The students of Expressions Theatre Club of Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram participated in ‘Incognito 2019’ organized by Somerville school on 22nd May 2019, the team presented a very comical and interesting Ads Act secured the 1st position in the event Ad-In act. The team sold their product convincingly and consisted of Gaurangi Gyanesh Singh (XII-S), Pranjal Kumar (XII-T), Hemang Duggal (XI-P), Kushagr Kaushik (Xl-E), Ria Jain (XI-X).
An interactive session on the topic ‘Celebrate Green Diwali: Say ‘NO’ to Firecrackers’ was held on 22 October 2019 for class VI in the 3rd – 4th period in the Seminar Room. In the session lead by Dr. Pawan Tiwari, Assistant Professor, Pulmonary Medicine, AIIMS and his team of three students from Sri Venkateshwara College, University of Delhi, the students learned about the causes and the harmful effects of air pollution, common air pollutants, sources of indoor and outdoor air pollution and common diseases caused by air pollution . They also learned about the various ways to control air pollution, the method to assess air quality, what happens when the air quality index crosses certain limits, the average air quality index of Delhi during different seasons, the causes and harmful effects of smog and the Directives given by the Supreme Court of India to control air pollution.
The students were also informed about the increased levels of pollution caused during Diwali due to the bursting of crackers. Dr. Pawan spoke at length about the need to curb such practices and the various alternatives that can be adopted by the students to do so. He also spoke about the ways to manage air pollution. The session concluded with a quiz organised by the students of Environment Club of Venkateshwar College on air pollution. The winners of the quiz were given the chocolates and pens. On the whole, the session was very informative for the students and helped create awareness in them regarding air pollution and the need to celebrate a Green Diwali, without using crackers.
Class Teachers:
Ms. Kakoli Sengupta (XI-T) and Ms. Gurpal Kaur (XI-P)
Class Representative: Ms. Naga Lakshmi
Vice Principal: Ms Padma Srinivasan
Date: 22.10.2019
Cultural Programme Incharge: Ms.Shelly Jolly
Photography: Mr Shankar Giri
Topic: Don’t go through life, grow through life.
The Class Assembly of Classes XI-T and XI-P was based on the topic – Don’t go through life,grow through life. To cherish high ideals, to achieve greater heights in life, to come out with flying colours in all one’s endeavours, to reach the desired goal in spite of facing the mighty obstacles is the ambition of each and everyone of us. We must always look forward and never settle for anything less than what we want to achieve in life-thus growing and evolving as better human beings.
The 24th Annual IT Symposium ‘EXUN 2019’ was hosted by Exun Clan, the Technology Club of Delhi Public School, RK Puram on 19-20 October 2019. The event was sponsored by BML Munjal University, Oxford University Press, Evelyn Learning Systems and Group A Logistics. This event was the National IT Symposium for and by the tech enthusiast students under the supervision of Computer Science Department of the school.
Established in 1992, the Exun Clan was the brainchild of Mr. Mukesh Kumar, Head of the Computer Science Department, and an enthusiastic group of IT aficionados. Short for “Experts Unlimited,” Exun is one of the most renowned clubs, giving students an opportunity to display their abilities in the vast field of IT. The club believes that its members are part of a strong family, which is exemplified by their motto, “We, not I”.
This year, with 729 registrations from 78 schools, Exun along with The Gaming Club – DomainSquare+, Robotics Club – RoboKnights and Cubing Club – CubXL organised 20 different IT events including an Online Cryptic Hunt– Sudocrypt and a Girls’ Surprise Event.
The symposium had pre-started with Sudocrypt on 13-14 October, where the group behind the online cryptic hunt redesigned the hunt by including highlights which were greatly appreciated by the participants, such as a new chessboard-like format. More than 1000 participants took part in Sudocrypt, accumulating a total of 200,000+ points. On this occasion, Exun also released the 14th issue of its Annual Magazine – “UnderScore”.
EXUN 2018 – DAY 1
The occasion commenced with the lighting of the lamp. The event was graced by the Principal, Ms. Vanita Sehgal along with the Computer Science Teachers of DPS RKPuram and participating schools along with Tech Aid crew.
The Introduction Video for Exun 2019 was presented by the Exun Clan, showcasing a brief particulars about the events and the achievements of the club.
The Principal, in her welcome address, expressed her admiration for the club and the rapid advances they have made in the IT field. Furthermore, she articulated on the significance of technology and how she herself cannot do without it. At the same time, she emphasised the human aspect of life, and described how technology is a very powerful weapon, and should not be misused. Towards the end of her speech, she congratulated the entire Computer Science Department, calling them the backbone of the school, and praised Exun for being one of the most seasoned clubs.
The first day included the events of Build (Hackathon), Build (Designathon), SpaceTech, Competitive Programming, Turing Test, Group Discussion, Hardware, Open Quiz, Crossword, DomainSquare+ Gaming, DomainSquare+ Gaming QuizCross, NOVA 2.0 (RoboRace), MX+C (Line Follower), Cubing 2×2, Cubing 3×3, Pyraminx and Girls’ Surprise Event (conducted by Women Who Code Delhi).
Group Discussion was conducted in two rounds. An online preliminary round was conducted on Day 1, followed by the onsite semi-finals and finals on the same day. Mr. Sameer Chadha and Mr. Siddhant Shah, alumni of DPS RK Puram and Exun Clan, were the judges for the event.
Build was an event wherein students were competing against each other in all aspects of design and software development. The event was judged by Mr. Sibesh Kar and Mr. Arunim Gupta, who are DPS RK Puram and Exun alumni.
Crossword was conducted in two rounds, an online preliminary and an onsite final event. The onsite event included pun-based, tech-related questions. The event was conducted by Mr. Srijan Jain, an alumni of DPS RK Puram and Exun Clan.
The preliminary round of the DomainSquare+ Gaming QuizCross asked participants to answer a number of questions on a wide variety of games and gaming-related trivia. The event was a combined quiz and crossword organized for the first time by Exun and DomainSquare+.
The basis of the Spacetech event was the growing influx of investments of IT companies in the development of space technologies. The event, judged by Mr. Arunim Gupta, Mr. Bhavya Khandelwal, Mr. Antonio Fowl Stark, and Mr. Aditya Sengupta, was held in collaboration with the New Delhi Space Society. As an official World Space Week event, Spacetech was based on World Space Week’s 2019 theme “The Moon: Gateway to the Stars”. Participants had to devise innovative methods to grow food on the lunar surface or create cooling solutions for server enclosures on the lunar surface environment. The event culminated with participants pitching their innovations onsite.
Competitive Programming saw the participants face a plethora of problems based on logic, algorithms and data structures. They were evaluated on the basis of the time they took to solve the problems . The online qualifying round saw more than 1000 participants, including 192 international participants, out of which 10 teams battled it out in the onsite finals.
The Gaming event, organized by DomainSquare+ focussed on the abilities of gamers to adapt to different situations as they were presented with games like Nidhogg, Shovel Knight, Curveball, Super Hexagon, Devil Daggers and Assault Cube.
NOVA 2.0 RoboRace and MX+C V 3.0 line follower events were hosted by RoboKnights. Both events had multiple rounds, cheered on by an enthusiastic audience. The MX+C was judged by Mr. Aniansh Raj Singh, former President, RoboKnights. Teams from fourteen distinct schools participated in both MX+C and NOVA.
Turing Test was a written test that assessed the computational linguistics skills of participants by testing them on solving problems on real-world languages such as Sye, Ura, and Sami.
In the Open Quiz, all teams which qualified for the final round answered a number of questions on a diverse range of topics such as Technology, I.T, tech-politics, and Gaming. The “Infinite Pounce and Bounce” system in play throughout the quiz, which was conducted by esteemed quizmaster Mr. Apratim Chandra Singh.
Cubing Event, the first day started with war of speed with three solves by each and the average of the three was taken for shortlisting them for final. A total of 24, 9 from 2×2, 9 from 3×3 and 6 from Pyraminx were selected for finals.
In collaboration with the organization ‘Women Who Code Delhi’, Exun 2019 featured a workshop and an exciting Girls’ Surprise Event, with an aim to provide girls with a platform to showcase their talent. The theme for this year was contribution to open source software development.
EXUN 2019 – DAY 2
The second day of the event included Build (Hackathon), Build (Designathon), SpaceTech, Hardware, Surprise Event, DomainSquare+ Gaming, DomainSquare+ Gaming QuizCross Finals, Delhi-NCR Jr. Gaming Championship Finals, NOVA 2.0 (RoboRace), Cubing 2×2, Cubing 3×3, Pyraminx and Surprise Event for Girls.
The on-stage finals of DomainSquare+ Gaming QuizCross were conducted by Exun and DomainSquare+ members Sagnik Anupam, Aravind Ashok, and Aaryak Garg. Eight teams had qualified for the finals, which had rounds like pun-based questions, trivia and an exciting “Mega-Connect” round.
Surprise Event consisted of three rounds. The first was a miniature version of the popular Sudocrypt event, in which participants cracked cryptic questions. The second round required participants to play a challenging game called ‘This is the Only Level 3.’ The final round asked participants to draft a team of influential tech personalities based on their leadership and ingenuity. The event was judged by Mr. Aman Verma, an alumnus of DPS RK Puram and Exun Clan.
DomainSquare+ Gaming saw the adroit gamers exhibit their finesse in gaming as they were presented with games like Trials Fusion, Mortal Kombat 11, Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3.
Equipped with PlayStation controllers and immense fortitude, gaming enthusiasts from all over Delhi NCR partook in the Delhi-NCR Jr. Gaming Championship, playing FIFA 19. Mr. Joy Sachdeva and Mr. Rohan Bhatia, both alumni judged the event.
The finals of Build, a two-day hackathon and designathon based on a prompt given on the spot, consisted of participants developing and pitching their innovative products to the judges.
The Hardware finals were a test of data recovery and skills on Arch Linux. Theoretical knowledge of the participants were also tested. The event was judged by Mr. Danish Bansal an alumni of Exun Clan.
Rapid manoeuvres and dexterity of hands characterized the Cubing Event, the finalists of which went head to head to solve a 2×2, 3×3, and a Pyraminx cube.
On Day 2 of the Girls’ Surprise Event, the event turned into a competitive programming event, where girls claimed tasks from an online repository and solved multiple problems using Python and C++.
In the final showdown, the robots battled it out in the Nova 2.0 roborace track, each trying to emerge as the victor. Vinamr L Sachdeva, Anmol Dhaliwal, Shashwat Raj, Yashas Gogna, Rian Borah, Ayush Mishra, Yash Kumar Sinha,Tanish Bhatt, Kshitij Gupta, Aniket Negi, Rudra Pruthi, Tanmay Singhal, Advitya Singhal, Pingaksh, Tanishq Gogia, Karmanya Birla, Swarnika Bhardwaj and Chirag Malhotra volunteered in various capacities to make the robotics events a big success.
The Computer Science Teachers comprising of Mr. Mukesh Kumar, Ms. Hema Jain, Ms. Sangeeta Rana, Mr. Mohitendra Dey, Ms. Shalini Harisukh, Ms. Sarika Kaushal, Ms. Anjana Virmani, Ms. Nandini Dasgupta, Mr. Shekhar Sharma and Mr. Ajitkumar K.G. as a team efficiently organised this grand event along with the support of Tech. Team comprising of Mr. Thomas C.A., Mr. Diny Mathew, Mr. K.V.Joseph, Mr. Shankar Giri assisted by Mr. Ram Kumar, Mr. Makan, Mr. Raj Kumar and Mr. Ramjas.
The student team was lead by Kabir Goel, Naman Dhingra, Aravind Ashok, Shiv Sethi, Bharat Goyal, Sagnik Anupam, Sidhant Parekh, Aaryak Garg, Saumya Gaikwad, Sarah Randhawa, Arihant Hemendra and Vinamr Sachdeva. Extraordinary contributions by Natasha Arya, Priyanshi Ahuja, Angad Singh, Somesh Kar, Alhad Sethi, Shashwat Chandra, Ashvin Verma, Saksham Raheja, Sarthak Mangla, Harit Gangwani, Alankar Dutta and Aaditya Kakkar was appreciated by one and all.
The award distribution commenced with an acknowledgment of the constant guidance and support of the Principal, Ms. Vanita Sehgal, the HOD Computer Science, Mr. Mukesh Kumar, and the entire Computer Science Department. The event was graced by the presence of eminent alumni, who were presented with mementos by the Principal.
Mr. Mukesh Kumar concluded the Symposium by thanking the judges, partners, participating students and teachers of all the schools, and finally the Exun team of teachers and students for the grand success of the symposium.
The Overall Trophies were given to the following schools:
The SudoCrypt results are as follows
| Rank | Name | Institution |
| SudoKing | Agamdeep Singh | Ramjas School, R.K. Puram |
| SudoKnight#2 | Dhruva Goyal | The Mother’s International School |
| SudoKnight#3 | Sahastra Dev Bhadana | Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj |
| SudoKnight#4 | Vedanta Neogi | Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj |
| SudoKnight#5 | Hitarth Khurana | Delhi Public School, Dwarka |
| SudoKnight#6 | Laxya Pahuja | Amity International School, Sec-46, Gurgaon |
The individual results of the events were updated on https://lnexun.com/ as soon as events concluded.
The students of Expressions Theatre Club of Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram participated in “Ads Act event” at ‘The Eco Fest’ on 21st October organised by DPS Mathura Road. The students presented a fabulous and comical ad on the topic “Skeleton goodies” and were applauded for their energetic performance. The team consisted of Kovid Arora (XI-Q), Sahaj Garg (XI-E), Kushagr Kaushik (XI-E) and Aryan Blaggana (XI-S). The students secured the third position.
The students of Expressions Theatre Club of Delhi Public School, RK Puram were awarded the First prize in the ‘Harmony and Eco Fest’ conducted at the ‘MTNL Perfect Health Mela’ at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium. There were around 3000 students participating in various events and Heart Care Foundation of India and Dept. of Health and FW Govt. of NCT Delhi jointly with various Central and Delhi state govt departments. The team participated in the National Inter -School Stage Play Competition on 18th October They presented an outdoor skit on the topic ‘Hamlet and Harm Reduction’.
The Students of Expressions Theatre Club of Delhi public school R.K Puram participated in “The Columban event “organised by St. Columbus which took place on 19th October 2019. In a competition with 16 schools, they performed a gripping and really impactful street play focussing on social evils. They secured second position in “Trishna act” and were highly appreciated for their amazing performance.
On Friday, 18th October2019, four sections of BIOLOGY Class XII, DPS R.K. Puram visited AIIMS accompanied by their teachers Ms Kajal Sethi and Ms Shalini Chanana. About 120 young Biology enthusiasts got a glimpse of the Human Anatomy. Students observed real organs like the human heart, brain, lungs, kidney, liver, spleen and large intestine. The interns and third year students from AIIMS were present to guide the students. Students were explained the difference between the normal and diseased organs. They were also told about the implications of various diseases on these organs. Some of the affected organ sample, were also seen
They visited Anatomy Lab (Animal Tissue Culture Lab) where they observed preparation of tissue block for electron microscopy. Students observed Electron Microscope images of hair and skin cells. Students had an interactive session with Ist and IInd year students at AIIMS wherein they shared the tips and guidelines regarding the competitive exams. (NEET). The visit was indeed a fruitful one as it motivated the future doctors and heightened their interest in human anatomy.
The students of Expressions Theatre Club of Delhi Public School, RK Puram were awarded the First prize in the ‘Harmony and Eco Fest’ conducted at the ‘MTNL Perfect Health Mela’ at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium. There were around 3000 students participating in various events and Heart Care Foundation of India and Dept. of Health and FW Govt. of NCT Delhi jointly with various Central and Delhi state govt departments. The team participated in the National Inter -School Street Play Competition on 19th October They presented a Nukkad Natak on the topic ‘Alcohol and Harm Reduction’.
“Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” – John F. Kennedy
The Annual Scholar Badge Ceremony of Class VIII was organised by DPS R K Puram on 18th of October, 2019. The efforts of the students were celebrated through a spectacular programme that was graced by the presence of Ms. Namita Pradhan. Ms. Pradhan is a member of the DPS Society who has over 30 years of experience in development with extensive understanding of International Health. She has also been an integral part of the World Health Organisation, Geneva.
The event commenced with the lighting of the lamp by the Principal, Ms. Vanita Sehgal; the Chief Guest, Ms. Namita Pradhan; the Vice Principals, Ms. Padma Srinivasan and Dr. Renu Nayar,and the Head Mistresses Ms. Rashmi Malhotra and Ms. Niva Chhonkar. This was followed by the felicitation of the Chief Guest.A mesmerising performance by the orchestra and a choir welcomed the audience to this celebration.This was followed by a film showcasing glimpses into momentous events and school achievements over the year.
The Principal, Ms. Vanita Sehgal, welcomed the parents and students with memorable anecdotes to attest the theme of the event ‘Better Late Than Never’. She confided in the audience that students are her greatest motivation and quoted Paulo Coelho to say “People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.” She emphasized that the value of a student is not in the awards that they receive but in the hard work they put in. She urged the audience to overcome their prejudices and embrace opportunities as they arrive because it is never too late to become better human beings. She conveyed her gratitude to all who contributed to the success of the event through their effort.
The cultural programme saw a melodious performance by the Indian choir, followed by a powerful English choral recitation and Hindi play which beautifully brought out the environmental problems the world is facing today and how individuals can deal with them at their level.The participants of the event celebrated life through a zealous Western dance performance and a Shubh Aarambh Dance.
Ms. Namita Pradhan addressed the gathering and commended the students on their magnificent performances. Reminiscing about her past, she recognised this stage of a students’ life as a crucial step into adulthood. She emphasised on the abundance of opportunities available to this generation and encouraged them to seize these opportunities and be passionate about everything they do. She concluded her address by stating the importance of what we give to society rather than what we get.
The prize distribution, the most eagerly awaited segment of the ceremony was initiated by Ms. Reema Khosla. The students were felicitated for their academic and co-curricular excellence with red and blue blazers. A vote of thanks was delivered by the Headmistress, Ms. Niva Chhonkar. The event concluded with the National Anthem
Prarthana Chona a budding writer of DPS RK Puram got her first book ‘Poesy of Intention’ published on 18 October 2019. This book deals with the complexities that are concerned with human life and are figuratively and subjectivity worded in context to the poet’s mind. A lot of these poems deal with contemporary emotions and problems.
DPS society organized its Annual Inter School Language Festival titled “La Feria- 2019”. The event was hosted by DPS International, Saket on Friday, 18th October, 2019. Samiya Bhatiya, Aarnav Gupta, Aneesha Gupta, Vaibhav Sareen Mehra of IX M and Ishita Bhargava of IX L secured the 2nd runner up in the Musical Drama. Naysa Punhani bagged the 1st position and The Trophy in Character de Facto. Krishank of IX G bagged the 2nd runner up in the art event “Painting”. In the non-competitive event “Talent show- Song” Myra Sahunja, Faina Bhandari, Aarjav Mehndiratta & Aarushi Kapur of IX M secured 2nd position and were requested to repeat the performance.