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Bishop Cotton Boys' School

December 21, 2023

Bishop Cotton Boys' School is an all-boys school for boarders and day scholars in Bangalore, India, founded in the memory of Bishop George Edward Lynch Cotton, Bishop of Calcutta.

Bishop Cotton Boys' School
The School Arms
Address
St. Mark's Road

Bangalore
,
Karnataka

India
Coordinates12°58′7.0″N 77°35′55.6″E / 12.968611°N 77.598778°E / 12.968611; 77.598778
Information
TypePrivate school
MottoNec Dextrorsum Nec Sinistrorsum (Latin)
(Neither to the right, nor to the left.)
Established1865; 158 years ago (1865)
FounderSamuel Thomas Pettigrew[1]
ChairmanP.K. Samuel
PrincipalAlistair RA Freese
Enrollmentapprox. 7,000
Campus size14 acres (57,000 m2)
HousesPope, Pettigrew, Elphick, Pakenham Walsh, Thomas
Color(s)Green and gold   
PublicationThe Cottonian, The Cotton Mill
AffiliationIndian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ICSE) and the Indian School Certificate examination (ISC)
Former pupilsOld Cottonians
Websitebishopcottonboysschool.edu.in

The school is bordered by Residency Road, St Mark's Road, Lavelle Road and Vittal Mallya Road, and is spread over 14 acres (57,000 m2) of land in the heart of Bangalore.

School heads in the early days included George Uglow Pope, Herbert Pakenham-Walsh, S. T. Pettigrew, William Elphick, Iowerth Lowell Thomas and A. T. Balraj.

The Boarding has around 200 students from all over India and also International students from Thailand, Nepal etc. The sister school Bishop Cotton Girls' School is located on the opposite side of St. Mark's Road.

Origins edit

The school's past extends back to the British Raj and the Victorian era with its beginnings in a house on High Grounds over which now stands the great ITC Windsor Hotel. It was started in 1865 by Rev. S T Pettigrew, the then Chaplain of St. Mark's Cathedral who had a vision of starting a school for the education of children of European and Anglo-Indian families. In his own words, he wanted to "establish a day and boarding School for the Children of Christian residents in the station and its vicinity." The school was named in honour of George Cotton, Bishop of Calcutta, under whose stewardship a scheme of education was organized for the Anglican Churches in India. After India gained independence from the British in 1947, the school began to be, and is still governed by the Church of South India.

In the first five years of the school it had three principals. It was only with the arrival of George Uglow Pope, a distinguished Tamil scholar (who translated the famed Tirukkuṛaḷ into English[2]) that the present site was acquired For Rs 47,500. The boys' school and the girls' school functioned on the same campus but under different heads. Under the stewardship of Pope, the school grew from strength to strength. A collegiate section was started and the school obtained recognition from the University of Madras. He gave the School its motto – 'Nec Dextrorsum Nec Sinistrorsum', meaning 'Neither to the right nor to the Left'.

When Pope left India in 1892 to take up the post of Reader at Oxford University, the standard of the school began to decline. By 1906, closure of the school was contemplated.

Henry Whitehead, Bishop of Madras, the chairman of the Board of Governors, as a last resort, invited the members of the Brotherhood of Saint Peter to save the school from closure. Herbert Pakenham-Walsh, of the Brotherhood of St. Peter, later to become Bishop, revived the school. The school still celebrates St. Peter's day amongst other traditions such as Guy Fawkes' bonfires. In 1911, the girls' school was moved across the road. William Elphick worked for a quarter of century for the growth of the school.

The last living member of the Brotherhood of St Peter in India, Father David, died of old age. He lived and worked in the school as the school chaplain.

General K.S. Thimayya Memorial Trust edit

The General K.S. Thimayya Memorial Trust pays tribute to the School, in memory of General K. S. Thimayya, Cottonian (1918 to 1922). The Trust organises the annual Thimayya Memorial Lecture, and awards the Thimayya Medal to Cottonians who have demonstrated exemplary public service. The Trust also operates a Benevolent Fund that supports former staff members of the School, monetarily.

Notable alumni edit

Science edit

Military edit

Positions of responsibility edit

Entrepreneurs edit

  • Nandan Nilekani, Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
  • Philip Wollen, ex-Vice President of Citibank; philanthropist and social justice advocate
  • Rohan Murty, Indian technical officer, junior fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows, and the founder of the Murty Classical Library of India
  • Bharat Goenka, Co-founder and managing director of Tally Solutions
  • Varun Agarwal, founder of Alma Mater

Arts edit

Sports edit

Other notable alumni edit

References edit

  1. ^ "About Us | Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore".
  2. ^ Pope, G U; Drew, W H; Lazarus, John; Ellis, F W. . Project Madurai. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. ^ Sanyal, Riniki (18 February 2021). "'This Is Us' Honours Nasir Ahmed in Ep 8 of Season 5 – Who is He?". TheQuint. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  4. ^ . Archived from the original on 13 March 2012.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bishop Cotton Boys School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Bishop Cotton Boys School is an all boys school for boarders and day scholars in Bangalore India founded in the memory of Bishop George Edward Lynch Cotton Bishop of Calcutta Bishop Cotton Boys SchoolThe School ArmsAddressSt Mark s RoadBangalore KarnatakaIndiaCoordinates12 58 7 0 N 77 35 55 6 E 12 968611 N 77 598778 E 12 968611 77 598778InformationTypePrivate schoolMottoNec Dextrorsum Nec Sinistrorsum Latin Neither to the right nor to the left Established1865 158 years ago 1865 FounderSamuel Thomas Pettigrew 1 ChairmanP K SamuelPrincipalAlistair RA FreeseEnrollmentapprox 7 000Campus size14 acres 57 000 m2 HousesPope Pettigrew Elphick Pakenham Walsh ThomasColor s Green and gold PublicationThe Cottonian The Cotton MillAffiliationIndian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination ICSE and the Indian School Certificate examination ISC Former pupilsOld CottoniansWebsitebishopcottonboysschool wbr edu wbr inThe school is bordered by Residency Road St Mark s Road Lavelle Road and Vittal Mallya Road and is spread over 14 acres 57 000 m2 of land in the heart of Bangalore School heads in the early days included George Uglow Pope Herbert Pakenham Walsh S T Pettigrew William Elphick Iowerth Lowell Thomas and A T Balraj The Boarding has around 200 students from all over India and also International students from Thailand Nepal etc The sister school Bishop Cotton Girls School is located on the opposite side of St Mark s Road Contents 1 Origins 2 General K S Thimayya Memorial Trust 3 Notable alumni 3 1 Science 3 2 Military 3 3 Positions of responsibility 3 4 Entrepreneurs 3 5 Arts 3 6 Sports 3 7 Other notable alumni 4 References 5 External linksOrigins editThe school s past extends back to the British Raj and the Victorian era with its beginnings in a house on High Grounds over which now stands the great ITC Windsor Hotel It was started in 1865 by Rev S T Pettigrew the then Chaplain of St Mark s Cathedral who had a vision of starting a school for the education of children of European and Anglo Indian families In his own words he wanted to establish a day and boarding School for the Children of Christian residents in the station and its vicinity The school was named in honour of George Cotton Bishop of Calcutta under whose stewardship a scheme of education was organized for the Anglican Churches in India After India gained independence from the British in 1947 the school began to be and is still governed by the Church of South India In the first five years of the school it had three principals It was only with the arrival of George Uglow Pope a distinguished Tamil scholar who translated the famed Tirukkuṛaḷ into English 2 that the present site was acquired For Rs 47 500 The boys school and the girls school functioned on the same campus but under different heads Under the stewardship of Pope the school grew from strength to strength A collegiate section was started and the school obtained recognition from the University of Madras He gave the School its motto Nec Dextrorsum Nec Sinistrorsum meaning Neither to the right nor to the Left When Pope left India in 1892 to take up the post of Reader at Oxford University the standard of the school began to decline By 1906 closure of the school was contemplated Henry Whitehead Bishop of Madras the chairman of the Board of Governors as a last resort invited the members of the Brotherhood of Saint Peter to save the school from closure Herbert Pakenham Walsh of the Brotherhood of St Peter later to become Bishop revived the school The school still celebrates St Peter s day amongst other traditions such as Guy Fawkes bonfires In 1911 the girls school was moved across the road William Elphick worked for a quarter of century for the growth of the school The last living member of the Brotherhood of St Peter in India Father David died of old age He lived and worked in the school as the school chaplain General K S Thimayya Memorial Trust editThe General K S Thimayya Memorial Trust pays tribute to the School in memory of General K S Thimayya Cottonian 1918 to 1922 The Trust organises the annual Thimayya Memorial Lecture and awards the Thimayya Medal to Cottonians who have demonstrated exemplary public service The Trust also operates a Benevolent Fund that supports former staff members of the School monetarily Notable alumni editScience edit Nasir Ahmedr invented the discrete cosine transform 3 Military edit Lieutenant General A C Iyappa first Indian Signal officer in chief Lieutenant General Jameel Mahmood Major General Sultan Mahmood Col Lalit Rai VrC William Leefe Robinson Victoria Cross awardee Admiral Vijay Singh Shekhawat former Chief of Naval Staff Indian Navy General Sir Frank Simpson former Chief of Army Staff Great Britain General K S Thimayya former Chief of Army Staff Indian Army Air Marshall Malcolm Wollen former Chairman of HAL Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan VSMPositions of responsibility edit Norman Majoribanks former Governor of Madras Gopal Krishna Pillai former Union Home Secretary Government of India Dr Raja Ramanna Padma Vibhushan scientist and former chairman Atomic Energy Commission 4 Dinesh Gundu Rao minister for health and family welfare in the government of KarnatakaEntrepreneurs edit Nandan Nilekani Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India UIDAI Philip Wollen ex Vice President of Citibank philanthropist and social justice advocate Rohan Murty Indian technical officer junior fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows and the founder of the Murty Classical Library of India Bharat Goenka Co founder and managing director of Tally Solutions Varun Agarwal founder of Alma MaterArts edit Lucky Ali Bollywood singer Biddu Appaiah Prabhu Ricky Kej composer music producer Feroz Khan actor Brodha V Hip hop artist Ashvin MathewSports edit Brijesh Patel Cricketer Colin Cowdrey Cricketer Mayank Agarwal Cricketer Eugeneson Lyngdoh Footballer David Mathias Cricketer Amit Verma Cricketer Nihar Ameen SwimmerOther notable alumni edit Sudi Devanesen Kenneth Anderson writer Makarand Paranjape Dr Ajit Varki Prof B Jayant Baliga Electrical engineer Varghese Mathai Mathematician Mandyam Veerambudi Srinivasan Bioengineer and neuroscientist Ananth dodabalapurReferences edit About Us Bishop Cotton Boys School Bangalore Pope G U Drew W H Lazarus John Ellis F W Tirukkural English Translation and Commentary Project Madurai Archived from the original on 23 February 2015 Retrieved 29 December 2014 Sanyal Riniki 18 February 2021 This Is Us Honours Nasir Ahmed in Ep 8 of Season 5 Who is He TheQuint Retrieved 9 September 2023 India s Most Eminent Nuclear Physicist Archived from the original on 13 March 2012 External links 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