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Indomitable Brownians at 85 

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Col. Brown Old Boys Association 

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Brownian Bharat Kohli 

Batch 1996 

Souvenir, Col. Brown Old Boys Association 

2 Assembly Hall, CBS, Dehradun

85th year of Col. Brown Cambridge School, Dehradun 

Dear Brownians 

From the Editor’s Desk 

I am indeed privileged, fortunate and honoured to bring forth 

this Souvenir on behalf of Col. Brown Old Boys Association to 

commemorate the 85th year of our esteemed School. 

Way back in 1926 the visionary Col. William Brown sowed the 

seed with five students which over the years has blossomed into 

a huge tree with innumerable branches and leaves. The fruits are 

manifest in each of the Brownians. 

My journey with CBS started on 29th January,1964 when a dignified and charming lady 

welcomed us in the School Office whom I have known till date as Lily Ma’am (Ms. 

Indu Bala Singh). After a brief test by Ms. B.Huges I was admitted to Std. II and my 

elder brother Mohan to Std III. That day is etched in my mind as a vivid dream. After 

the wedding of Lily Ma’am in 1966, the administration of the School fell on the young 

shoulders of Shail Ma’am ( Ms. Shail Bala Singh). 

Rest of my journey with CBS till 1972 is intertwined with innumerable pleasant 

memories with the Administrator Shail Ma’am, who also briefly taught us Grammar in 

Std.IV, Principal Mr. Narendra Singh, the Headmaster Mr. S.K. Chatterjee, Prep. School 

Headmistress Ms. B.Huges, my Std IV Class Teacher Ms. Jasbir Bandeshah (now I am 

assisting her with my professional services), Motherly Matron of Sylverton House Ms. 

G.Cockhill and many more, as mentioned by Col. Rakesh.S. Sidhu elsewhere in this 

Souvenir, who was my contemporary in the School. 

My inspiration to compile this Souvenir has flown from the pleasure of reliving the 

memories all over once again which I enjoyed thoroughly. 

I thank all the Brownians for their support and contribution in bringing forth this Souvenir. 

I regret that many of the photographs received could not be included as they were not of 

the printable quality and resolution. 

I thank the School authorities for their co-operation and support and of course The 

Brownian Team who stood by my side in this endeavor. 

Your suggestions and feedback are welcome at E-mail : sldeepakca@gmail.com 

With best wishes and Regards 

S.L.Deepak 

Editor & Vice President 

November 26, 2011 3

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PROCTOR’S MESSAGE 

It gives me immense pleasure in extending my heartiest congratulations to Col. Brown Old 

Boys Association for bringing forth a Souvenir to commemorate the 85th year of Col. Brown 

Cambridge School, Dehradun. 

Eighty five summers ago the school was founded literally at the foothills of the Himalayas. 

The successive generations of the boys who passed through its magnificent stone gate created 

their own destiny. 

Col. Brown School was the brainchild of Col. William Brown and Mrs. Brown, an Irish 

couple with a burning desire to educate the sons of India. An educated, well spoken 

gentleman to the core, Col. Brown wanted Indian boys to receive the same education 

that was imparted to boys in England. He was extremely fond of sports and was a keen 

Hockey player. He put together the school badge with the Shamrock (The national 

leaf of Ireland), Lion for courage, Torch for enlightenment of knowledge and CBS with the 

Motto “Magna Est Veritas”- Truth is great. 

I believe that the Brownians have imbibed in their lives the Motto- Truth is Great. 

The School at 85 is gloriously heading towards its first century and on this momentous 

occasion I extend my best wishes to the to all the Brownians especially the office bearers of 

the Brownian Team who have burnt the mid-night oil to bring forth this Souvenir. 

With best wishes 

Indu Bala Singh 

Proctor 

November 26, 2011 5

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From the President’s Desk 

When my parents enrolled me at CBS in 1948 I was put in Prep II for academics, 

Headmasters’ House for sports and Sylverton House for lodging. While at CBS 

for 8 years it never crossed my mind that my association with the School will be 

a lifelong affair. Now I am 70 plus but still passionately involved with my Alma 

Mater – for over 6 decades now. 

CBS is commemorating 85 years of its heritage. During this period the School 

has seen ups and down. We are lucky that our ‘downs’ were afar and few. I can 

candidly predict that henceforth CBS is only going ‘up’ and ‘up’. Nothing short 

is expected from Indu Bala Singh ( Lily ) and her dedicated team. She herself is 

a Brownian to the hilt. 

On this joyous occasion we must compliment Messrs. Depinder, Avinash, Malkeet, 

Chandra Pratap, Randhir, Kirpal, Janak, Rajinder, Prem, Munna, Shailendra and 

Deepak who’ve all rendered a yeoman’s service to place ‘The Brownian’ at this 

high pedestal. We all are obliged Sirs! 

I also extend greetings to all Brownians far and wide. May we all have tons of 

happiness and miles of sun-shine during 2012. 

Brig. Devender S Dhillon 

President 

Col. Brown Old Boys Association 

November 26, 2011 7


With Best Wishes from Brownian Rakesh Goel 



Col.T.F.O’ Donnell 

Principal – 1942 - 1958 

Mr. Abhai Singh, 

Principal – 1975 – 2003 

PRINCIPALS 

Col. William Brown 

Founder Principal – 1926 - 1942 

Mr. Narendra Singh 

Principal – 1958 – 1975 

Ms. Indu Bala Singh, 

Proctor – 2003 – till date 

November 26, 2011 9

With 

Best Compliments 

From 

Brownian Rajendra Chahal 


L-38, Kalkaji, 3rd floor, New Delhi- 110019 

Mobile No.: 09871843741, 09312009769 

Email: rajendrachahal@rediffmail.com 



Col. Brown Old Boys Association –Our Presidents 

Col Malkeet S. Jarg 

President - 2001-2003 

Chandra Pratap S. Chauhan 


Lt. Gen. Depinder Singh 

Founder President – 1998 - 2001 

Col. Randhir S. Grewal 


Late Commadore Avinash Malhotra 


Maj. Gen. Kripal S Kohli 


Col. Brown Old Boys Association was registered as a society under the Society Registration Act, 1860 at 

Chandigarh vide registration no.1794 of 1997-98 on 8th January 1998. The front runner for providing the 

logistics and financial support was Mr. Rajinder K. Khanna, the first Vice President and Late Mr. Janak R. 

Grover vastly contributed towards its continuation. 

November 26, 2011 11

With Best Compliments from :- 

Best Wishes to all Brownians 

and 

School Authorities 

on the Glorious 85th year of CBS 

Brownian S.L.Deepak, FCA 

Mobile : 09810072768 

S.L. Deepak & Associates 

Chartered Accountants 

T-1512, Wazir Nagar, 

Kotla Mubarakpur, New Delhi-110003 

Tel/Fax: 24621613, 24627697 

E-mail: sldeepakca@gmail.com 




S.L. Deepak 

Vice President 

Mobile : 9810072768 

sldeepakca@gmail.com 

Sunil Sabharwal 

Executive Member 

Mobile : 9810014016 

sunil_sabarwal@yahoo.co.in 

AT THE HELM 

THE BROWNIAN TEAM 

Brig. Devinder S Dhillon 

President 

Ph: 0172-2552838 

Shailendra Singh 

Secretary cum Treasurer 

Mobile : 9810052285 

shailendra_sidhu@yahoo.co.in 

Choudhary Vijay Dabas 


Mobile : 9999982671 

suryacon_engg@yahoo.co.in 

Col. Rakesh S. Sidhu 


Mob: 09411112444, 

rakeshsinghsidhu@yahoo.com 

Rajendra Chahal 


Mobile : 9312009769 

rajendrachahal@rediffmail.com 


THE BEGINING 

Col. Brown Cambridge School for Indian Boys 

was founded in March 1926, by an Irish couple 

Col. William Brown and Mrs. Brown, for Indian 

boys. It is an English Medium Residential School 

and is open to all boys irrespective of caste, creed 

or social status. The school ranks high amongst 

educational Institutions in India. It attracts students 

not only from all over India, but also from people 

living abroad. 

An Irish man of repute, with an enviable record 

of distinguished service both in the sphere of 

education and his services in British Army, Col. 

William Brown retired from the Army but did not 

want to leave India, the country he had adopted, 

served and grown to love passionately. 

Col.William Brown and Mrs. Brown were childless 

but loved children and during tours and postings 

ranging from North West Frontier Province to the 

South found time during their tenure at a particular 

spot to help children of Indian origin. 

A man of vision, he decided to devote his life to the 

country of his adoption in the field of education. 

What irked Col.Brown was the attitude of the then 

current rulers in the disparity and discrimination 

practiced upon the Indian population. He realised it 

as a fact that the British gentleman and some of his 

Colleagues had taken upon themselves to promote 

education, which was of selective nature i.e. 

privileged education and related facilities for their 

own and fast emerging Anglo Indian community. 

It was under these compulsions that after having 

failed to break the British mindset, he teamed up 

with Dr. Balbir Singh an intelligent and highly 

educated individual wishing to promote education. 

With both Col. Brown and Dr. Balbir Singh being 

strong personalities holding independent views, this 

arrangement did not last very long. They sat together 

History of The School 


and discussed ways and means of overcoming their 

differences, but soon realized that each one of them 

would be better off independently. 

Col. William Brown along with five students 

moved into Dick House bearing property number 

5 Dick Road, which in the year Nineteen Hundred 

and twenty six (1926) was up for rent or sale as 

Col.Dick who was the owner of the Tea Garden 

had died leaving behind a wife who was unable 

to manage the same. The area where the school is 

situated and all the surrounding area of Dalanwala 

as well as the area across the Rispana River in those 

days produced Tea, which was very popular in 

North India. Some of the Tea Gardens still survive 

on the periphery of city and are worth a visit at 

leisure. 

The Motto of the School "MAGNA EST 

VERITAS" was the symbol and guiding light for 

the future generations to come. Simplicity is its 

beauty and translated from Latin it means "TRUTH 

IS GREAT". The Crest of the school reproduced 

denotes initials of the school on the right hand 

corner on top of it is the Lion for courage, the 

Shamrock the National symbol of Ireland and the 

Torch represents the Torch of learning. The above 

formed the foundation on which the School was 

built and continues to exist. 

The School under the aegis of Col. William 

Brown 

The school had a very humble beginning with only 

five students. Col.William Brown realized that just 

educating Indian boys would not serve the purpose 

of education but they had to be given or helped to 

be prepared for employment so that they could join 

the main stream and partake in decision making. 

This vision for vocational training realized and 

implemented by him in 1926, was brought in by 

ICSE Council in the form of plus two in the year 

1978. Sadly though plus two became an extension 



of Std. X and vocational concept got mired in 

controversy mainly because of the social conditions 

prevailing alongwith lack of perseverance to make 

it acceptable. 

Col.Brown was a 'Cambridge Blue' and had also in 

his tenure of service grew to love and play Hockey 

with equal competence. His wife supported and 

helped him in his endeavour and was loved by 

the students. Col.Brown known to be a strict 

disciplinarian and hard taskmaster had a gentle side 

when it came to children. It was not uncommon that 

usually one or two of them would take a lift on his 

shoulders from the Dining Hall after dinner to the 

Hostel. This event usually began between the Jack 

fruit tree and the Bel tree which exist even today. 

The school for Indian boys attracted attention from 

various sections of the Indian community. Wealthy 

Indians mainly erstwhile Princelings & Jagirdars 

took advantage of this new opening and admissions 

grew steadily. 

The members of the staff had more Europeans than 

Indians, but by 1942, the strength of teachers had 

evened out. 

Col.Brown was an eminent educationist & had 

a foresight too. During the course of his study 

at Cambridge in England, he had befriended 

Col.T.F.O. Donnell M.C. who was the Principal 

at Meerut College, who after having retired took 

over as Principal of the School as per Col. Brown's 

wishes. 

Col.Brown used his contacts and good will with 

the Indian Army and managed to persuade them to 

allow him to hold Pre-IMA classes in the school. 

This gave a further fillip to The School and as the 

movement for Independence was steadily coming to 

a boil, farsighted parents wanted to encourage their 

children to join Army and the civil administration. 

Col. Brown was very successful in achieving both 

these goals, what is even more significant is that 

the school enabled and trained the boys to adapt 

themselves to the rapidly changing ways of life. 

Having taken care of giving the students a purpose 

in life and building their self confidence, he further 

consolidated their character through a high level 

of discipline and team work, therefore it was no 

surprise that the school won the All India Hockey 

Championship Tournament and because of its 

popularity added grace and fame to the school. 

While the School was making rapid progressive 

strides, the health of both Col.and Mrs. Brown was 

causing great anxiety and concern. Mrs. Brown 

expired in the early thirties and her passing away 

had telling effect on her husband Col.Brown. 

The Assembly Hall (as it is known now) was called 

the Memorial Hall till the late sixties and was built 

in the memory of Mrs. Brown, and it was opened 

by Lady Linlithgow the then Vicereine of India. 

His niece Mary was married to Major Cleave and 

they were asked to come and help in the school. 

Cleave was appointed the first Bursar of the 

School. Around this time Miss Oliphant joined the 

School as Matron and later went on to establish 

the Welham Boys' and Girls' Schools. Mrs. Mary 

Cleave was an asset to Col. Brown School but her 

husband some how could not fit into the pattern, 

ideology and the ethos of the school. Col. Brown 

therefore was compelled to search out his old friend 

and Colleague Col.Thomas Francis O'Donnell, 

who promised to accept the legacy of the school but 

needed time as his tenure as the Principal Meerut 

College was still not over. 

Col.Brown died suddenly on 18th April 1942. A 

great educationist, a visionary, an Indophile who 

loved Indians and worked tirelessly for their well 

being left a void, which Major Cleave was unable 

to fill. 

SCHOOL - OvER THE YEARS.... 

Principal - Col.T.F.O' Donnell 

Within a year or so Col.T.F.O' Donnell took 

over the school and the Cleaves left for Ireland. 

Col.T.F.O' Donnell carried on the good work. He 


was an erudite scholar and was partial towards 

literary writing which consumed most of his time. 

He wrote and published many books, some of 

which were taught in schools across the country. 

Two of his well-known works, "The Adventures of 

an SP" and "Cockpit of the East" are major literary 

works. The original manuscripts are preserved and 

kept in the library. The second world war (1939 

to 1945) saw the alumni of the school in action in 

Africa, Europe and the South East. With the end of 

the war the political climate of the country started 

changing rapidly. With the partition in 1947, the 

school suffered its 1st major blow as friends were 

ripped apart, for approximately 40% of the boys 

left to become the citizens of the newly formed 

State of Pakistan.The school saw gradual changes 

both in the Staff and the students and by 1960 Mrs. 

0' Donnell , Mr. McIntosh the Vice-Principal and 

Col.0'Donnell passed away and by 1965 none of 

the European staff was left. 

Great contribution to the school was made by 

Kenneth Henry McIntosh, the Vice-Principal and 

Incharge of the senior classes. 

He inculcated in his students a love and interest 

for most co-curricular activities. Besides teaching 

English, he was on the soft side of discipline and was 

the major balancing factor in a highly regimented 

school. After his death his sister Dora McIntosh 

Head Mistress of the Preparatory Department 

migrated and settled down in Surrey. In 1958 Col. 

T.F.O'Donnell and the managing committee of 

the school appointed Mr. Narendra Singh as the 


Vice-Principal. Mr. Narendra Singh had joined the 

school in 1937. Earlier Subedar Bhagwat Singh 

had joined in 1935 as assistant to Major Cleave and 

became the Bursar in the forties after Major Cleave 

left and remained so till his death in August 1960. 

Principal - Mr. Narendra Singh 

With the Death of Col.O'Donnell on 26th Jan 1960 

the administration of the school was held by an 

Indian since Mr. Narendra Singh had already taken 

over as the Principal because of the Colonel's failing 

health. Both Subedar Bhagwat Singh and Narendra 

Singh had served in the Army together and were 

keen sportsmen. Mr. Narendra Singh studied at 

BHU from where he took his Masters in English. 

An excellent player and an avid fan of Hockey, he 

was known to promote the sport both in school and 

U.P. A stickler for discipline, he believed in the 

ancient adage-'Spare the rod and spoil the child'. 

Many of the old students 'fondly' remember this. 

Some of the outstanding teachers in the earlier 

years were Mr. Joshi, Mr. Hasan Hussain, Mr. B. 

Nath, Mr.G.M.Matto, Mr. P.N. Matto, Miss Wrack, 

Mr. Narayan, Mr.Uggar Sen, Mrs. Betty Hughes 

Mrs.O' Peck, Mrs. Cunnington, Mr.A.M. Saxena, 

Mr.S.K.Chatterjee, Shri Shanti Sarup, Mr. Dwejan 

Sen (Artist & Sculptor), Mr.G.D.Kukreti(Music), 

Mr. & Mrs. J.A.S. Newton and the most loved ones 

Mr. & Mrs. W.C.R. Smith. 

Some of the outstanding medical persons associated 

with the school are Dr.Hoon. Dr.Shome, Dr.Hari 

Singh Maini, Dr.Arun Kumar, Dr.N.N.Kapadia, 



Dr.Kalhan, Dr.Anil Agarwal, Mrs. G.Cockhill, 

Sister Homes, Sister Anderson, Sister Francis. 

Supportive staff to name a few are Messers 

Biswnath Singh, Balbahadur, Tikka Ram, Chand 

Mohd, Haider Baksh. Mohammad(Butler), Shankar 

Mali, Mangta (Sweeper) and amongst the Office 

staff Kamlakar Singh and Lalta Prasad. 

Principal - Mr. Abhai Singh 

It would be unfair to the school motto i.e. 'Truth 

is Great', not to report that for reasons beyond 

comprehension the progress of the school not only 

came to a stand-still but over the next fifteen years 

witnessed a slide backwards. The school went 

through very dark and trying times from 1969 to 

1976, when the process of regeneration was set in 

motion. 

In 1976, Mr. Abhai Singh returned from Canada to 

take over the reins of C.B.S after the death of Mr. 

Narendra Singh. An ex-Brownian, well travelled, 

a keen sportsman, a voracious reader and a strong 

believer in the dignity of human labour, Abhai 

Singh’s task was not an easy one. 

He modernised living facilities for the boys as 

well as the staff and restructured the Dining Hall, 

constructed new and better hostels like Ireland 

House, Patel House, Col. House, White House, 

Kitchner Block, McIntosh House. Library, the 

Computer Lab, the Tamarind Open Air Theatre, 

Tennis and Basket ball courts and underground 

water tanks to resolve the perennial water 

shortages. 

He started the re-construction and renovation of 

the old dormitories and buildings. He modernised 

and updated the facilities in all the Hostels and 

added to the infrastructure immensely. The 

school kitchen was transformed with every 

possible facility to improve the standards. He 

upgraded the school from ICSE to ISC level. 

He upgraded the science laboratories, built a 

new library, computer rooms for the senior and 

prep school, examination Hall and the beautiful 

Tamarind theatre named after the Tamarind Tree 

which no Brownian can ever forget (especially 

the consequences of throwing stones and getting 

tamarinds). He had tube wells dug foreseeing 

the water situation in years to come. In fact it 

is to his credit that the life of a Brownian really 

changed. His sole belief was to give the best 

to the boys, be it academics, food, activities or 

facilities. The innumerous little little changes 

he brought about are difficult to put down. A 

voracious reader, he was highly intelligent and 

perceptive and had an instinct about people.. 

The Boys now wear a different uniform not because 

the old one had anything wrong with it but that every 

primary, secondary school in town had copied the 

old combination of Blues. In order to protect his 

identity and to keep up with the changing times, 

new sets of clothes have been issued to the boys 

to be worn on different occasions — the Boys just 

love their CBS T-shirts. In all the changes that have 

taken place, Academics has not lost its importance 

- A good competent staff has helped the school 

achieve 100% results each year. 

Imbibed by a natural sense of humour, his staff 

and students remember him for his quick wit and 

repartee – a man who loved nature, photography, 

wild life, books, music, art et all. Extremely kind 

hearted, he truly believed that people need you 

more when they are wrong than when they are 

right, a belief that stayed with him till the end. 

Mr. Abhai Singh suddenly expired on 11th August, 

2003 leaving a huge void. 

He was succeeded by Mr Shanti Saroop as 

Headmaster and Ms Indu Bala Singh with overall 

responsibility as the Proctor. 

Mr Shanti Saroop retired in 2010 handing over the 

baton to the new Headmaster Mr Sunil K. Tyagi. 


The School with a present strength of 450 students is 

affiliated to Indian School Certificate Examination 

Board. The present Batch of Standard XII is evenly 

divided between Science and Commerce Streams 

at 14 each. 

ACADEMICS 

In the year 2010 the school got 100% result in X 

as well as in XII, all the boys from X got the first 

divisions. We have been achieving this 100% 

results and 100% first divisions almost for two and 

half decades. 

We are using audio visual means in the form of 

SMART CLASSES where the content is provided 

through soft ware and each class has its white 

board and projector through which a teacher can be 

more effective in explaining the difficult concepts 

through audio visual means. We have a Knowledge 

centre which is manned by a resource person from 

Edu Com who helps generate the teaching material 

for different classes. 

We also created a Mathematics lab, which has a 

projector and a white screen and we have hired 

a trained couple to teach Mathematics by using 

alternate methods to remove the fear of Mathematics 

from the minds of children. And I am happy to say 

that they are succeeding in doing this to a great 

extent. 

We are also organising work shops on different 

subjects for children, like in August we organised 

a work shop on Physics, the resource persons had 

come from Kanpur. It was a great success. 

For the children who are willing to opt for 

Engineering, we have engaged a faculty who is 

an IIT and IIM for conducting classes to assist the 

willing children. 

We are using a soft ware for creating our results 

which is a great relief to class teachers and 

digitalising the files of the children for easier and 

faster access of the data. 

School in the Current Mode 


–Sunil K. Tyagi, Headmaster 

SPORTS 

Our school team won the 3rd 

Ram Bahadur Chettri Memorial 

Football Tournament 

organised by ONGC. In 

this tournament twenty two 

schools had participated. Two 

of our players got the golden 

boot and the best defender 

individual trophy in this tournament. 

We are also sending the children to a local Shooting 

range and two of our boys have won a bronze medal 

each at the Pre nationals (air pistol shooting) held 

at Poona. 

CO CURRICULAR ACTIvITIES 

Our children planted more then 100 saplings in the 

guava field in the second week of August in the 

memory of our late Principal Mr. Abhai Singh. It is 

an activity which is conducted to keep the campus 

and environment green every year at this time. 

We are making a conscious effort and are succeeding 

in the promotion of Western Music. Our children 

have presented live concerts for school children 

in school and have been very successful. Actually 

school has given them a launching pad and two of 

our students have opened an event management 

company recently. 

We are members of SPIC MACAY and get people 

to perform in school and encourage Indian culture 

and music. 

We send our senior boys for white water rafting 

and nature camping. 

INFRASTRUCTURE 

White House which was a barrack and was used 

as one of the Houses was redesigned and made 

into a double story structure using columns and 

beams. The same area where only one House 

and an account office used to be now has three 



residential Houses, White House, Kitchner Block 

and MacIntosh House. It also has the office of the 

Headmaster & Senior Co-ordinator, the accounts 

and the Art Room. 

The Ireland House was demolished and a new three 

storied structure has come up in its place which 

includes Ireland House, Patel House, Patricia 

House, Col. House, Library, Examination Hall and 

the senior computer lab. The same building has also 

four separate accommodations for the members of 

the staff. 

The area behind Ireland House and next to 

“C” field has now a very aesthetically and well 

designed Tamarind Theatre which is an open air 

Theatre, where the Assembly is held. This is also 

used for various school functions. This structure 

also includes Physics, Chemistry and Biology 

laboratories. 

Between the senior school and Prep school we used 

to have an old structure with the labs, which was 

demolished and a set of twelve classes for senior 

school was built. We call it Abhai’s Academic 

Block (AAB). 

The quadrangle which was a floor of cement has 

now been fitted with KOTA STONE , a delight 

to the eye in the rainy season and children love 

skating on it. 

A little addition was done to Dick House, creating 

a new set of toilets and bathroom . It also gave us 

space for a Computer room for the junior school 

and a craft room. 

India House got a brand new toilet; a central loo 

came up between AAB and the Tennis courts. 

The Kitchen has been redone and has been provided 

with modern equipment and is one of the cleanest 

areas of the school. It is open and the cooking can 

be seen while you are having your meal in the 

Dining all. 

A new coffee shop has come up which provides 

all kind of eatable and the burgers and Pizza can 

be ordered from Macdonald and Dominos. The 

children are provided coupons for this. 

Behind the dining hall two cottages known as 

Tamarind Cottages have been built as a extra 

accommodation. 

The Hospital has been provided with new and 

spacious bathrooms and toilets. 

A cottage has been built behind India House and 

is being used as a staff quarter. ( India House 

cottage) 

We have five tube wells which provide drinking 

water. 

We have also provided RO for drinking water at 

different points in school, so the children have 

access to clean and cold drinking water. Few of the 

junior Houses have the RO in their House. 

FUTURE vISION 

We would like to see the standard of the Academics 

to go up further and would want children to be 

more oriented and motivated to do better and join 

professional courses on their own merit. 

We would also like to see the complete automation 

of the school, all departments (front office, accounts, 

staff, administrators and parents) to be connected 

through e way . 

School Hospital to be built from scratch and be 

equipped with latest equipment and be a place 

where child could be happy even in pain. 

If possible AAB could be replicated where the Prep 

school is and also the Dining hall could be made big 

enough to accommodate at least 600 people. Thus 

the prep and senior school could eat together. 

We need to extend the Memorial Hall to the capacity 

seat 600, where the night studies and Examinations 

and shows can be held at one time. 

Last but not the least keep all the staff on the 

campus and that is only possible if we construct 

some flats. 

A swimming pool , a gymnasium and a squash 

court is also part of the future plan 


With 

Best Compliments From 

Best Wishes on 85 th year of 

CBS 

Brownian Sailesh G. Patel 

75, Kunj Society, Alka Puri, Baroda 

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With 


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Dear Brownians. 

Our lot was indeed privileged to be taught, groomed 

and moulded by the likes of Col TFO’ Donnel, 

Mr. Macintosh, Miss Wrack and the ilk. Hope the 

present generation is equally lucky. Read on. 

Col. TFO Donnel M.C. & D. litt (Principal): A 

rare combination of soldier and scholar. He was 

awarded Military Cross during World War II and 

Doctor Of Literature later. We were singularly 

fortunate to have this “legend” as our Principal. 

He taught us English. It is known fact that during 

1948 riots he guarded the school main gate with his 

personal gun. His authored book, ‘Cock Pit of the 

East’ was a best seller of its time. 

Mr MacIntosh (Headmaster): Taught us English. 

A bachelor and a boxer from a British Army. An 

addict of chewing gum. If a student yawned in his 

class he would retort, “I can see the omelette you 

had at breakfast”. If someone wore a shabby shirt, 

he would say “Why are you trying to hide, the 

dirty vest you are not wearing”. Typical Scottish 

humor. 

Mr. Basheshar Nath (Pandit Ji): Taught us 

Mathematics. Had the habit of ending all spoken 

sentences with “you see”. Few gems from Pandit 

Ji’s Dictionary. 

(a) “When the plates are full, the paits are empty 

you see. When the plates are empty the paits 

are full you see.”( During an ‘at home’ ) 

(b) “Some of you could not do it, some did not, 

some would not do it, but Dhillon will never do 

it you see”. (When the class did not complete 

the given home work). 

Our Teachers at CBS 

Brig. Devender S. Dhillon 

“I am living, for that I am grateful to my father. 

I am living better, for that I am grateful to my teacher”. 

- Alexander of Macidon 

Mr. Hasan Hussain (Mulana 

Sahib) (Our History teacher) 

One evening we were creating 

ruckus in Mannering House 

(later Patel House and now 

Defunct). He walked in with 

his cane in hand. Very angry. 

We froze. Being the nearest 

one I put forward my right 

hand to receive his caning. While coming down to 

hit me his hand suddenly stopped in mid air. He said 

“Other hand”. I put forward the left hand. He did 

not execute the stroke. “So you have two sisters”, 

“Yes Sir”, I said. Without a word he left the room. 

Raksha Bandhan that day came to our rescue. 

Mr. Narendra Singh (House Master ): He was the 

‘Law and Order’ keeper of CBS. After becoming 

an officer in the army I shared a few drinks with 

him, on occasions. Tried to teach us English in the 

classroom. We learnt how to play hockey instead, 

from him. 

Mr. Smith: A Brilliant tutor of English grammar. 

Soft spoken and his “That’ll do, that’ll do, was 

enough for all of us to settle down for the lesson 

of the day. Our class presented him a set of Parker 

pens at the time of leaving school. 

Messer’s SL, GN & PN Mathew/Mathu: The Trio 

from Kashmir taught us Geography and Science. 

They joined CBS towards the fag end of our stay at 

school but their contribution was immense in their 

respective subjects –Their kashimri accent, not 

with-standing. 

Mr. Rajinder Prasad: The paan chewing Science 

teacher. I still have not forgotten the “hi-tea” he 

served us at the residence on our way back from 


Moussuri. RP was a teacher and a gentleman. 

Miss Mac Intosh : In-charge of the junior school, 

matronly, with stern look. She certainly was an 

epitome of a teacher. Even when we were about to 

pass out from the school as senior students, we were 

in awe of her. During my eight years of stay at CBS 

I don’t recollect even a single occasion when she 

was not dressed immaculately. “Prim & propah”. 

Lady Brownians 


Miss Wrack: She was gentle, firm yet motherly. 

To have her as a teacher while away from home 

was very comforting, soothing and often morale 

boosting. She had a silent limp in her gait, specks 

on her face grace written all over her. 

The class of 1956 remains forever obliged to our 

ALMA-MATER and the teachers who made us 

what we are today. 

( L to R) Ms. Shail Bala Singh (Batch 1961), Ms. Indu Bala Singh (Batch 1958) 

and Ms. Charu Bala Singh (Batch 1969) 


November 26, 2011 23 

Col. Brown CamBridge SChool, dehra dun 

Senior CamBridge ClaSS -1956 

gOyAl StudiOS, dehrA dun 

Sitting (From L to R):- Brij Mohan Gupta, Shri Rajendra Prasad, Shri G.N. Methew, Pt. Basheshar Nath, Sub. Bhagwat Singh (Bursar), 

Col. T.F. O'Donnell, M.C., D.Litt. (Principal), Shri Narendra Singh (House Master), Shri Hasan Hussain, Shri Prem Nath, Jaspal Kular 

Standing (From L to R):- Ajeet Singh, Inder Deo Kehar, Prem Kumar Dube, Kuldeep Kullar, Shiv Karan Ram, Devendra Singh Dhillon, 

Krishna Kumar, Jitendra Prakash, Madan Mohan Bhatia, Raj Kumar Khorana, Janak Raj Grover 

85th year of Col. Brown Cambridge School, Dehradun

The Senior Cambridge Class -1956 

I have the unique honour of presenting to you –The 

class of 1956, alongwith the photograph. The pen 

picture of my class-mates has been written with 

tongue-in-cheek hope you enjoy knowing us. 

Names are in alphabetical order. 

Ajeet Yadav: Principal House Captain at games. 

No comments on his academic progress as he left 

CBS for NDA in Senior-I. Retired as a Brig. and is 

now a leading capitalist at Gurgaon. A keen golfer. 

Chottu has finally stopped dyeing his hair. Kanta 

his beautiful wife is taking good care of him. 

Brij Gupta (Late): Equally good at academics and 

sports. A precious lad. Joined St. Stephens, Delhi 

after senior Cambridge where he was nicknamed 

Bum Gupta for his nocturnal activities. He burnt 

his candle from the both ends and died early 

at Saharanpur. We are in touch with his family. 

Sudha and her children are fine. 

Madan Bhatia: Joined CBS as a strict vegetarian 

and left the school as a “man eater”. He graduated 

from St. Stephens, Delhi/ at present busy in making 

money in his business at Jammu during day and 

continues making more money in the evening, at 

the Cards table. Mrs. Bhatia his wife is as usual, by 

his side, counting the cash. 

Devender Dhillon: Headmaster’s House Captain, 

which won the Tala House Trophy in 1956.School 

champion same year. Aptly described as, ‘Dilly 

the dollar, Sunday School Scholar’ by his Mr. 

Macintosh, Our Head Master in one of his lime 

ricks. Jas’s demise in 2004 has left him alone but 

not lonely. Sartaj & Navraj, his sons ensure that. 

Inder Deo Kher (Late): A mischievous Kanpuri, 

who frequently got into a spot with ‘Chowkidar 

Saab (another legend of CBS of our times, who 

looked like a sumo wrestler ). Once during winters, 

with a poker face, Inder approached him to stand 

in place empty ‘Hot water filter’ and provide water 

to him. 


Brig. Devender S. Dhillon 

Janak Grover (late): He 

was studious and indoor type 

at CBS . Later became a 

Gentleman around town. Main 

force behind ‘The Brownians’ 

movement. A great friend in 

whose demise the class lost 

an anchorman. A rotarian and 

blood donor. Personal loss to 

me. Kusum his wife is fine at Chandigarh. 

Jaspal Kular: He joined us from 1955 class. Did a 

stint in the army after CBS. Now running a Nursing 

Home along with his wife in Punjab. 

Jitendra Prakash: ‘Joe’ from Shahdara. Little 

known about his whereabouts and activities after 

CBS. Still remember his long ‘chotti’ and over 

sized feet. He walked and ran on his heels. 

Kuldip Khullar: ‘Triple K’ from Bassi Pathan. 

Very Intense and studious type. Now he keeps 

shuttling between USA, where his kids are settled, 

and Ludhiana. Whenever in India he is busy 

dismantling his old ancestral house & renovating 

his new one. His wife continues to tolerate him. 

Prem Dube: Nicknamed ‘The crow’ by Mr. 

Macintosh, for his non-stop chat. He became a 

hero over night after recital of ‘Jhansi Ki Rani’, 

Which became instant hit in the school. Tried his 

hands at films and later at poultry farming. Little 

dormant now. 

Krishan Kumar: ‘Kee Kwan’, not a Korean but 

from Amritsar. He kept aloof from The Brownian, 

activities. ‘KK’, please join us. 

Raj Khorana: Talat and Raffi of our class. We 

are lucky to have amongst us a very sincere and 

mature friend. Besides his own affairs, Raj spends 

considerable time to coax Madan Bhatia to join the 

Brownians. So far all in vain. Ramaji, his wife is an 

acute arthritis patient but still cheerful. 



Shiv Karan: Bursar House Captain. Man from 

‘Wild West’ (Abohar). School Champion in 1955. 

He commenced smoking while at school and 

continues to do so with impurity. Now growing 

cotton and keenoos at his farm. Still a bachelor but 

hunting, even during “offseason”. 

Surjit Sahota: School Perfect till he joined NDA. 

Was a POW during Indo China War of 1962. After 

giving some anxious moments to his family and 

friends, he emerged back to every one’s relief. A 

Brownians 1938 

Sena medal awardee. Now continues the same 

activity which he left at CBS in 1956 meditating 

under ‘Banyan tree’. Mrs. Sahota is taking care of 

him at Chandigarh. 

So gentlemen, that, in nutshell, is my class. We all 

grew up together at CBS in class rooms and play 

fields. Today we are in ‘Seventies’ but thanks to 

Brownian, we get an opportunity or two to feel 

young and boyish again, which is like a tonic to 

all of us. 

(Sitting L to R) Mr. Narendra Singh, Mr. B. Nath, Mr. Duggal, Mr. Hasan Hussain, Mrs. Brown, 

Col. William Brown, Mr. K. Mc Intosh, Mr. Narayanan, Mr. Joshi 


26 Assembly Hall, CBS, Dehradun 

Col. Brown CamBridge SChool, dehra dun 

Senior CamBridge ClaSS -1961 

gOyAl StudiOS, dehrA dun 

Sitting on the chairs (L to R):- Shad Saleem, Ram Singh (Prefect), Mr. A.M. Saxena, Mr. R.S. Kapoor, Mr. N. Singh (Principal), 

Mr. Basheshar Nath, Mr. P. Nath, Mr. Mohan Singh and Miss Shail Bala Singh 

Standing (L to R):- Partha Sarthi Sur, Radhakant, Suresh Chandra, Shamsher Singh, Charanjeet Singh, Anand Rao Patel, 

Rajender Singh Sandhu, Krishan Patodia, Ravi Kant Kalra and Mangi Lal Kalia. 

Souvenir, Col. Brown Old Boys Association


1961 Batch Celebrates Golden Jubilee of being Brownians 

There has never been a moment or day that most 

of us who have gone through the portals of CBS, 

have not remembered the times spent in the school. 

I wish time clock of life rewinds to enable us to 

lead the simple joys of life that we lived through. 

Four annas as pocket money was sufficient to put 

us on cloud nine. 

MAGNA EST VERITAS “ Truth is Great” was 

rightly coined as the emblem which all of us in this 

have lived with. 

I joined the portals of CBS sixty years ago. Started 

with Sylverton and ended with India House. Coming 

from a rural back ground and that too when India 

was a very new nation, I found it difficult to live 

amongst the students who came from very affluent 

society. Initially in the academic side I looked 

like an unknown entity. But made up in sports 

and similar activities. Started from the bottom and 

finally stabilized among top few students. 

The crowning glory came in the final year. Was 

selected /achieved the following: 

(a) School Prefect. 

(b) School Sports & Athletics captain. 

(c) Bursar House Captain. Won the Tala House 

Trophy. 

(d) Football Captain. 

(e) Athletics Champion. 

–Col (Retd) Ram Singh (Class of 1961) 

(f) Hony. Secretary School 

Union. 

(g) Captain School 

Sports and Athletics 

Committee. 

(h) Won the Annual 

Shooting Competition. 

The above achievements 

would never have been possible 

without the encouragement given by 

Mr Narendra Singh, Subedar Sahib, Mr Mohan 

Singh and all my teachers. They were really a 

dedicated lot. They all must be looking upon us 

from heaven above. May God rest their souls in 

peace. 

My formative stay in the school can never be 

obliterated from my memory. 

Looking back at life I have no hesitation in stating 

that a good background will always benefit in all 

walks of life. One should not judge life from what 

you have achieved but how you have lived your 

life. Your friends should cherish being with you. 

In my humble way I shall endeavor to recollect 

each student of 1961 batch and briefly describe 

what I perceived and still remember of him after 

a gap of 50 long years. I also take this opportunity 

to pay our humble respect to our esteemed team of 

Gurus who have enlightened our lives. 


With 



CBS 

Brownian Dilip K. Desai 

Baroda 

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With 



CBS 

Brownian Dr.Anand Rao Patel 

ENT Specialist 

45 Nutan Bharat Society, 

Baroda-390005 

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Executive Committee 1961: (Sitting L to R) Shamsher Singh, Shad Salim Faruqui, Ram Singh, 

Mr. Narendra Singh, Shail Bala Singh, Mr. L.P. Kamboj, Charanjit Singh. (standing L to R) Ravi Kant Kalra, 

Suresh Agarwal, Anand Rao Patel, Jagdeep Singh, Dilip Singh Bishnoi, Rajinder Singh Sandhu 

Ms. Shail Bala Singh: Ours was really a well 

behaved group of 12 boys and one lone girl. Credit 

entirely goes to Shail. That effect is still evident in 

us today. She was a source of inspiration for all of 

us. A noble lady to the core. 

Shamsher Singh Dogra: An excellent all rounder 

He was the only one from Army background. He 

has excelled in all spheres of life. Retired from a 

top job in Tata Group. 

Anand Rao Patel: A thorough gentleman and 

an excellent sportsman. He always carries a smile 

come what may. We have never seen him in anger. 

He is a ENT Specialist doctor and has his own 

hospital. Mrs Rao is also a doctor. A couple who 

are an example in hospitality. 

Suresh Chandra Aggarwal: A businessman of 

repute in Ambala. He is always ready to help. 

Remains cheerful. An all rounder who encouraged 

his team. 

Charanjit Singh Parmar: Ever smiling and a 

thorough gentleman. One has to raise his heels to 

even shake his hand .We have never ever seen him 

loosing his temper. . 

Shad Salim Faruqui: A very softspoken thorough 

gentleman. He remains cool. Besides being a good 

sportsman he was good in his studies. 

Krishan Patodia: An excellent allrounder. He 

excelled in sports besides being among the best in 

studies. Has a very helping nature. Doing extremely 

well in Business world. 

Ravi Kant Kalra: He hails from a reputed business 

family. Has an analytical mind. Did his engineering 

from IIT Roorkee. Settled abroad and doing well in 

life. A true friend who is always ready to help. 


Mangi Lal Kalia: An ever smiling face come what 

may. An extremely good human being. Has a very 

practical and analytical mind. Always ready to help 

any one in need and gives sound advice. 

Tejinder Singh Basra: A very quiet and soft 

spoken person. We never remember him getting 

angry. A gentleman to the core. Is happy being in 

the background. Was a great source of inspiration 

in running a happy team. 

Rajinder Singh Sandhu: A very soft spoken 

colleague. We never remember him getting angry 

at any time. He is cool as cucumber. He is presently 

in the legal profession and doing well in life. Settled 

in Chandigarh. 

Radha Kant Paliwal: It is impossible to come 

across such a fine gentleman. We, in our ten years 

of stay together never ever remember him loosing 

his cool. No words can express the sincerity that 

he carries. 

A TRIBUTE TO OUR RESPECTED 

TEACHERS 

Mr Narendra Singh: A great human being. He 

was a source of inspiration for all of us. A strict 

disciplinarian. An excellent sportsman. A man who 

had a hard crust outside but was extremely soft 

inside. An able administrator. He is instrumental in 

bringing CBS to the pinnacle of glory. 

Mr B Nath (Punditjee): God creates the likes of 

him very rarely. A man who could drill the basics 

of mathematics into the head of even a student 

who had no love left for the subject. A genius to 

the core. Never lost his temper ever. 

Sardar Ram Singh Kapoor: A master in the 

art of science teaching. He could motivate even 

a disinterested student to learn science. He was 

totally focused in the art of teaching science. A 

great source of inspiration . 

Mr Mohan Singh: A freedom fighter before taking 


up the noble job of teaching. To teach Hindi in 

an environment where one got reprimanded even 

to speak in the language, was difficult. He would 

regale us with stories of Sardar Bhagat Singh and 

his band of freedom fighters. Has written a number 

of books on freedom struggle. 

Mr A M Saxena: A very soft spoken person who 

could not even hurt a fly. Still he imbibed discipline 

in all of us. He was totally focused in his task. Never 

ever raised his voice to keep us under control. 

Mr Smith: Our English teacher deserves a very 

special mention. He instilled a sense of discipline. 

His spanking brought many of us on the right track. 

A great human being. 

Mr P Nath: A master in the art of teaching 

geography. Could create interest in our minds in 

a subject which was not very interesting to most of 

us. A noble soul who always remained cool. 

Remembering The Lady Teachers: We the batch 

of 1961 also take this opportunity to remember our 

lady teachers. Without them we would not be what 

we are today. It is such a difficult task to control, 

motivate and still a sense of discipline in tiny tots. 

a) Miss Mac Intosh 

b) Miss Wrack. 

c) Miss Anderson. 

d) Miss Peck. 

e) Mrs Smith. 

f) Mrs Newton. 

Subedar Bhagwat Singh and Mr Mohinder Singh, 

who were looking after the entire administration of 

the school deserve a special mention. Let us not 

forget these two gentlemen who worked tirelessly 

to keep the system functioning. 

I wish to end my note with what our Principal 

Col. TFO’ Donnel used to say--- 

'Eat well, sleep well, work hard, play hard and 

above all be a gentleman'. 



A Student’s Prayer 

The more I learn, the better I see, 

how little I know – 

and how little I know of 

my own capacity to know. 

I see that each branch of knowledge 

is so rich, so complex 

One can study a life-time and 

still be a beginner. 

Teach me how to learn wisely and well. 

Help me to master the subjects I need to study, 

and never give in to despair or boredom. 

Help me to remember how fortunate I am 

to be able to study, to grow in knowledge. 

Give me wisdom, that I may treasure knowledge, 

and never forget how little I know. 

Help me to be diligent, without undue ambition, 

and successful, without worshipping success. 

Teach me to give each task its rightful place, 

and use my talents to the best of my ability. 

Make me strong against temptations, 

resolute before distractions, 

Humble before the truth, 

and gracious to the less gifted. 

Give me a vision larger than my studies, 

and greater than my individual success. 

Teach me to use my opportunities gratefully, 

Develop my talents responsibly, and place my learning 

at the service of truth and justice. 

May I keep learning all through my life, 

Knowing that, however much I learn, 

there are always new worlds to discover. 

Make me wise and strong, 

that I may learn from life itself, 

consider every one as my teacher, 

and never turn away from the light of Your face. 

–Contributed by Brownian S.L.Deepak 


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40th Year of 1971 Batch Brownians 

Forty years post school its nostalgia time once again 

as I delve into my cerebral archives to recollect to 

write about my class of 1971. I am surprised at the 

vividness of recall of our final day in school as we 

all hugged each other prior to leaving the school 

premises with promises of undying friendship and 

offers of full support if the occasion ever arose in 

future. I for one am able to state that this support 

has always been forthcoming. 

The batch commenced in 1961and progressed like 

a river with students joining and taking off at varied 

stages till merging with the ocean of life outside 

school in 1971. As the memory cells are not strong 

enough to retrieve all data I am restricting myself 

to those who were present with us in 1971. So over 

to the class in order of arrival…… 

Nindi, Narenderjit Sigh Gill s/o Late Sardar 

Mukhtiar Singh GilI, Village Chungawa Tehsil 

Moga Distt Faridkot Punjab was the pioneer joinee 

in 1961. Arts stream. Jovial all rounder. Others 

tried to maintain a good distance from him when 

he was jovial because of his penchant for heavy 

hand back slapping while guffawing. Went on to 

join National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla, 

got commissioned into the Corps of Artillery and 

took retirement as a Colonel. Is currently settled 

in Ludhiana and engaged as Chief Helicopter Pilot 

with Deccan Charters. 

Monk(ey), Rakesh Singh (Sidhu) s/o Late Shri 

Shiv Charan Singh, Village Chakarsi Tehsil Amroha 

Distt Moradabad Uttar Pradesh was also a pioneer 

joinee in 1961. Arts stream. Good all rounder, he 

was always upto monkey tricks. Completed Post 

Graduation with Delhi University before being 

commissioned into Mechanised Infantry Regiment 

and took retirement as a Colonel. Is currently 

settled in Dehra Dun and engaged with University 

of Petroleum & Energy Studies in Administration. 

Lala, Rakesh Goel s/o Late Shri Dharam Pal Goel, 

Rashtriy Engineering Works, 

Batala, Distt Gurdaspur, 

Punjab joined in 1962. Science 

stream. The perennial back 

bencher and instigator. Joined 

his father’s business which he 

runs successfully. Is currently 

settled in Rouse Avenue 

Amritsar and is also a Director 

with Dena Bank. 

–Col (Retd) Rakesh Singh Sidhu 

Raghu, Achal Nanda s/o Late Shri Raghunath 

Nanda, Nanda Motor Training College, Hauz Khas, 

New Delhi joined in 1962. Arts stream. He was the 

silent operator. Took over the Ajmeri Gate branch 

of his father’s business which he runs profitably. 

Is currently settled in Naraina Vihar, New Delhi 

and frequently shuttles to UK where his children 

are settled. 

Mama, vinod Kumar Dhingra s/o Late Shri 

Govind Ram, Jwalapur, Distt Haridwar, Uttara 

Khand joined in 1962. Science stream. He was the 

Rip Van Winkle of the class and a good football 

player. Went on to join his father’s Panch Photo 

mark naswar (snuff) and has currently diversified 

into manufacturing of adhesives and running 

primary school on the side. 

Neta, Rajesh Gupta s/o Late Shri Amarnath 

Gupta, Greater Kailash Part II, New Delhi joined 

in 1964. Science stream. Was unanimous custodian 

of joint finances and the class whiz kid. Went on to 

graduate from IIT Delhi before joining his father’s 

import export business at Chowri Bazar Delhi 

which he now runs independently. 

Mohan, Mohan Lal Deepak s/o Shri Jagannath 

Deepak, Bharatpur (Rajasthan) joined in 1964. 

Science stream. He was an intelligent dreamer. 

After completing his studies he commenced his 

corporate carreer in Hero Cycles, Ludhiana. He is 



Class of 1971 (1st Row Standing) Narinderjit S. Gill, Mahesh Gupta, Gurcharan Gandok, Depinder S. Sodhi, 

Inderjit Singh, Rakesh Goel, Vinod Dhingra, Achal Nanda, Sunil Kapoor (2nd Row sitting) Rajesh Gupta, Rakesh 

S. Sidhu, Mohan L. Deepak, K.B. Singh, Vijay Dhingra, Chander Paul. 

now settled in Gurgaon and is the Sr VP (General 

Affairs) Honda Scooters and Motorcycles. 

Bania, Mahesh Gupta s/o Late Shri Shankar 

Gupta, Shankar Garage Kanpur Uttar Pradesh 

joined in 1964. Science stream. Apt to carry tales 

but kind hearted. His attempts to redeem situations 

inevitably worsened them. Went on to join his father 

in running their repair & recovery?!!!(Intended) 

set up. He continues to be the man around town in 

Kanpur. 

Bihari, Krishna Bihari Singh s/ o Shri KP Singh, 

No 1 Contractor Lane Contractor Area Jamshedpur 

Bihar joined in 1966. Arts stream. He was the 

Kishore Kumar of the class or so all of us made him 

feel. Joined his family business and is currently a 

successful Exide dealer. 

Paul, Chander Paul Achreja s/o Shri Desraj 

Achreja, Fancy Silk Store Shankar Road New 

Rajinder Nagar New Delhi joined in 1966. Arts 

stream. Silent and shy but highly spirited. Joined 

his father’s business and currently successfully 

runs Fancy Collections. 

Channy, Gurcharan Singh Gandaok s/o Late 

Sardar Mohinderjit Singh, Chandigarh joined 

in 1969. Science stream. Dandy of the class and 

a good sportsman. Went on to join his family 

business in construction industry. Currently he is 

well established in Mumbai. 

Tona, Inderjit Singh Dhanoa, East Africa joined 

in 1969. Arts stream. Highly energetic and quick 

to anger. Is currently General Manager Sales with 

Mercedes Benz in Vancouver Canada. 

Chief, Tikka Depinder Singh Sodhi s/o Late 

Tikka Bhupinder Singh (alumni of CBS), The 

Fort Kartarpur, Distt Jalandhar, Punjab joined in 

1969.Arts stream. A real laid back personality. 

Returned to his hereditary seat in Kartarpur which 

he benignly runs. 



MISCELLANEOUS FOOTNOTES 

The break up of arts and science stream was 7 

and 6 respectively. Where as four Arts students 

cleared their ISC exams only two could do so from 

Science stream. Mohan explains it as “Pappu pass 

ho gaya!!!” 

In life the story continues with a twist. The 

academically poor performers, from modern 

‘I wished for all things to enjoy life, 

And was granted Life itself to enjoy all things.” 

society yardsticks, are performing ahead of the 

academically better performers!!! 

I do not recollect a single sunny day holiday without 

rains! 

At the end of the day, forty years to date of leaving 

school, we are singularly lucky (touch wood!) 

to be in good health and doing well in life. God 

Bless. 

- An anonymous Soldier 

Standard IV students (1966) with Class Teacher. (1st Row) Nilesh G.Patel, Jitender I Patel, 

Miss Jasbir Bandeshah, Jaswant Bagga, Ramesh Bhatia. (2nd Row sitting) Sailesh G Patel, 

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The overpowering influence of the school 

environment and teachers on the students during 

their formative years is all pervasive. Aptly, the 

school is deemed to be our alma mater. I also look at 

the environment in school as akin to nature. It offers 

all that it has to give, without any discrimination. 

It is for the seeker to take what they desire. Having 

done my entire schooling from Col Brown’s I have 

no hesitation to state that I am what I am today 

because of what I could take from the School. 

School by itself would be inanimate. It is the 

teachers who impart it life and character. Also, 

Memories tend to dim over a period of time. But 

the experiences and characters having deep impact 

on our life we choose to remember longer. Eighty 

Fifth Year celebrations of Col Brown School set 

me to reminisce about my teachers and their traits 

that I could remember even after forty tumultuous 

years of leaving the school. What I remember is 

penned in succeeding lines. 

Mr Narendra Singh, the Principal. I recollect him 

as a dignified, stern and aloof personality, always 

impeccably dressed. His command over language 

and measured delivery impressed me the most. He 

was well versed with ancient Indian scriptures and 

his talks were liberally peppered with shlokas from 

the Geeta. He was an ardent lover of sports. 

Mr Kalanidhi Bahuguna, Hindi and Sanskrit 

teacher. He had an artistic bend in him and had 

calligraphic hand writing. He was triple MA in 

Sanskrit, Hindi and English, a rarity indeed even 

today. Give him a word and he could expound upon 

it, on and on. He had an excellent sense of humor. 

An expert on ‘sandhi vichhed’ of names, he always 

expressed dismay at incorrect selection of names by 

parents – ‘aankh ke andhe naam Nainsukh’ and ‘nal 

par nahati dekhi Godavari, Gomti aur Ganga’ were 

his favorite quotes on the subject. His rendering of 

‘garbad ramayan’ was always a hit. 

An Ode to Our Teachers 

–Col (Retd) Rakesh Singh Sidhu (Class of 1971) 

Mr SN Dobhal, English 

Literature teacher. He was a 

man of photographic memory. 

Our favorite past time with 

him, whenever not in the 

mood to study – and it was 

often – was to challenge him 

to ad verbatim quote any 

work of any classic author in 

English literature ‘page so and so, line so and so” 

and he would take off from there extempore. We 

never ceased to be amazed with this capability of 

his. Yet his humility had to be seen to be believed. 

We could speak to him freely on any subject. 

Mr SK Chatterjee, Mathematics Warden and 

Head Master. He was a man for all seasons in 

the school. His loyalty to the organisation was 

beyond reproach. He was the ‘Enforcer’, the 

custodian of school discipline, ruthless, dedicated, 

on duty round the clock – 24 x 7. He was known 

for his nocturnal prowls, clad in overcoat, torch in 

hand, hat on head, thick rubber soled shoes! And 

what a battle of wits it used to be while breaking 

bounds! Stakes were very high. He had to catch 

you only once – with expulsion as the ultimate 

sentence!! His famous dialogue “Beta either you 

are too simple to break discipline or too smart to 

be caught by me. Till the time I catch you I will 

assume it’s the former.” He was highly perceptive 

too, as when I scored maximum obtainable marks 

in mathematics, always my bête noir, for the first 

and only time in my life – “Rakesh has cheated, he 

has scored 150 out of 150” was how he expressed 

it without showing any emotion. 

Mr Kumar, Mathematics and Music Teacher. He 

was a natural in both disciplines. And what do you 

have to say to this – these were the two least liked 

subjects by me and yet I happened to be his favorite 

student! 

Mr Ram Singh Kapoor, Physics Teacher. He 


was a gentle person with a penchant for caustic 

one liners. Once when Mr SK Chatterjee apprised 

him with visible pride about catching two popular 

students out of bounds, his famous comment was,” 

Mr Chatterjee I don’t see what greatness lies in 

this.” 

Dr Maj Hari Singh, the Doctor. He was a gentle 

soul who was fastidious in washing his hands with 

soap after inspecting every patient. We admired his 

patience. He was disliked annually for duration of 

three days only by majority of us - the time of TAB 

& C vaccination. 

Sister Anderson, the resident Nurse. She was 

terror personified to anyone ill enough to be 

admitted to the ward. Woes betide anyone who had 

the temerity to cough during her afternoon siesta or 

to be injected medicine by her hands. No wonder 

she was the biggest motivator not to fall seriously 

ill and rivaled Mr Chatterjee for topping students 

least favored person list. 

Mr G.S.Suman, the Art Teacher. Master of colours 

and dreams in paintings. Students of all classes 

enjoyed going to the Art Room to splash colours 

on art sheets. He was soft spoken and a thorough 

gentleman. His student artists won many laurels in 

District competitions for the School. 

Ms G Cockhill, the Matron of Sylverton House. 

She was practically the foster mother of the tiniest 

of tots of the school and also the custodian of our 

most prized possessions – our tuck and 

Private money! Her house keeping standards of 

student clothes cupboards were meticulous. And of 

course she cooked the best cutlets in location. 

Mr Garg, the Geography teacher. He was a firm 

believer in the principle of the more you know the 

more you write in exams. Weight of the answer 

book was of vital importance. He would first 

segregate the answer books into various lots by 

assessing their weight by holding them in his palm. 

Thereafter he read only the first two and the last 

two pages before allotting marks. This discovery 


to us had more import than the discerning of 

gravitational laws by Newton. Old newspapers 

became inalienable part to carry with you during 

geography exams. 

Other remembered names that still cling to memory 

are of Prep School teachers galaxy led by the 

matronly and indomitable Ms B Hughes, Ms Kakra, 

Ms J Bandeshah, Ms Ali who after marriage joined 

as Mrs. Durrani, Ms White, Ms Cabri, Ms Grey, Ms 

D Singh, Ms Wheeler the Dick House Matron, Mr 

Pratap Singh hockey coach and debonair man of 

the school, Mr SK Bhatia Chemistry teacher who 

was more comfortable handling cricket bat than 

chemistry lab equipment, Mr. Nath ( Panditji) and 

later Mahender Babu- Bursar, Mr S K Chatterjee, 

Head Master and Mathematics teacher, Mr Meher 

Singh History teacher of “Surya Kant you cant” 

fame, Mr Chaturvedi the old worldly English 

Literature teacher, Mr Jagmohan Katyal sports and 

cricket coach, Mr VN Juyal, Mr Jugran. 

And lest we ever forget the selfless services 

rendered by:- 

Bishti, the water carrier, who had developed 

enormous varicose veins in his legs while patiently 

slogging on with his duty. 

Shankar, the Mali, who single handedly maintained 

the greens. 

Bijli, the Waiter, who obliged the boys for small 

tips by magically producing Tikki on the sly out of 

his service cap. 

Lalta Ram, the Peon, whose bells controlled our 

daily routine. 

Mangta, the Safaiwala, responsible for scavenging. 

Finally, the menu for adventures on French leave - 

Mehru ka elaichi dood and bun samosa, Maheshwari 

ke stuffed parathas and rabri, Moti Mahal ka butter 

chicken and naan Sind Karachi ka economical 

meal, Dosas of Odeon . I now understand why 

Adam ate the forbidden apple despite knowing he 

would be expelled if caught!!! 



NOSTALGIA 

Mr. Abhay Singh: Our reverend principal who 

brought a revolution in the school by adding yoga 

and boxing in sports activities. He emphasized on 

the importance of English vocabulary that made 

us stand out of the crowd everywhere. Also, by 

replacing the uniform pattern from ‘the flayered’ 

bellbottoms to shorts; he added on to his students’ 

personality. 

Mr. Gajbir Singh & Mrs. Indubala Singh: A very 

affectionate and caring couple who is still admired 

for their elegance and strong attachment and 

dedication to sports. They introduced excursions to 

various wild life sanctuaries to give us a taste of 

real life!! Mrs. Singh’s excellence in administration 

continue to be a boon for the students… 

Mr. S.K. Chatterjee: “Think of the devil and 

the devil appears”…could rightly be said for our 

dear Maths teacher. His innovative techniques 

of teaching tables and arithmetic made me so 

comfortable with calculations that I seldom use 

calculators. 

Miss. Charu Bala Singh: A perfectionist who 

graced our lives with her teachings in dramatics, 

her incredible way of imparting knowledge to us 

through the books that were nicely arranged in her 

library and in the times of utter distress, brought 

happiness by giving us chocolates….so ma’am… 

“kuch meetha ho jaaye!!!” 

Mr. S.K. Tyagi: “The teacher is one who makes 

two ideas grow where only one grew before." 

He is still remembered for his algebra theorems. 

“The task of the excellent teacher is to stimulate 

'apparently ordinary' people to unusual effort. The 

tough problem is not in identifying winners: it is in 

making winners out of ordinary people.” 

Mr. Bhatt: He is the blend of two “C’s”- CRICKET 

Tribute to Our Revered Teachers 

–Vijay Chaudhary Dabas (1976-1982) 

and CHEMISTRY; still famous 

among students. “I cannot 

teach anybody anything, I can 

only make them think." 

Mr. Dhyani: Populary known 

as ‘Dhyanchand’ among 

students for his passion for 

hockey in games and physics 

as a subject. He never lost 

his cool, be it in field playing hockey or teaching 

physics in class. “Teachers don't impact for a year, 

but for a lifetime.” 

Mr. Pandey: “The art of teaching is the art of 

assisting discovery." He will be remembered as a 

great history teacher throughout our lives. 

Mr. Bisht: "Geography is just physics slowed 

down, with a couple of trees stuck in it." And that’s 

how he made geography like a piece of cake for 

us!! Also, unforgettable are his arts of abstraction. 

Mr. O.P. Singh: A promptitude who imbibed his 

essence of punctuality in his students. His strict 

ways of ushering in the passion of boxing in us 

taught us things even outside the boxing ring. 

Miss. Cutler: Attracted huge amount of attention 

because of her Japanese way of dressing. 

Miss. Mala Singh: A very gentle, soft spoken and 

a lady of respect, truly reminds me of the words of 

an anonymous writer…"If you can read this, thank 

a teacher”. And here I am ma’am thanking you !! 

"Believe nothing merely because you have been told. 

Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely 

out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after 

due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, 

conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of 

all beings -- that doctrine believe and cling to, and 

take it as your guide." »Buddha 



Brownians at Baroda Kite Festival on 14 th January, 2006 under the presidentship of Late Comm. Avinash Malhotra 

Sports Captains of 2003 with (L to R) Mr. Bisht, Mr. Abhay Singh, Principal, Mr. Sunil K. Tyagi and Mr. G.S. Suman 



Life in Col. Brown Cambridge School at Dehradun Soon After Independence 

I was eight years old when I joined CBS in January 

1948, as a boarder, and was placed in class-I and 

given a bed in the Dick House Dormitory, directly 

above Principal’s office. We were given half sized 

cupboards in cupboard rooms for eight to ten 

students. Some boys had made puja corners in their 

cupboards with idols of Gods and goddesses and 

every evening they performed prayers with lighted 

candles, ghee lamps and incense sticks before prep/ 

dinner, which was joined by other boys as well. 

Our principal at that time was Col.T.F.O’Donnell, 

ADC, M.C. , D.Litt. , an Irishman also, and a world 

war veteran, an awardee of the Military cross for 

bravery, whose nose was blown away by a German 

bullet in war, and now had a false nose. He was 

learned and distinguished and commanded respect 

from one and all, but never had severe words for 

anyone. He wrote books for students, which were 

educative, informative and a model of English 

writing and he taught English language to senior 

classes. Have just three of his books, fifty to eighty 

pages each, and they are:- (1) To the students, (2) 

short stories (3) adventures of an S.P., all set in 

India, and reading them recently, gave me immense 

pleasure. I would like to get all other books written 

by him. 

Parade, drill, rifle drill and target shooting with 22 

bore rifle, started early for us. I had been taught 

a little at my home by private teachers, as I was 

restricted to mix with village boys and go to village 

school, being the heir of the local landlord and 

restricted in our fort. In the very first year in school 

I was promoted by a double and a triple promotion 

to class III, which rendered my Maths and English 

grounding weak and was a bane in later classes 

right up to B.Sc. The School’s overall discipline 

and powers on the sports field were excellent. Our 

first elevens of Hockey, Football and Cricket used 

to beat all other schools’ elevens in the district. Our 

–Pradyuman Singh Chohan, M.Sc., IRTS (Retd.)(1948-1953) 

Football teams used to play 

with seniors of IMA’s and 

Gurkha Regiment teams. 

In school, all Hindu festivals 

were performed with zeal and 

fervor. The first, Holi at ‘B’ 

field, where coloured water 

play was permitted along 

with coloured powder ‘gulal’ 

upto 12.00 noon. The second was Lord Krishna’s 

birthday of Janmashtmi, whence boys keeping fast 

were provided non-cereal brunch, and the dinner 

was a full special meal served after twelve midnight 

after a little function of venerating the birth of 

Lord Krishna by placing the ideal of Krishna in 

a cradle and swinging the cradle with holy songs 

and bhajans where some staffs also participated. It 

was just like what Christians do for baby Christ’s 

birthday. In the festival many Sikh boys also used 

to keep the fast. The third festival of Diwali was 

also celebrated. Boys decorated their boarding 

houses with candles and earthen lamps. Full use 

of crackers, crackers’ and spinners and mushrooms 

and sparklers was permitted. The highlight was a 

rocket (Havai) firing match between boys of India 

house against the rest of the school’s seniors, with 

‘A’ field being the buffer zone. That night the 

dinner was special too. The School used to arrange 

picnics to the Robber’s Cave and Sahasthra Dhara 

streams and falls and some other places too. 

We remember our faculty with love, affection, 

misgivings and fear. Our headmaster, Mr. 

MacIntosh, was a Scotsman, and also a former army 

man and a teacher of English for senior boys. He 

was a bachelor, and he had a sister, also a spinster, 

and she was incharge of the the Junior School, 

upto Prep. IV. There was Miss Peck, Miss Wrack, 

Miss Raj Kumari, and our Prep IV incharge Miss 

Murphy, who apart from being a very good teacher 


and keeping decorum in class, was very beautiful 

like a English movie actress; tall, brunette with Bob 

cut hair and features like Elizabeth Taylor. 

From Junior-I onwards male teachers were 

teaching. Teachers who come to mind are Pandit 

ji for Maths, who had famous expletive’ you see’ 

after every step of an equation. He was gentle, 

rotund, but very likeable. For art was Mr. Sen, a 

Bengali, and he used to literally hold boys hands 

to show how drawing, shading with pencil is done, 

and showed by example the methods of use of pastel 

colours, water colours, and oil and poster colours. 

Hindi teacher was Mr. Mohan Singh, whose efforts 

improved my Hindi and I got an ‘A’ rating in Senior 

Cambridge Exam. Our Geography teacher was Mr. 

S.L.Mathur who was quite influential in enthusing 

students to study Geography. 

Our English teacher was Mr. Narendra Singh, who 

was also School sports incharge. He was the strictest 

of all the teachers. In class, if a student did not 

complete home work, or made grammatical errors, 

he thrashed his palm by his favorite weapon, the 

footrule, hard enough to leave the palms stinging 

for several minutes. On the sports field he was 

like a wizard. In Hockey he had represented the 

U.P. eleven. His stick-work was superb, like India 

Olympic Gold Medal winning team Captain Dhyan 

Chand’s. His Dribbling was such that no opponent 

could snatch the ball from under his stick. In cricket 

he was a Stylish stroke player. 

The most important man in the School was 

our bursar, Subedar Bhagwat Singh, popularly 

called Subedar Sahib. He had been Col. Brown’s 

Regimental Subedar, and his most trusted man, 

and also his partner financially in the School 

from the beginning of the school in 1926. A 

mention must be made of our School Chowkidar 

named Basheshar Singh, a Rajput from the same 

Regiment. He was truly fat, with a handlebar 


Moustache and wore a Rajput style turban and 

dhoti/ pyjama and kept an enormous ‘Lathi’ 

with a real spearhead. His eye sight was like an 

eagles, and his voice strong and booming and 

could enter or leave without his vigil over them. 

He reported all the misdemeanors to Subedar 

Sahib, but otherwise never touched a boy. A 

unique institution of the School he was. 

Lastly mention must be made of our seniors, class 

fellows and juniors, who are fondly remembered. 

Seniors like Birendra Singh, Bir Bikram Singh, 

Fateh Singh, Bharat Keshwar, Raj Keshwar, Sher 

Singh, Samsher Singh, Pratap Singh, Bhoor Singh, 

Devi Singh, Ramesh Sharma, Patiala Maharajas 

sons all remembered only by their nick names 

given to them by their English Governesses. They 

were Ralph, Jummy, Brain and Mervyn and also 

remembered are Ram Chander Badhwar and Prem 

Prakash , Prashida Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, 

his brother, my class fellow, Om S.J.B. Rana, and 

his younger brother my junior Prabal S.J.B. Rana. 

My class fellows remembered are Hardev Singh, 

Jagbans Singh, Jaspal Swani, Jasinder Kairon, 

Anoop Singh, Amar Kuldip Singh, Avinash 

Bhalla, Harish Kakkar, Rajinder Dhawan, Laxman 

Singh and juniors Ajit Singh, Jaimal Singh, Subash 

Arora, Kewal Nagpal, Yashodra Singh, Shiv Karan, 

Sheoram, Randir Singh, Prakash Bhalla, Janak 

Grover and Brij Mohan Gupta. 

The Annual dinner of the School was a day to 

remember. Though the food was special, the 

Highlight was the Rajput boys, especially from 

Rajasthan turning up in colourful turbans with 

achkans and churidar in the traditional Rajput style 

and Mrs. O’Donnell wearing a gorgeous hat and 

looking like Queen Elizabeth, 

These memories are special and worth sharing 

with boys, who have no idea, what it was like 

then. 



Brownian Alumni Meet at Amritsar on 26 th & 27 th February, 2011 

Brownians at the Golden Temple, Amritsar 

Brownians at the Jhalianwala Bagh, Amritsar 


Brownians at Wagah, Indo-Pak Border, Amritsar 


Founder President Lt. Gen. Depinder Singh Releasing the Brownian Members' Directory on 26th February, 2011 



With 


Brownian Bhupinder Singh 

Best Wishes to all Brownians 

on 

the 85th year of School 

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