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DC Anand appointed Knight in the National Order of Merit

We have great pleasure and honour of announcing that Mr. Deep C. Anand (R 47-51) has been appointed Knight in the National Order of Merit (Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Merite) by the President of the French Republic. Rgds, Col. … Continue reading

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OCA Website…Networking…Facebook…Links

BACKGROUND It has been almost 9 years to the day since the OCA made its presence on the Internet. In May of 2002 the oldcottonians.org domain was registered and an online website was created. It started out with a single … Continue reading

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Congratulations: Kuljinder Bahia (Lefroy 1982-1990)

    Click this pic for a full page view Kuljinder Bahia (Lefroy 1982-1990) Old Cottonian, Bishop Cotton School, Simla. News article: The Times of London

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What does the Royal Wedding have to do with BCS?

Friday 29th April 2011-1153 hrs: Prince William married the love of his life Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey, London. They are now The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. And what a beautiful and spectacular ceremony it was. As always the … Continue reading

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Letter to all OCs – from BM Singh

Dear OCs, I feel privileged in addressing this letter to all fellow OCs after my election as President of OCA (India). I accept this responsibility with all humility and with some apprehension too. There are some OCs who feel that … Continue reading

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BCS Boys create sea-diving history

Pranav Sardana, 10 and his brother Ayush, 8, both students of Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, [their mother is a Sky Diver and jumped for BCS for the 150th] have created history by qualifying for the junior open water diver course … Continue reading

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OCA India AGM 2011

Dear OCs, It is proposed to hold the OCA, AGM and General Body Meeting in the last week of February or early March in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Memorandum of Association of the OCA (India). The … Continue reading

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Mr. Roshan Lal Vashisht passed-on

November 28th 2010. With deep regret I inform you of the demise of our revered Hindi teacher Mr. Roshan Lal Vashisht. Cremation will be at Daulatpur near Palampur tomorrow 29th November 2010 at 12 noon. Further details can be had … Continue reading

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