Dr. Mathew Zachariah passes away

Dear All, It is with great sadness I wish to inform all about the passing away of Dr Mathew Zachariah. I received information from his friend in Delhi, George Mathew (see messages below) While I will share more details about this interesting man, it would appear, or so I speculate, that it was his kidneys […]

OCA Nepal Official Inception

Dear Old Cottonians I am writing to you all today with pleasure and pride as our long-pursued aim has now turned into achievement. OCA Nepal is finally official! On 27 May 2016, Mr. Sukhinder Singh, President, OCA, accompanied by his wife and Col. R. Dewan, visited us here in Kathmandu and witnessed the official inception […]

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. […]

We are saddened by the demise of Mr. Ram Advani

We are deeply saddened by the sudden demise of Mr. Ram Advani. We send our heartfelt condolences to his family and stand by them in this hour of grief. May his soul rest in peace – OCA India. Lucknow’s iconic bookseller Ram Advani passes away. Ram Advani was Bursar at Bishop Cotton School in the mid 1940s […]

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 […]

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 […]

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”

OCA India News / April 2014

It has been decided to issue Identity Cards to OCs through their respective Chapters. They may approach their Chapter Secretary who will send the requisition to the OCA (India) and the said cards will be issued with an identification no for a small fee. This would facilitate their entrance to the school premises. We have […]

Photos from the Cottonian Polo match in Hawaii

Dear All, Here are some photos from the Cottonian Polo Team vs Hawaii Polo Team match, which was played in Hawaii. Best wishes Vikram Sodhi C 62-71 CLICK THIS COTTONIAN POLO TEE-SHIRT TO VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS: