….the treasure hunt to find my lost cufflink* (The Mitre)

Vivek Bhasin ( Class of 1970) Back after a leave of absence on past recollective mode ….the treasure hunt to find my lost cufflink* (The Mitre) Being a wanderer, a Ziginare all my life, it’s been rather difficult for me to peg my tent into a concrete block of cement and stay fixed in one place. […]

Politics and the Works, alongside our Love for Bishop Cotton School

Dear OCs, Another winter in the plains of India is now past and gone, but the crispy winter freeze still holds its grip up in Simla. Today being the 28th of February. Every year at this time my Mum and Pa led us to their old 1100 Fiat in Calcutta and slowly drove us to Howrah Station. […]

A Very Biased Christmas Letter from a Cottonian to the family of Cottonians

A Very Biased Christmas Letter from a Cottonian to the family of Cottonians                                                 ‘In transition… with a package*’ ..Good Day ye family of Cottonians, new, old and those who are yearning and may be privileged to become… Through raging storms whilst crossing the tempestuous Atlantic Ocean, working  his way from the Ivory Coast to […]

SOUL WARRIOR

SOUL WARRIOR A Cottonian who saw it all. ( A poetic lecture on the realities of life) ..and down the road you see him…. Amidst the destruction that happened all week long…bands of wasted souls wanting to find, search, seek and destroy the fine tuning of Mother Earth..some even searching for love amidst the madness, […]

From the wine country of Bordeaux to the Pillars of Hercules . . .

”from the wine country of Bordeaux to the Pillars of Hercules, on the autopista desde Gibraltar hasta Malaga” …The month of November in Sweden is a month of darkness, and for some, time to reflect on the setting of autumn and the onset of winter. It is that time of the year when the windows […]

Ambassadors of Bishop Cotton School (Old Cottonians)

The Meaning of ‘Ambassador of Bishop Cotton School’ A person who represents himself as a distinguished representative of Bishop Cotton School is aware that his grounding and formative years in that great institution are the basis of how he conducts himself in society, be it Public or Private. He has earned the right to be […]

Back from the Mists of time: YOGA COUNTRY? Is it? / by Vivek Bhasin

Back from the Mists of time: YOGA COUNTRY? Is it? …yes many moons have passed since my words adorned the sacred walls of the OCA website. Stark winters, killer summers, gushing monsoons( at least this year) followed by rivers of sweat and perspiration , body odour from men that would kill a skunk in a […]

OCA (United Kingdom) TRANSITION OF CHAIRMAN: Vivek Bhasin

Dear Old Cottonians and Young Cottonians, The United Kingdom Old Cottonians has been the senior most fraternity of all world OCA Chapters.This noble chapter has been held rock fast with the untiring, dedicated support and blessings of our Senior Cottonians who hold Bishop Cotton School at the forefront of their lives, living their days in the […]

The Collins English Gem (Pocket) Dictionary . . . .

. . . . (Latest Print  1967)* and ‘The People who reside within it’ * – By Vivek Bhasin On Page 209 ( Fray through fret)  lives one Cuneyt Erturhan: year 1995 This Johnny was a sprightly young Turk who made sure that whenever my ship sailed into the port of Gemlik, Turkey he was […]