Earlier this month, Former J & K governor N.N. Vohra unveiled “Living a Life”, a memoir by retired IAS officer Ravi Sawhney, (Lefroy 1959), in the presence of former foreign secretary Shyam Saran and former principal secretary to the prime minister, S.K. Misra (in 1990, when Chandra Shekhar was the PM. Our best wishes!
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Seeing big in the tiniest of nature – another fab video by Sabu Singh
David Browning / farewell dear OC
22nd Dec-2022
Message from David’s wife, Carol to Vivek [Bonnie] Bhasin:
Hello Bonnie.
This is to advise you that sadly David passed away on the 6 th.December.
Kind regards.
Carol.
Dear Carol
I am extremely saddened to hear the passing of David Browning Esquire an illustrious Old Cottonian. May his Soul Rest in Peace.
I would appreciate as much information/background on David so most appropriately I will have our OCA Webmaster post on the BCS / OCA website please. ( House -years in school -your residence in Europe – your India visits and more..).
It is extremely difficult to find yourself alone; we all must take comfort on the long life you shared together and we must also celebrate the wonderful things you did together.
I am presently in India with my entire Swedish family to meet my Mum aged 90; we return to Sweden 6th Dec 2022
My Warmest Wishes and Kindest Regards; I know this would be a very solemn Christmas for you.
Please give me your mobile number so I can speak to you soon.
Please take good care of yourself.
With affection
Bonnie
( Capt Vivek Bhasin)
Lefroy House
1961-1970
Old Cottonian Dr Humayun Khan [Rivaz 1941-1947] – passed on
My father Dr Humayun Khan passed away on 22 Sept, 2022, aged 91.
I visited his school in Simla ten years ago, and was so happy to see his photos as captain of cricket and other teams.
He was so respected and loved in India during his time as a diplomat there and after.
He truly believed in peace and stability in our region. Indo-Pak dosti was his dream.
- Ayesha Humayun Khan
Jatinder S. Randhawa [Randy] passed on
Just been informed that J.S. Randhawa [Rivaz 1963 batch] passed on in his sleep last night at his home in Chandigarh. Cremation today 2PM 21st Sept 2022 at Sector 25 Chandigarh. Randy had been battling a cancer for the past few years. Apparently had a massive cardiac arrest in the night.
DM Sud [Dinesh] had been to see Randy at his home just yesterday and had a pretty “normal” conversation with him.
Our condolences to his friends and family.
Dear All,
This morning Badal called to inform me that Randy had passed away. The final cause was not the cancer but a cardiac arrest that took him away.
Post-School most of us interacted with him when he worked with The Oberoi and then he disappeared until he connected with so many of us again after a time gap.
Randy was an exceptionally warm, genuine and innocent person. No guile. He made close friendships and then he had those very special relationships like the bonds that existed between him and Vijay Pawa and, in these last years of his life, with Badal. Temperamentally, there could be no people so poles apart and Badal sensed the warmth, the honesty and the affection in the man to offer him a special place in his life. Randy would often go up and stay with Badal in Kasauli resulting in one of the cottages on the estate being labelled as Randy’s Cottage.
Randy was earnest and this attribute shines through so easily in all his photographs. I picked out the Rivaz House pictures for the years of 1956 & 1958 (he joined in 1954 and left at the end of 1958) and when you look carefully you will discern that aspect of his character. He gave his heart out to a relationship that he loved and admired. Unfailing loyalty and undiminished sincerity.
He was great fun and I recall with great affection the short period when he, Vijay Pawa and I shared a room that housed just four boys in the first term of 1955. It was the room at the left entrance to the Linlithgow dormitory which was converted as a part of the Goss residence in later years. In that room Randy hid his well designed catapult and substantial collection of marbles, things that amuse little boys !!
The formal obituary notice issued by the family:
*OBITUARY*
With profound grief we inform you of the sad passing away of Sardar Jatinder Singh Randhawa (Bholu) MS No.1071 son of late Dr. MS Randhawa ICS, and father of Satinder Singh Randhawa (MS No.7219) yesterday night.
Cremation will take place today, 21st September 2022 (Wednesday) at 3:00 pm at the Cremation Ground, Sector 25 Chandigarh.
Condolences may be conveyed to his son Satinder Singh Randhawa on +91 9888100313.
Messages condoling Randy’s passing away have poured in on different pages of the various WhatsApp group.
“JS Randhawa (Randy) passed on in his sleep at his home at Chandigarh last night. Just yesterday DM Sud (Dinesh) had dropped by to see him and they had a pretty normal conversation. Randy been fighting a cancer for years” Anil Advani
“All my growing years I would hear of this or that friend of my father’s having died and I wondered how he faced the news with such equanimity. He explained that leaves, flowers and fruit emerge then die… but others replace them and life goes on.
I guess all of us have entered the departure lounge, where we can rest a bit and entertain ourselves with memories of life well lived, while waiting for our names to be called.
Travel well Randy” Bittu Sahgal
We will miss a good man. Good bye, Randy.
Vijay Khurana
Really Sad News .Randy from School days to his hotel experience . Always very pleasant and soft . He kept in touch with me on FB for years and Badal used to update all of us . Randy introduced me to Manmohan Sher Gill in Sweden and we have been in touch . Our deepest Condolence to his Family . May he Rest in Peace – We shall always remember you .Great to have such good friends – who have gone too soon