Date: 9th November 2020 Onwards
Homeroom (For IX – XII)
08:35 am – 09:25 am – MONDAY
08:40 am – 08:50 am – TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY
08:35 am – 08:50 am – FRIDAY
Homeroom (For VI -VIII):
10:00 am -10:50 am – MONDAY
10:10 am -10:25 am – TUESDAY TO FRIDAY
Classes XII, XI, X
Classes IX and VIII
Classes VII and VI
“A photographer is aware of the tiny moments in a person’s life that reveal greater truths.”
– Anonymous
Digex Society, the Photography and Filmmaking Club of Delhi Public School R.K. Puram, organised its annual fest on November 7 2020, providing a platform to talented and budding photographers and filmmakers from over 70 schools to showcase their photographic proficiencies. For the first time, the event was conducted over the internet in virtual sessions, due to the adverse situation created by the global pandemic. Our sponsors for this year’s edition of DIGEX were Flow Sports Life, Canon, Unirely, Pearl Academy and UPES.
Ms Padma Srinivasan, Principal, D.P.S. R.K. Puram sent her warm wishes and blessings for all the participants and teachers accompanying them during the event. She also gave her “heartiest congratulations” to the members and Teacher In Charge of Digex Society.
The programme included six major competitions – Pixelate (Junior & Senior), Camistic, CreADive, Hi-Res and a Surprise Event.
Pixelate Junior: This online event was for the enthusiastic students of classes IX and X, in which they had to capture a photograph on the spot expressing the topic ‘Nyctophilia’. The event was judged by Ms Veronica Mathur, Former Member, Digex Society.
Pixelate Senior: Students of class XI and XII were given a chance to put forth their photographic skills and impress the judges. The participants were given the topic ‘Perfectly Imperfect’, and the topic was open to the interpretation of the participants. The judge for this event was Ms Veronica Mathur, Former Member, Digex Society. The winner for this event was awarded the Canon 1500D DSLR Camera, along with the 18-55mm lens kit.
Camistic: The participants are required to create a short story based on the topic provided in 3-5 pictures. This year, participants showed their photography and storytelling skills on the topic ‘Dementia’. Based on their pictorial stories and the caption provided by them, the participants were assessed on their creativity, interpretation of and adherence to the topic, technical aspects and aesthetic appeal. The event was judged by Ms Chhavi Chopra, Former Member, Digex Society.
CreADive: This innovative competition provided the emerging young actors and filmmakers with the opportunity to use their creativity, originality and technical skills to create an advertisement on ‘Water’. The event was judged by Mr Hitesh Chauraisa, National Institute of Design.
Hi-Res: This was the sole offsite competition where the participants displayed their cinematographic skills by creating short films/ documentaries. The participants were required to make a short film on the theme- ‘Stargazing’. The judging criteria included creativity, authenticity, relevance to the topic and technical competency. The event submissions were judged by Mr Abhijay Singh Bhandari and Mr Pulan Pattanaik, Former Members, Digex Society.
Surprise Event: This competition assessed the originality and technical creativity of the students through a surprise theme ‘Hyperlapse Photography’. The participants used their skill to display their eagerness to exhibit their talent. This event was judged by Ms Aravika Khosla, Former President, Digex Society, and Mr Nikhil Garg, Former Vice-president, Digex Society.
Preceding the valedictory, our sponsors Unirely, Pearl Academy and UPES gave short presentations about their prestigious organisations and how they have successfully helped many students achieve their dreams.
The Valedictory then commenced with a short movie displaying the highlights of Digex 2020, which was then followed by a performance by the energetic and enthusiastic members of the Expressions Theatre Club. The performance highlighted the journey of a young photographer. The judges, along with the former members of Digex Society, were then introduced and welcomed .
Teacher In-Charge, Ms Sarika Kaushal, congratulated all the participants for actively participating in the annual fest, and being a good sport. She also thanked the judges, alumni and the teachers, for all their efforts in making Digex 2020 a huge success.
The prize distribution was carried out by the senior members of the club, Keshav Gupta and Vaidurya Nath, under the guidance of Ms Sarika Kaushal. The awards included a variety of exciting electronic prizes.
The event was concluded with a minute of silence in the memory of our club member, Krishnav Gaind (2004-2020).
The results of the event are as follows:
| CATEGORY | FIRST POSITION | SECOND POSITION | THIRD POSITION |
| Pixelate Senior | Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj | The Shri Ram School, Aravali | S.S Mota Singh Model School |
| Pixelate Junior | St. George’s School | Modern School Barakhamba | Birla Vidya Niketan |
| Camistic | Tagore International School, Vasant Vihar | Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan’s Vidyasharam, Jaipur | Modern School Barakhamba |
| CreADive (Ad-making) | Modern School Barakhamba | Delhi Public School, Sushant Lok | Tagore International School, Vasant Vihar |
| Hi-Res (Movie-making) | Apeejay School Saket | Modern School Barakhamba | Delhi Public School Sushant Lok |
| Surprise Event | Tagore International School, Vasant Vihar | Tagore International School, East of Kailash | Modern School Barakhamba |
The winning entries can be accessed using the link- https://digexclan.com/winnersubmission
Topic-The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
`The journey of a thousand miles begins with a small step` is a quote that everyone should all live by. Nothing has ever been achieved by sitting and procrastinating about an uncertain path. It is only when the path is taken that its result is achieved. The presentation by class started with a beautiful Sanskrit shlok and introduction to the topic by Saloni Agrawal. Aishiki Bhattacharya mesmerised everyone with a soulful prayer. Amogh then shared a deeper insight into the topic through his thought provoking words after which Anushka Dwivedi recited a meaningful self composed poem.The Class Presentation ended with a melodious song by Bhavya Dwivedi and a vote of thanks by Saloni Agrawal. Suhani Srivastava did a wonderful job in crafting a colorful e-invitation. The entire presentation was brought together by the meticulous editing by a number of the participants.
05 November 2020 Thursday
Class Teacher – Mr Subodh Kumar
Class – XII-I
Vice Principal- Dr Renu Nayar
Class Representative- Ms Richa Agarwal
Activity Incharge – Ms Binu Channan
Topic- World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Cyberbullying
As they say, “Nothing is more beautiful than a smile that has struggled through tears”, and indeed, it is true, that life can be full of struggles and some have had to endure much at a young age.
The presentation commenced with an introduction by Akshita Chatterjee and followed by a prayer by Khushi Vadhera and Vanya Rajput. An English thought was said by Sadhika Bhatia as well as a French thought by Khadija Yusuf which was translated by Tanvi Kapoor. This was followed by a Shloka recited by Parishka and Vedant. Subsequently, Amartya, Amogh, Dia, Parth, Kaamyaa, Shreeya and Vinayak delivered speeches on Child Abuse and Cyberbullying. A self-composed poem was recited by Anaiya and Parmarth. A song was sung by Sarah and Chirag. The vote of thanks was given by Siddhant Mittal. The e-invites and ppt were made by Audarya Gupta, Avneesh Gupta and Veer Bansal.
05 November 2020 Wednesday
Class Teacher- Ms Sanjukta Mallick
Class – IX – O
Headmistress -Ms Rashmi Malhotra
Class Representative – Mr Sanchit Chauhan
Activity Incharge – Ms Binu Channan
Topic- Children’s Day
“Children are like buds in a garden and should be carefully and lovingly nurtured , as they are the future of our nation and the citizens of tomorrow “. To celebrate the birth anniversary of our first Prime Minister , Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru and his love for children in the form of Children’s Day, a class presentation was held to mark this occasion , conducted by the students of 7-B.
The presentation commenced with a melodious prayer by Ananya Sagar to seek the blessings of the Almighty.The compères, Nivida Gupta and Aanandi Tandon, greeted the audience with an introduction to the topic. Gurpiya Kaur articulated the topic with a reflective speech , followed by the thoughts for the day by Vritti Khandelwal, Kanika Arora and Taanya Arora. A thought provoking quote was shared by Jasnoor Kaur , followed by an enchanting song recited by Nikita Bhardwaj which left the listeners spellbound.The presentation concluded with the vote of thanks delivered by Garima Chauhan. Creativity was shown by Nivida Gupta and Aanandi Tandon through the colorful and pleasing slides and e-invites .
05 November 2020 Thursday
Class Teacher- Ms Rupali Mahindru
Class – VII- B
Headmistress – Ms Niva Chonnkar
Class Representative – Ms Ritu Raj
Activity Incharge – Ms Binu Channan
Topic-The Importance of Staring Out the Window
The topic of the presentation was The importance of staring out the window. It meant that the students should take breaks to de-stress and learn more about themselves. The presentation began with a shloka by Deepanshi followed by a lyrical and melodious prayer by Manshi singh. It was followed by the thought for the day presented by Dhruv Kumar. Snehil Singh , Kartikey and Yashvi presented a meaningful and effective speech on the topic. A self composed poem was presented by Naman Bindal. Purvi spoke about the importance of Haryana Day which was celebrated on 1st November. The presentation was concluded with a vote of thanks by Mohd. Saadique. The slides for the presentation were prepared by Aayush chopra and the colourful einvite was prepared by Sarthak Gupta whereas Sanath Jathanna compiled all the audios.
04 November 2020 Wednesday
Class Teacher – Ms Vandana Seth
Class – XII- D
Vice Principal- Dr Renu Nayar
Class Representative- Ms Kusum Yadav
Activity Incharge – Ms Kaveri Dhar
Topic- Goodness is the only investment that never fails
Henry David Thoreau’ s famous saying- “Goodness is the only investment that never fails” inspires us to carry out random acts of kindness with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for us. Just as a tree is known by its fruit, a man is known by his deeds. A good deed is never lost. The one who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and the one who plants kindness gathers love.
The presentation commenced with a sacred Sanskrit Shloka by Drishti Joshi followed by an appealing introduction by Jiya Malik and then a heavenly prayer by Ridhhin Grover. Afterwards, Lakshya Agrawal and Pawani Goel shared the alluring thoughts for the day. Next came Shamayita Biswas with her splendid speech followed by Lakshya Agrawal with a short story depicting the virtue of good over evil. Then, Ridhhin Grover captured everyone’s attention with his melodious song. Thereafter, Vaishnavi recited her self-composed poem followed by thanksgiving by Pawani Goel. The technical support was given by Ashvin Verma and the compere for the whole presentation was Jiya Malik. Invitation card was prepared by Khushi Gandhi.
03 November 2020 Tuesday
Class Teacher – Ms Anju Sachdeva
Class – 11 F
Vice Principal- Dr Renu Nayar
Class Representative- Ms Shalini Harisukh
Activity Incharge – Ms Binu Channan
TOPIC- “You can’t go Back and Change the Beginning ,but you can Start where you are and Change the Ending.”
The beautiful quote was chosen for the topic for the presentation which began with a welcome note by the compere Akul Ranjan followed by a soulful morning prayer presented by Manya Garg.Krish Prabhakar presented the thought for the day .Sana Sharma then spoke about why 3rd November is celebrated as Haryana Day.This was followed by motivational speeches by Parth Sanan and Yash Vashishth. Aryya Lohiya and Sukanya Aggarwal gave a beautiful rendition of the song ‘Climb’ followed by a vote of thanks delivered by Mansha Kapoor. Manashvi Garg contributed by making a beautiful hand painted card.The colourful e invite slides were done by Krish Prabhakar. The technical support for the class presentation was given by Gautam Swami and Sana Chawla.
03 November 2020 Tuesday
Class Teacher- Ms Anupma Rawat
Class – X- H
Headmistress – Ms Rashmi Malhotra
Class Representative – Ms Surbhi Gupta
Activity Incharge – Ms Binu Channan
Topic- Kerala: God’s Own Country
To commemorate the Kerala Foundation Day, the students of class VIII B presented the topic : Kerala: God’s Own Country.The class presentation commenced with a beautiful guru stotram sung by Dia Gupta as an ode to our teachers and gurus.The thought for the day and the translation of the shlok was done by Abheek Sinha, followed by a soulful rendition of the prayer, “Tum Aasha Vishwas Humare”by Rakhee Maiti.The compère Jagriti Sharma greeted the audience with an introduction to the topic. Aatreyi Biswas recited a poem composed by Ananta Rai and Dia, describing the picturesque beauty of kerala.The students, Ananta, Pranav Aggarwal and Srijan Shrivastava narrated a story to highlight the folklore of Kerala about the origin of Onam, the most significant Harvest festival of Kerala. After this,a short speech about Kerala was presented by Suparna Wadhwa.The Presentation concluded with a vote of thanks delivered by Tanishqa Manocha. The invitation card was made by Anamika, Ananta and Tanishqa and the overall compilation of the class presentation was done by Ananta.
03 November 2020 Tuesday
Class Teacher- Ms Saveri Lal
Class – VIII- B
Headmistress – Ms Niva Chonnkar
Class Representative – Ms Reema Khosla
Activity Incharge – Ms Binu Channan
The students of sections A, B and C of Class XII of Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram were treated to an immersive experience on November 2,2020 to a workshop on Bacterial Plasmid Isolation and DNA electrophoresis conducted for them by Dr. Tripti Bhatnagar from Codon Biotech on the online forum of Google Meet. She elucidated the isolation of bacterial extra chromosomal DNA by the alkaline lysis method.
Dr. Bhatnagar detailed the principles and techniques involved in the process, and then proceeded to perform the entire practical herself for the students. So beautifully synchronised was her explanation and so mesmeric was the episode, that the students seldom felt the lack of the actual hands-on experience of performing the practical themselves. She also informed the students about various chemicals and lab equipment used in the process, and in the same breath also mentioned the various precautions one must take while performing such experiments where the slightest miscalculation can spell disaster for the results.
Subsequently, she also went on to share some details on the process of electrophoresis, which was to be the final rung in the experiment’s ladder. She shared the nitty-gritties of preparing the agarose gel medium and the infusion of ethidium bromide within it as a fluorescing agent.
She also took out time to patiently answer various questions which were posed by the audience.
The event was made all the more special by the graceful presence of Ms. Niva Chhonkar, who was kind enough to share her own valuable input on the topic.All in all, it proved to be a greatly enriching experience for the students, and each one walked out of the room having gained some valuable extra knowledge which was sure to be of aid in the near future.Ms Kusum Yadav proposed the vote of thanks.
BIO WHIZ QUIZ was organised by BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT for the club members(Biology Club, Biotech Club, Health and I club and Environment and I club) on Thursday, 29th October 2020 at 4.30 pm: on the online forum- Google meet .To express their deep love for the subject and also to boost their existing levels of knowledge in the same, a total of 9 teams; each with three members participated from Classes IX -XII.
Quiz Masters Srinjoy Mukherjee XII B and Dhruv Kumar XII D; Presidents of Biology and Biotechnology Club introduced the rules of the quiz to all the participants and conducted the quiz .There were 4 Rounds i) Spin the Wheel ii) Who am I iii) Flex Your Reflex and iv) ConneXion Round. There was so much enthusiasm among the participants and their in-depth knowledge surprised all .
After a tough competition among all the teams and following a series of tie breakers, the team that bagged the 1st position included Bhuvnesh Nagpal X E, Prakhar Sethi X E, Nabiha Yoosuf X E the 2nd position was bagged by Ananya Gupta11 D,Aditi Singh 11 D and Ramjyoti 11D and the 3rd position was bagged by Akshara Muralidharan 11A, Dhun Paliwal 11A and Tejaswi Sharma 11 A
The day was filled with lots of fun and enthusiasm and it made students realise that Biology is not only about memorizing but it is a fascinating subject .This quiz encouraged the students to widen their knowledge about the subject. E certificate will be awarded to the winners and participants. Ms Niva Chhonkar congratulated the Winners and applauded them for answering the questions with great accuracy