“REUNIONS”

Came across this poem…. Thought I’d share it.. The heartthrob of the school, is a man grim and sombre. That lanky little girl, is now a weightlifter. The topper of the class, is a happy homemaker. Back bencher of the lot, is an entrepreneur. The flamboyant fashionista, became a dreaded lawyer. Oft ignored average Joe, […]

Letter to, and reply from Mr. Goss

Letter to Mr Goss from Vijay Khurana and OCs: My dear Mr Goss, On behalf of my friends, the Old Cottonians, and myself, we wish you every happiness and good health on your 90th birthday. Congratulations. You were instrumental in affecting the lives of so many of us. You taught us a lot of valuable lessons […]

Dr. Mathew Zachariah – some updates

Dear All, Dr Mathew Zachariah passed away a little over a year ago as a result of kidney failure. He left BCS at the end of 1959. He was a courageous man to write his biography and like all lives this account is an interesting one. I am taking the liberty of forwarding a few […]

Photos from Saturday March 19th 2016 / Bittu Sahgal and OCs

The dinner on March 19, 2016 which was hosted by Royina Grewal and her daughters, friends of Bittu Sahgal. Royina has a fabulously large place and it was warm and cozy. The Grewals and the Sahgal families are close and have been for over 40 years. Royina was gracious and generous to host the evening. […]

Lopa & Greesh Ghai

From Vijay Khurana : Dear All, About two weeks ago, while on a visit to Bombay, I chanced to meet Lopa Ghai at the Royal Bombay Yacht Club. Lopa Ghai is the wife of our dear friend Greesh Ghai who passed away in August 1988 of a heart attack. He was 42.  He was, perhaps, the first […]

Update Mrs Coralie DeMellow – Sept 17th 2012

Dear All, Mrs DeMellow was hospitalised in August, 2012 after a pelvic injury and was operated upon by Dr Pradeep Sharma, an eminent surgeon, at the Holy Family Hospital. She continues to make excellent progress. She is now able to stand and walk around with a bit of support. There is now compelling pressure from the Hospital, though […]

Mrs Coralie Emma deMellow – correction/update/rejoinder

Dear OCs Further to the details of the visit to Mrs deMellow, here is a letter from Mr. I.L. Bhatia that is of importance. We apologize for the misspelling of the names and will be correcting this error now. Sincerely, OCA Web Team I thought I must tell you about a couple of changes which you ought […]

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 […]

BM Singh hosts a dinner for BCS 1961 Batch

Dear All BM Singh, President OCA (India) and his wife Ravi Singh hosted a dinner for the batch of 1961 who will go up to Simla to celebrate their 50 years of leaving School this week. The dinner was hosted at the Deck Suite at the India Habitat Centre The numbers for this batch have dwindled […]