The Old Cottonians Association of Bishop Cotton School Simla India
Posted in Articles, News, Post, Sesquicentennial on Dec 11th, 2009
SIMLA OLD COTTONIANS’ ASSOCIATION (UNITED KINGDOM) 2009 WINTER NEWSLETTER Chairman’s Christmas Letter Dear Old Cottonians We are drawing to the end of a most extraordinary year in the history of our School and our Old Boys’ Association Before going further I would like – on behalf of your committee and me – to wish [...]
Posted in Events, Sesquicentennial on Dec 10th, 2009
BCS SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS 2009
Grand evening hosted at Peterhoff Shimla by OCA HP Chapter.
3rd October 2009.[...]
Posted in Articles, News, Post, Sesquicentennial on Nov 11th, 2009
BCS Sesquicentennial 2009. Mrs. Dorothy Chahal and Mrs. Napinder Chahal collected as many press-cuttings as they could find in various papers and sent a bunch of these for all OCs to enjoy, especially for those who could not attend. Thank you! The collection is available in a PDF file to download [6.5mb in size, so [...]
Posted in Post, Sesquicentennial on Nov 9th, 2009
Cottonian ‘Mom’ Archana Sardana has 2 of her sons at BCS and she jumped out of a plane in excitement when BCS turned 150! See more of the photos series and info[...]
Posted in Post, Sesquicentennial on Oct 31st, 2009
This is the message from the ten members of the 1954 class who gathered at Shimla from the four corners of the globe for the sesquicentennial celebrations of Bishop Cotton School.
55 Years Ago, the school equipped us with the qualities of character, courage, resource, honesty and dedication of purpose and sent us out into the world to take our places as citizens of society. After 55 years we have now come back to compare notes on what we did, where we went and to tell our “Alma Mater” that where ever we went we tried to live up to the expectations of this great Institution, the BCS.
These are the individual stories of the boys of the 1954 class who having battled against overwhelming odds to establish their niches in their own spheres and have come to pay homage to their Alma Mater and tell their stories……
Posted in Post, Sesquicentennial on Oct 27th, 2009
Dear OCs Bishop Cotton School, Shimla – Sesquicentennial Celebrations I am to thank each one of you, those who came to the celebrations, and those who could not, for contributing to the spirit of the celebrations. Each function was a tremendous success and well attended. Frankly, none of the organizers could have forecast such a [...]
Posted in Post, Sesquicentennial on Oct 25th, 2009
Dear OCs, OCA (India) regrets that sufficient supply of the coffee-table book was not available at Shimla during the Sesquicentennial celebrations. We have now received adequate stocks and the same are available for sale at Trekkers Point, Mezzanine floor, PVR Plaza Cinema Building, Connaught Place, New Delhi, at Rs. 2500/- per copy. You may [...]
Posted in Post, Sesquicentennial on Oct 23rd, 2009
21st October 2009 My dear Fellow Cottonians, Bishop Cotton School, Shimla – Sesquicentennial Celebrations I write to thank each one of you – all those who came and many of those who could not – for showing that the spirit of BCS remains alive in all of us. The six days of celebrations starting with [...]
Posted in Post, Sesquicentennial on Oct 18th, 2009
BCS Commemorative postage stamp issued by the Department of Posts India on 6th October 2009. Technical data: Number of stamps issued: 400,000 in a denomination of Indian Rupees 5.00 The First Day issue cover pack has a beautiful painting of the BCS building on the cover.
Posted in Events, Post, Sesquicentennial on Oct 15th, 2009
BCS Sesquicentennial Jubilee Polo Cup 2009 programme Saturday, 24th October 2009 Lunch at Anandpur Polo Estate, Noida [adjoining Jindal Polo Ground] – 1230-1430 hrs Start of 1st Polo Match Play ['Anandpur Polo Cup'] – 1500 hrs Start of 2nd Polo Match Play [BCS Sesquicentennial Jubilee Polo Cup 2009] – 1600 hrs BARBADOS Polo Team vs [...]
