<p>The Bishop Cotton Boys’ School in the City has completed 150 years and as part of its sesquicentenary celebrations, it has lined up a number of events. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The year-long celebrations will be inaugurated on June 29 and will come to a close on June 29, 2015. Alumni such as Nandan Nilekani, former Infosys CEO, and G K Pillai, former union Home secretary, will join in the celebrations. The Archbishop of Dublin, Micheal Geoffry Jackson, has also been specially invited for the event, John K Zachariah, principal of the school, told a press conference here on Monday.<br /><br />Representatives and descendents of past principals and wardens have also been invited to be a part of the celebrations. A postage stamp on the school will be released next year.<br /><br />“This has been approved by a sub-committee on philately and I am waiting for a written approval,” said Zachariah. <br /><br />As part of the celebrations, a museum and archive on the school and a two-floor, 19-bed medical centre will be unveiled. The foundation stone for a new block will also be laid.<br /><br />“We have invited Dr Abdul Kalam for the unveiling of the foundation stone of the new block. On completion, it will have a conference hall, an exam hall and a music room,” said Zachariah. An honour called the Order of Cottonians will be instituted on the last day of the celebrations to a distinguished past student.<br /><br />An All India Cricket Tournament involving Cottonians from across the country, a carnival, various concerts, seminars and workshops by officials of the International Red Cross Society (that has itself competed 150 years) will be some of events during the celebrations. A second part of the book, ‘Unfinished Symphony: A Tribute to the Alumni of Bishop Cotton Boys’ School, Bangalore,’ by former alumni Aditya Sondhi will also be released. <br /><br />“There will also be an elaborate graduation ceremony in January for outgoing students and this will be graced by former union minister Shashi Tharoor,” said Zachariah.</p>
<p>The Bishop Cotton Boys’ School in the City has completed 150 years and as part of its sesquicentenary celebrations, it has lined up a number of events. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The year-long celebrations will be inaugurated on June 29 and will come to a close on June 29, 2015. Alumni such as Nandan Nilekani, former Infosys CEO, and G K Pillai, former union Home secretary, will join in the celebrations. The Archbishop of Dublin, Micheal Geoffry Jackson, has also been specially invited for the event, John K Zachariah, principal of the school, told a press conference here on Monday.<br /><br />Representatives and descendents of past principals and wardens have also been invited to be a part of the celebrations. A postage stamp on the school will be released next year.<br /><br />“This has been approved by a sub-committee on philately and I am waiting for a written approval,” said Zachariah. <br /><br />As part of the celebrations, a museum and archive on the school and a two-floor, 19-bed medical centre will be unveiled. The foundation stone for a new block will also be laid.<br /><br />“We have invited Dr Abdul Kalam for the unveiling of the foundation stone of the new block. On completion, it will have a conference hall, an exam hall and a music room,” said Zachariah. An honour called the Order of Cottonians will be instituted on the last day of the celebrations to a distinguished past student.<br /><br />An All India Cricket Tournament involving Cottonians from across the country, a carnival, various concerts, seminars and workshops by officials of the International Red Cross Society (that has itself competed 150 years) will be some of events during the celebrations. A second part of the book, ‘Unfinished Symphony: A Tribute to the Alumni of Bishop Cotton Boys’ School, Bangalore,’ by former alumni Aditya Sondhi will also be released. <br /><br />“There will also be an elaborate graduation ceremony in January for outgoing students and this will be graced by former union minister Shashi Tharoor,” said Zachariah.</p>
