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 […]

OC Arjun Atwal – first Indian to win on the PGA Tour

As reported at Sify News Atwal scripts history – first Indian to win on PGA Tour 2010-08-23 13:10:00  Aug 23 (IANS) Four weeks after he lost his card, Arjun Atwal stormed back into the elite PGA Tour circle with a victory that not many would have given him a chance to achieve at the start […]

Bishop Cotton School Shimla is ranked 4th Best in India

Congratulations BCS! Bishop Cotton School, Shimla India was ranked 4th in India’s Most Respected Boarding School for 2010. Here is the letter to the Head Master Mr. Roy Robinson: Dear Sir Congratulations! I’m pleased to inform you that your school ranking has moved up from 10 last year to 4 this year among Boarding/Residential schools […]

Charanjit Matharu – BCS teacher

Many OCs will remember Mr. Matharu who taught craft and clay modelling at BCS. There is an article by Reetica M Singh published on April 17th 2010 titled “Born to Succeed” A small quote from the article: When asked about his life in general, Matharu says he has lived and enjoyed every bit of his […]

Rear-Admiral Derick Lawson

Derick Lawson was born Frederick Charles William Levi on April 20 1917 at Simla, India, where his father was an irrigation specialist working for the Indian government. The family name was changed in 1920, and Derick was educated at Bishop Cotton School, Simla, and Eastbourne College. Rear-Admital lawson passed away January 25 after a long […]

Sujjan Singh – top in Golf

Golfer Sujjan Singh [Lefroy 1993-1998]. Photo as appears at Professional Golf Tour Of India Sujjan’s incredible golf propelled him to pick up the winners cheque of Rs 650,000 and became India’s No. 1 Professional Golf Tour of India player, defeating Mukesh Kumar, SSP Chowrasia, Anura Rohana, R. Murthy, Manav Jaini, Om Prakash Chouhan, Sanjay Kumar […]

Spotlight on OCs: RAKESH CHOPRA

Rakesh Chopra studied at Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, and on graduation joined the National Defence Academy for a military career. After serving in the Indian Navy for 38 years he retired in the rank of Rear Admiral in 2006 and took up appointment on the faculty of XLRI Jamshedpur, as Professor of Strategy. He commanded a ship in the 1971 Indo Pak war in the Eastern Theatre and was a member of the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) in Sri Lanka in 1988 where he was awarded[….]