukhani is an Old Cottonian of BCS 1992 Batch. Aug 24,2014, 0600hrs, I was again standing on the summit of Mt.Stok Kangri (6153m), a beautiful peak which lies in the mesmerizing area of Ladakh, in north west India. I […]
Vaneet Jishtu: bringing Ashtavarga back to the hills
Old Cottonian Dr. Vaneet Jishtu [Ibbetson 1972-81] is a Scientist at The Himalayan Forest Research Institute with a M. Sc. and Ph.D. in Botany with specialization in Taxonomy and Cold Deserts. Here is the article recently published by Meena Menon in The Hindu: Dr. Vaneet Jishtu is on a mission in Himachal, where invasive species are edging out native […]
We congratulate RUSKIN BOND
Congratulations to Ruskin Bond (class of 1952) on receiving the Padma Bhushan award. All OC’s should feel proud of his remarkable achievement. This follows a Padma Shri award that he received in 1999. Photo from “The Indian Express”
Justice Tarlok Chauhan sworn in as Additional Judge of HP High Court
It was a proud day here in Shimla when a lot of Cottonians, including the Headmaster, were present at the swearing-in of Tarlok Chauhan (Ibbetson 1969-78) as an Additional Judge of HP High Court. With best wishes, Ravinder Makhaik
Huppy Grewal of 1963 Batch at Mt. Abu
Prabhsharan Singh Kang and his wife had been to Mt. Abu as guests of the CRPF’s Internal Security Academy. While doing the rounds of the campus and buildings (which for nearly a century used to be the Lawrence School, Mt. Abu) they saw the honours board, with Huppy’s name as the best officer in 1972 in Outdoor activities. […]
Sandeep Mansukhani climbs KUN [7077 mtrs]. Congratulations!
Old Cottonian SANDEEP MANSUKHANI scales Mt. KUN [7077 mtrs], the news just came in with a few pictures shown below. Details of the expedition are expected from Sandeep in the next few days. CONGRATULATIONS to Sandeep on yet another great achievement! His last climb was STOK KANGRI at 6153 mtrs on 20th August 2013. You […]