Bishop Cotton Girls' School
Bishop Cotton Girls' School, or BCGS, is a private all-girls' school for boarders and day scholars in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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Type | Private boarding school Day school |
Motto | Nec Dextrorsum Nec Sinistrorsum (Neither to the right nor to the left) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Protestant (Church of South India) |
Established | 1865 |
Founders | Rev. S.T. Pettigrew, Rev. J. Gordon and Rev. R. Firth[1] |
School board | Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (year 10) Indian School Certificate (year 12) |
Chairman and Moderator | Rt. Rev. Dr. Prasannakumar Samuel, Karnataka Southern Diocese |
Principal | Mrs. Lavanya Mitran |
Staff | 150 (approx.) |
Gender | Girls |
Age | 4+ |
Houses | Barton, Elmes, Foley, Maiden, Millington, Waller |
Colour(s) | Green and gold |
Publication | The Cottonian |
Affiliation | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations |
Notable alumni
- Anuradha Doddaballapur, cardiovascular scientist and captain of the Germany women's national cricket team[6]
- Patralekha Paul, Bollywood actress
- J Jayalalithaa Puratchi Thalaivi Selvi J Jayalalithaa, actress, politician, General Secretary of AIADMK and Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India[7][8][9]
- Gautami, South Indian actor[9][10]
References
- A History of Bishop Cotton Girls' School, Bangalore Retrieved 2010-01-28.
- "Drayton Murder Suspect Charge-sheeted". No. Bangalore. Printers (Mysore) Private Limited. Deccan Herald. 30 June 1953. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- "Drayton Case Reopened". No. Bangalore. Printers (Mysore) Private Limited. Deccan Herald. 22 October 1954. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- "City's oldest college finds new home". The Hindu. No. Bangalore. 22 April 2002. Archived from the original on 17 August 2002. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- "Bishop Cotton Girls". 26 April 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- "How Bengaluru gully cricketers starred in German national team". The Times of India. TNN. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- "When Jayalalithaa was a wide-eyed little girl". The Hindu. No. Bangalore. The Hindu. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- "Who's that serious-faced little girl?". The Hindu. No. Bangalore. The Hindu. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- Iyengar, Vidya (19 July 2014). "They were once tots too: Famous Bishop Cotton Alumni". Bangalore Mirror. No. Bangalore. Bangalore Mirror Bureau. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- Rangan, Baradwaj (11 July 2015). "Gautami talks about her milestone movies and Kamal". The Hindu. The Hindu. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Cottonians Connect Old Cottonian website]
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