Dear Cottonians,
Please note that the first ever Old Cottonians Southern Chapter meet will be held on 25th January 2020 at Hyatt Centric, near Lido Mall, Bangalore from 2 PM onwards. Kindly spread the word around and let other Cottonians know.
With best wishes
RSVP:
Saharsh Bajla.
saharshbajla@gmail.com
+91 8971971783 |+91 9538044995 |+91 9538871234 |+91 9513999850 |+91 9434051532
Tuesday, 25th September 2018
8:00 PM
Dinner organized by the Batch of 1968 at Hotel Eastbourne [Special invitees: The Headmaster, Head of Junior School, Senior Master, Bursar, Admin Office, Second Master, Housemasters and the Spouses of all above].
Wednesday, 26th September 2018
9:30 AM
Special Chapel Service in the Holy Trinity Chapel for the Batch of 1968, Main School Boys, Old Cottonians, Main School Staff, Junior School & Admin Staff.
10:15 AM
High Tea in the main school Dining Hall for the Batch of 1968, Old Cottonians, Main School Staff, Junior School Staff, Upper Sixth Form.
11:30 AM ~ 1:30 PM
Past vs Present : Soccer, Basketball and Racquet games [lawn tennis, badminton, table-tennis and squash].
11:00 AM ~ 12:15 PM
Campus tour for Batch of 1968, escorted by the Prefectorial body.
1:45 PM
Lunch [Main School Dining Hall] Batch of 1968, Old Cottonians, Main School Staff, Junior School Staff, Upper Sixth Form.
4:30 PM
Arrival of the Car Rally : organized by OCA Northern Chapter.
5:00 PM
Prize Distribution.
5:15 PM
High Tea in the School Dining Hall.
Thursday, 27th September 2018
9:30 AM ~ 1:30 PM
Annual Cricket Match [T20] between OC Cricket XI vs School Cricket XI Team [Compulsory for Academic and Administrative. Staff to witness the match and attend lunch].
2:00 PM
Buffet Lunch at the Main School Dining Hall – for OCs Cricket Team, School Team, Upper Sixth Form, Staff: Academic & Administrative.
3:30 PM ~ 4:00 PM
Ceremony to Commemorate the Old Cottonians during the Indo war; especially after the Partition, 1947. Venue: Near the War Memorial.
7:30 PM
Headmasters Dinner for the Batch of 1968, Old Cottonians, Staff [Academic and Administrative] & Upper Sixth Form. Dress code: [Gentlemen] Formals-Blazer & Tie, [Ladies] Saree.
Friday, 28th September 2018
8:00 PM
OCA Dinner at Hotel Marina.
Saturday, 29th September 2018
9:00 AM ~ 11:00 AM
Art & Craft/SUPW Exhibition
12:00 Noon ~ PM
The Annual School Fete
Sandeep Mansukhani reached the highest point on planet Earth – summit of Mount Everest at 8,848 mtrs / 29,029 ft above MSL – at 07:57 HRS on 21st May 2018. Congratulations!
The flag of Bishop Cotton School Simla proudly held by Sandeep.
Dear Old Cottonians
I am writing to you all today with pleasure and pride as our long-pursued aim has now turned into achievement. OCA Nepal is finally official!
On 27 May 2016, Mr. Sukhinder Singh, President, OCA, accompanied by his wife and Col. R. Dewan, visited us here in Kathmandu and witnessed the official inception OCA Nepal.
Lead by Mr. Prabal SJB Rana, batch of 1954, the first President of OCA Nepal, 24 other Nepalese OCs and their wives attended this event. Although small in number, with 47 registered Nepalese OCs, we all Nepalese OCs are very happy to have established OCA Nepal and we look forward to taking our association to greater heights.
I have attached a few pictures of the event along with this email.
We would also like to encourage Nepalese OCs around the world to join us. They may inquire by emailing: ocanepal@gmail.com
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Ayush Rajbhandari
[click for larger view of the photos]
Here are the names of the ones present in the group photograph from Left to Right and from Bottom to Top:
Bottom Row (Seated):
1. Silika Shakya-Rajbhandari / 2. Saloni Rajbhandari-Pradhan / 3. Mrs. Sukhinder Singh / 4. Puja Chitlangia-Kabra / 5. Shivani Jajodia / 6. Yumena Shrestha-Pradhan / 7. Palija Shrestha-Rajbhandari.
Middle Row:
1. Rohit Man Pradhan / 2. Ayush Rajbhandari / 3. Amish Man Pradhan / 4. Bishal Rana / 5. Nanda SBJ Rana / 6. Prem Gurung / 7. Sukhinder Singh / 8. Pundrik Kabra / 9. Prabal SJB Rana / 10. Deewaker Piya / 11. R. Diwan / 12. Robin Rana / 13. Sabin Rana / 14. Siddhartha Jajodia / 15. Ashish Rajbhandari / 16. Anmol P. Singh / 17. Sailesh Shrestha / 18. Subodh Das Shrestha.
Top Row:
1. Nuraj Batajoo / 2. Pulkit Kabra / 3. Shreyans Shethia / 4. Sobit Aggarwal.
OCs in Nepal, register here
Old Cottonians from the batch 2008 & 2009 got together to start “Tricky Taka“, which is a state-of-the-art, artificially grassed football infrastructure designed to promote recreational football for fitness and health.
As part of our initiative, we conducted an informal football gathering on 10th Oct 2015.
After an overwhelming response to the first edition we would, with the help of the Old Cottonians Association, we’d like to invite all Cottonians interested to attend the event.
The purpose of the event is not only to revive the spirit of sports that each Old Cottonian felt back in the School days, but also to promote fitness on a routine basis.
A 6 a side CAGE FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT for football enthusiasts who love the game and enjoy some serious competition. The tournament is open for all age groups and is the first of many to come. Cottonians from various batches will be participating in the tournament with the best coming to the fore and proving their might in the Arena.
Registration:
— Not more than 6 people can register in a team.
— It is a 6 vs 6 Tournament
— Team must give the name of the players by 9th of January, Sunday.
— Registration Charges: 500 Rs/ Per Player inclusive of 3 chilled beers.
— Rewards: The winning team will be awarded with a Running Cup along with a FREE ENTRY TO THE NEXT EVENT.
Event Highlights:
* High Quality Playing Field
* Music on the Field
* Qualified Referees
* Parking Facilities
* Convenient Location
* Accessible by Metro
FOR REGISTRATIONS CALL US AT: 9769350052/ 9915009986/ 9968037655.
Would kindly request you to get back to us, so that we may send you the necessary details for the same. Or visit our Facebook Page
Thanks and regards
Arnav Chauhan
Curzon / 2009
Cellphone 09968037655
Please find attached a small creative that we had used to circulate the details of the event within our personal network :
ANNUAL OCA INDIA LUNCH
At 1, Sri Aurobindo Marg, Hauz Khas, New Delhi -110 016
On Sunday the 8th of February 2015 at 12.00 noon.
Dress code:
Blazer with Tie / Lounge Suit / Combination Suit.
Please confirm your attendance by mail to OCA India
UPDATE 29th JAN 2015:
A doubt has been expressed on the contributions being sought from OCs above 70 yrs old. All OCs above 70 are our honoured guests. They are not required to pay the sum of Rs 1800/-. However, if they wish to donate any sum it would be welcome. This is in continuation of the earlier years practice.
B M Singh
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) OF OCA (INDIA) – 2014
The Agenda and the Program is detailed below:
(Program will be followed by High Tea)
The matter relating to visits of OCs to the school was discussed with the Headmaster and he was informed of the apprehensions expressed by some members of being shut out of the campus and not being allowed to visit their Alma Mater.
Mr Robinson assured me that the old boys are always welcome to visit the school but the entry of visitors has to be balanced with the need to avoid disturbance of school routines and the present day security issues ( regarding which he has received a communication from state authorities). Hence, OCs are advised to call and seek permission before visiting the school and, if this was not possible, to wait awhile at the gate while the security gets a clearance from the Headmaster/Senior Master.
In addition, he assured me that they can visit anytime from 3pm to 5pm on weekdays and through out the day on Sundays when classes are not in session.
It must be understood that students do get disturbed when classes are in session and visitors are seen on the first flat.I would also like to request the Chapter Heads to issue some sort of ID cards for OCs as this would make it easier to distinguish them from other visitors and meet the needs of security. They must also maintain proper decorum on their visits and not create any disturbance as, by doing so, they shall set an example for the school kids to emulate.
Thanks and regards,
BM Singh
President OCA India
EDIT: Venue has been changed to “INDIAN SUMMER”, R K Road, Industrial Area, Ludhiana
Old Cottonians in Ludhiana will be getting together at Satluj Club on 27th May 2012 at 9pm. As of now, the list is: Sid Bedi – Sammy Khangura – Sunny Khangura – Sunny Sekhon – Bobby Sahota – Nitin Gupta – Jatin Chadda – Javed Grewal – Pranav Chadda – Sumit Jagota (not confirmed) – Karan Soni – Sunil Tiwari – Sidharth Jaithwani – Gurbir Bajaj – Ketan Mahajan – Mohnish Kapur – Tirath Grewal – Prateek Virk – Mohsin Sachdeva (not confirmed) – Nitin Jagota – Varun Mahindra – Abhinav Singla – Zailinder Shoor (not confirmed) – Kunal Ahuja – Parth Mahajan – Jai Brar (not confirmed) – and 6 friends of Parth Mahajan.
Have a good get-together!
Photos courtesy of H.S. Gill from his Google Picasa albums are now available online: Golf 2011 Tournament and Prize Distribution photos
ENJOY!