Great interaction with BCS Directors
Sent in by Vivek Bhasin [1970 batch]: Thank You OCA Delhi: Kuttu Singh, Ash, Sunny (Chetan) for making this small group invite, a lovely evening at Tonino’s yesterday ( Saturday 10th Sep 2022). Great interaction with Director Simon , Communication Director Rebecca on “ what’s happened, happening and will happen at BCS! ).
Walking past those who’ve gone before
with such a hot summer here at 60 degrees north past mid way into the Summer of ‘22 the lakes are glistening, the river flowing with its usual flood, slack and ebb, the roads dry and hoovered daily whistling wind and gentle leaves, I could neither feel nor smell any advance of thunder lightning nor […]
Global Warming “Garm Dharti” / thoughts by [regular contributor of writings] : Vivek Bhasin
Global Warming – The New Yorker Dear Ma’am / Sir, Greetings from Karlstad Sweden A scantily few probably get to read your wonderful paper rag; I am ashirwaded* to read it as an attachment. With Europe going through an unimaginable heatwave with two jet streams having locked in the hot hot air or should I […]
The Evening I was brought down to my knees [The Camino Portuguese] May 14th 2022
The Cottonian Pilgrim Humbled.. The Evening I was brought down to my knees ( The Camino Portuguese) May 14th 2022 …the day was excruciatingly hot ..40C I had so far walked 375 km and was struggling to get into the next town Lourosa ( Portugal) My camino gear was very unconventional; no rain gear, no […]
Just Keep On Walking
Started walking 29th April 2022 from Lisbon Portugal and arrived here today 01 June 2022 at 1142 Spanish Time covering 783 km equating to 1,118, 571.42 steps… A stage in my life that is teaching me what I never learnt in the first 63 years of my life… humility humbleness and forgiveness 🙏❤️❤️🙏 Vivek [Bonnie] […]
The New Normal at Christmas and Beyond…December 24th 2021
Blue skies over Simla It’s soon a full moon Radiating the second flat As I sit on the benches and look at Tara Devi The last flickering lights of the train disappear one last turn a fast bend and into the tunnel and now gone.. to the other side.. life then was simple simon Less […]
Good Reading: Bonnie BHASIN
“ Dad” Mahinder Nanda Esq; Global CEO of the Male Shaver’s PLATINUM Guild & SUDOKU Wizard.. As a young boy at BCS there lived amongst us thinnies’n skinnies a couple of hairy rascal gorillas in both the Rivaz & Lefroy Dorms… one I distinctly remember was a chap, short stocky compact with a loaded bristles-forever-face. […]
BCS 162nd Founder’s Day 28th July 2021
Up in the greens of Simla on a magnificent spur S I T U A T E D is an institution steeped in history.. As young boys we arrived with some trepidation some anxiousness and many not knowing then… WHEN.. time is finally up through the stone corridors the dorms, the classroom, the Irwin Hall, […]
In continuation….
Sunday.. The quiet day.. I rise with the sun and hear a multitude of birds.. Is it the dream I had last night or the arrow that flew as Rush rushed past singing “The Garden..” I had butterflies in my gut.. weakness in my knees my body spoke but did I listen? Ever did? “ […]
Vivek [Bonnie] Bhasin visits BCS
We were very happy to welcome back Old Cottonian, Captain Vivek (Bonnie) Bhasin who visited BCS to pass on some of his style and Sharper Edge tips to the X & XII classes and staff. He put on a very entertaining show in the Irwin Hall which we’re sure will help Cottonians in the big […]