Author: Aditya Sondhi
Publisher: Penguin
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 187
ISBN/UPC (if available): 0670049662
Description
This invaluable book - a Tribute to the Alumni of Bishop Cotton Boys’ School, Bangalore - will be of interest to Cottonians the world over, to all those associated with or interested in Cottons, and to anyone keen to know about prominent Indians and, in some cases, prominent Europeans and Australians educated in India.
Founded in 1865 by Revered Pettigrew in memory of Bishop Edward Lynch Cotton, Bishop of Kolkata, Bishop Cotton Boys’ School, Bangalore has produced alumni who have risen to dizzy heights globally and nationally. These OCs-or Old Cottonians-have been shaped by the school as much as they have made the school the institution it is.
Unfinished Symphony: A Tribute to the Alumni of Bishop Cotton Boys’ School, Bangalore is a labour of love by old boy Aditya Sondhi, and pays tribute to the alumni and their alma mater. It profiles over a hundred eminent personalities who have made a name for themselves in fields as varied as the Armed Forces, the foreign service, sports, the arts, entertainment, science and medicine, and the corporate world. General K S Thimayya, Admiral V S Shekhawat, Dr Raja Ramanna, Shyam Ahuja, Nandan Nilekani, Lord Colin Cowdrey, Brijesh Patel, Dilip Thakore, Feroz Khan, Biddu and Lucky Ali are just some of the alumni featured in the book. The result of meticulous research, Unfinished Symphony is not only a ready reckoner that provides accurate information about the school, its alumni and their achievements, it also includes extracts from pages of diaries and articles written by these old boys.
This invaluable book will be of interest to Cottonians the world over, to all those associated with or interested in Cottons, and to anyone keen to know about prominent Indians and, in some cases, prominent Europeans and Australians educated in India.
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Prologue
Authority
Enterprise
Erudition
Expression
Valour
Vigour
Mentioned in Dispatches
Epilogue
Bibliography