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The new OCA India Committee 2023-25

The new OLD COTTONIANS ASSOCIATION India Committee has been formed for the next 2 yrs i.e from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2025.

Mr.Jaspal Sawhney – Ibbetson 1963, has taken over as the next PRESIDENT of this Association.

Mr.Neel Kamal Mehra – bbetson 1962, has been appointed the TREASURER.

Mr.K.Vijay Singh – Lefroy 1966, was elected the GENERAL SECRETARY.

It’s our endeavour to make our Association more interactive and inclusive with your help and new ideas.

All suggestions are most welcome.

K Vijay Singh
General Secretary
OCA India.

Extension of date to receive the Application & Vision Statement for Vice President of OCA (India) 2021-2023

Dear OCs,

At the very outset,on behalf of the President and the Executive Committee of OCA(India),I would like to wish you and your family a very Happy New Year 2021.

I’am writing to inform you that on account of the unprecedented times which we find ourselves passing through,the date to receive the application and vision statement to select the Vice President of OCA(India) for the term 2021-2023 has been extended till 15th February 2021.All those OC’s desirous of being considered for the position of Vice President OCA(India) may kindly send their application accompanied with a vision statement by the 15th of February 2021. The application and vision statement should be sent in a sealed envelope clearly mentioning expression of interest- VP of OCA India, to  the following address.

The Secretary,OCA (India)
House No.565
Sector, 10-D
Chandigarh -160011

The envelopes would be opened only in the presence of the Selection Committee.

As per Clause 5-C of the MOA of OCA(India) minimum criteria to be fulfilled to become Vice President of the Executive committee of OCA(India) is as follows:

a)    A person shall fulfill conditions laid down below to qualify for the post of the Vice President of the executive committee. Selection committee shall also ensure the compliance of this clause before deciding upon the name of vice president:

Compulsory Conditions:

i)  Person applying for the post of Vice President shall be a member of the Society and shall do so in writing

ii) The application  must be accompanied by a vision statement.

iii) He should have served at any one of the regional chapters for at least one year as President/Secretary or served as member of executive committee of the society or its regional chapters, or should be an OC of eminence.

iv) Must have studied in the School (Bishop Cotton) for at least 2 years as a boarder.

Looking forward to receiving your application.

Regards,

Ajay Thiara

Secretary, OCA(India)
+91-9876900001

New Committee for OCA Delhi [NCR] Chapter

Dear OCs
The new committee for OCA Delhi Chapter was formed and confirmed on 26th August 2020. The meeting could not be held earlier due to covid precautions.

  • K.Vijay Singh – President
  • Ashwini Virk – Vice President
  • Jaspinder Kochar – Secretary
  • Gurvinder Kochar – Jt.Secretary
  • Anurag Batra – Treasurer
  • Dr.Romesh Lal – Member
  • Ashwani Nanda – Member
  • Jaspal Sawhney – Ex President
  • Harpreet Khatkar – Ex.Secretary
  • Chetan Singh – Co-opted Member
  • Anil Soni – Co-opted Member
  • Rajesh Bhalla – Co-opted Member

President OCA Delhi Chapter.

Applications for post of Vice-President OCA India

NOTICE

                                                                                                                                22ndDecember 2018

It is hereby informed to all OCs that OCA INDIA invites written Applications from eligible Old Cottonians for the Post of ‘Vice President’ of OCA India for a term of two(2) years commencing from 1st April 2019 and ending on 31st March 2021. Those willing to serve the Association selflessly may apply in Sealed Envelopes marked ‘Application for Post of Vice-President’ and send it on our registered office address to“The Secretary – Old Cottonians Association (India), 1- Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi 110016”, by Post/ Speed Post/ Courier only. Please note that this Post is honorary and no remuneration or Salary, of any kind whatsoever, shall be offered to the selected Candidate for his services during his entire tenure of two(2) years.

Eligibility criteria for Candidature are as below :-1. Applicant shall be a member of the Society and shall have cleared all his outstanding dues of its annual subscription fee of Rs.500/- towards their respective regional chapter he belongs to.2. The said application must be accompanied by/with a ‘Vision Statement’.3. He should have served at any one of the regional Chapters for at least One(1) year as President/Secretary or served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Society or its regional Chapters OR should be an OC of eminence.4. Must have studied in Bishop Cotton School, Shimla for at least two(2) years as a Boarder.

The cut-off date for receipt of applications is 31st January, 2019. Kindly note that no application on email shall be entertained and incomplete application/s shall be rejected.

Ashwani Singh Virk                                                                                  

Secretary OCA (India)

New Delhi

OCA India Executive Committee 2017-2019 complete listing

In regards to the subject above, we have now nominations from Himachal Chapter as well thereby completing the entire list of members for the said Committee.

best regards,
A.S.Virk
(Secretary – OCA India)

Executive committee Member List of Old Cottonian Association (India) – 2017.

Name / Designation / Cellphone number :

  1. D.C.ANAND – CHAIRMAN EMRITUS
    ——–
  2. RUPINDER SINGH SODHI – PRESIDENT
    98180-00280
  3. ASHWANI SINGH VIRK – SECRETARY
    98101-94724
  4. NEEL KAMAL MEHRA – TREASURER
    98107-84441
  5. VIVEK BHASIN – JT. SECRETARY
    98995-61236
  6. SUKHINDER SINGH
    98728-84406
  7. HIMMAT SINGH
    98283-83183
  8. K.VIJAY SINGH
    98110-56361
  9. COL. UPPI GILL
    94178-01853
  10. RAVI TOOR
    98888-90788
  11. AJAY THIARA
    98769-00001
  12. SUNEEL BANDHU
    92233-49090
  13. MOHNISH SHARMA
    99309-92094
  14. ARUN SAWHNEY
    98160-64890
  15. ANUPAM PARSHEERA
    99100-92907
  16. PRAVEEN DHARMA – CO-ORDINATOR (BCS)
    98166-34544

MESSAGE TO OCs

On March 31st I shall cease to function as the President of OCA (India) and, at this juncture, it is only appropriate that I bid adieu to all the fellow members of the executive team and pen a few words for fellow OCs.

It was a steep learning curve to manage an organization without any authority to command compliance – to which I had earlier been familiar with. Nevertheless, some fellow members came forward to contribute time and effort and carried out work which many would find tiresome and mundane. Special mention in this behalf must be made of Neel Kamal Mehra and Ashwani Virk for their guidance and selfless work. Jaspal Sawhney was only a phone call away and credit is due to him too for helping us whenever we needed him. There were others who were critical and I thank them also as they kept us on our toes.

Such an Association’s primary object is to facilitate bonding and provide a platform for members to participate in furtherance of our objects but all this has to be on a voluntary basis. To this effect, an attempt has been made to update our data base of members with their latest coordinates and I sincerely hope that this exercise would be ongoing in the future. At the outset there was a feeling of exclusion among many younger members as they thought the OCA was a closed club. After much deliberation, the MOA was suitably amended for them to come on board as executive members of various chapters and the central body. Progress has been achieved in this behalf but I would appreciate it if even a larger number of later batches participate in these bodies. Even though an attempt has been made to put the Association on an even keel, much requires to be done at the Chapter level to involve members. We have a vast talent pool among our members and I urge them to step forward to attain our objects.

During our tenure we did take some initiatives such as extending monetary help to OCs in need to meet hospital bills or to undertake a climb of Mt. Everest (during the coming season). The celebrations of the Golden and Silver anniversaries of leaving school were formalized and I am glad that each of these classes made valuable additions to the school’s infrastructure. As a result we have a refurbished staff room, a visitor’s waiting room and the school swimming pool has a filter. A major project undertaken by the OCA last year was the installation of a Solar heating system for the main school and after its success a similar one has been ordered for the junior school. Besides providing a greener environment, it reduces drastically the school’s fuel bill. The ‘To do’ list is endless and I wish Sukhinder Singh and his team the very best in their task ahead.

Last but not the least I wish to thank D.C.Anand for his invaluable guidance and help to our Association and to the infrastructure placed at our disposal with the great assistance provided by Ms Gopa Seal of his company.

We shall prevail and
‘overcome’

BM Singh