TWO Old Cottonians Sandeep Mansukhani and A P S Buwal in the 4th Mughal Road car rally

Old Cottonian Sandeep Mansukhani says: “The 4th Mughal Rally 2013, was organised by Himalayan Motorsports on the tough terrain of Pir Panjal range and Sinthan pass in Jammu and Kashmir. We came in  2nd Overall and 1st in our Class Category. We did it in maritime Zen modified. I was navigating Amanpreet [Ahluwalia].”   And: Old Cottonian […]

Bishop Cotton School Shimla students scale Mt Deo Tibba in Manali

http://hillpost.in/2013/06/bishop-cotton-school-shimla-students-scale-mt-deo-tibba-in-manali/89052/ BY: BHARAT JUNE 20, 2013 00:07 Shimla: A team of four students of Bishop Cotton School have successfully scaled the 19688ft (6,001 m) Mt Deo Tibba (Mountain of Gods) – a technical peak set back in the Manali valley. A team comprising of Mahim Gupta (student leader), Sanjeev Sikri, Anirudh Dipta, Madhav Sahejpaul and Shubham Hissaria was […]

CONGRATULATIONS: Kuljinder Bahia

The OCA (UK) Chapter would like to congratulate their Chairman Mr. Kuljinder Bahia on his tremendous achievement in being hounoured by the British Travel Industry’s Hall of Fame as it’s Member, along the likes of Mr. Peter Harris (Bourne Leisure), Sir Moir Lockhead (First Group), Mr. Steve Ridgway (Virgin Atlantic) and Mr. Isadore Sharp (Four […]

Capt. Sandeep Mansukhani – Car Rallyist

Captain Sandeep Mansukhani an Old Cottonian of BCS 1992 Batch was 1st in the Sjoba Rally organised by St. John School Chandigarh in 2013. He was navigator to Amanpreet Ahluwalia  and they had the third win in a row.  They came 2nd in the prestigious and rough n tough Raid de Himalaya 2012. They were 4th in […]

Correspondence with Mr. Ronald Goss :

Correspondence between OC Vijay Khurana and Mr. Ronald Goss for your reading pleasure: From: vk@devats.com To: rygoss@hotmail.com; Subject: I am a Cottonian – class of 1963 Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:36:43 +0530 Dear Mr Goss,  I am taking the liberty of introducing myself as former student of yours from BCS. I was a boarder and finished with […]

Partap Sharma – Biography

Partap Sharma [Curzon 1950-54] passed away on 30th November 2011. Known as the Golden Voice of India, Partap was always warm, encouraging and inspirational. The world will be sadder without him but greater for his contributions. A Touch of Brightness: Biography of Partap Sharma Partap Sharma: playwright, author, actor, director and commentator. Partap Sharma born […]

BCS in WW2 – by David M. Wood-Robinson

I and my two brothers, Mark & Colin, were some of the large number of boys who came out in 1940 to spend the war in India with our parents; while Europe was in turmoil and even the defeat of Britain seemed a possibility. Mark & I came out with about 600 other children on […]

Bon appétit – from Al [Ashok] K. Stokes

Bon appétit – OCA Dinner. September 18, 2011 Five months ago, I was surprised to receive an email from Sukhinder Singh and Vijay Khurana to attend the 50th class reunion. I apologize for taking so long to reply. Firstly, I was in the process of moving. Secondly, since I could not attend, I did not feel I […]

A School Boy’s Story

I was a young school boy studying at Bishop Cotton School, Simla when partition took place. After 60 years I was invited to the School for its 150th Anniversary and I then decided to write about myself and the journey from Simla to Lahore made possible by the kindness of many from both sides but […]