BCS Batch of 1969 – looking good!

1969 – 48 years ago. 2017 – Standing: Arun Bhalaik, Satish Singha, Dinesh M. Sud, Paramjit S. Nat, Himmat S.Khalon, Ravi Thomas, Rajat Mukerji, Jasbir S. Sadhana, Gurinder S. Khanna, Bikram S. Sirsa, Harsimran S. Sarron, Ajay Sawhney, Parveen Sachdeva, Anil Mahajan, Manjit Singh Sehmbey, Ravinder S. Mehta, Robin S. Nakai Sitting: DM Sister (Neena […]

Letter from Peter Stringer

While I was Secretary of OCA (UK) for over 25 years, I regret now, for not being Internet connected. Slowly catching up with OCA web news I find to have lost opportunities to gather & exchange interesting contacts. Now old news comments & views from Mike Weatherfeild who was a class mate, in Prep School […]

1966 Batch 50th anniversary / 2016 at Simla

1966 batch 50th anniversary 2016 The class of 1966,had their reunion celebrating 50 yrs of passing out from this great institution called Bishop Cotton.. It was record gathering of 18 of us, from all corners of the globe. We had Seereeram come from Trinidad, JMS Aulakh from New Zealand, Mahi form England and Arun Bumitra […]

OCA Reunion (batch of 1989) : update

OCA Reunion (batch of 1989) By Gursant Sandhu – Ibbetson House I am so glad that I could make it for the Old Cottonian’s 1989 batch Silver Jubilee celebrations in Shimla, 18th – 20thSeptember 2015. I would like to share my experience with you so I have written this short article. Firstly, I along with […]

1972 – Benazir Bhutto with Mr R K von Goldstein

A BIT OF HISTORY The Simla Agreement on Bilateral Relations between India and Pakistan was signed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and President of Pakistan, Z. A. Bhutto, at Simla on July 2, 1972. Benazir Bhutto visited BCS during that time and here is a picture with the BCS Headmaster Mr R K von Goldstein

Of Simla, Delhi, Calcutta, Bishop Cotton School, Indian Railways, Game Reserves……

An interesting article on the internet. The Price family section contains personal accounts of different aspects of life of the British in India from the early 1920’s to partition in 1947 during the British Raj. It includes memories of Simla, Delhi, Calcutta, Bishop Cotton School, Indian Railways, Game Reserves, Wartime experiences in Borneo, Labuan and Rangoon. […]