‘प्रदेश-परिचय प्रतियोगिता’

(हिंदी संवाद क्लब)   

दिनांक-28.5.2021                                       कक्षा- छठी से आठवीं  के लिए

 

माननीया प्रधानाचार्या सुश्री पद्मा श्रीनिवासन महोदया की प्रेरणा से, उपप्रधानाचार्या श्रीमती रेनू नैय्यर महोदयाके प्रोत्साहन से, श्रीमती विनीता गुप्ता महोदया के सहयोग से तथा हिंदी विभागाध्यक्षा श्रीमती फातमा किरमानी महोदया के मार्गदर्शन से संवाद-क्लब की ओर से प्रभारी डॉ० सुधा शर्मा के द्वारा कक्षा- छठी से आठवीं  के लिए ‘प्रदेश-परिचय प्रतियोगिता’आयोजित की गई, जिसके अंतर्गत कक्षा- छठी, सातवीं और आठवीं  को अलग-अलग कुछ प्रदेशों के नाम दिए गए| प्रत्येक विद्यार्थी को किसी एक प्रदेश का परिचय प्रस्तुत करना था| अध्यापक-अध्यापिकाओं ने अपने-अपने प्रत्येक अनुभाग से एक श्रेष्ठ प्रस्तुति का वीडियो भेजा| प्रथम चरण मेंदिनांक 19 मई,2021 को प्रत्येक कक्षा से प्रथम,द्वितीय,तृतीय एवं चतुर्थ-4x3=12 वीडियो (विद्यार्थी) चुने गए| उन चुने गए विद्यार्थियों ने 28 मई,2021 को द्वितीय चरण में कैमरा ऑन करके अपनी प्रस्तुति दी| प्रथम चरण की निर्णायिका संस्कृत विभाग की अध्यापिकाएँ- श्रीमती रुपाली महेन्द्रू एवं श्रीमती प्रियंवदा थीं तथा द्वितीय चरण के निर्णायक थे- डॉ० अनंग जय सक्सेना एवं सुश्री राधिका गोयल| कार्यक्रम का संचालन आठवीं-सी के निखिल मेहरा तथा अनिका गोयल ने किया| विषय-चयन, प्रतियोगिता की प्रक्रिया, प्रत्येक विद्यार्थी की प्रस्तुति, तथा कुशल-संचालन की सबने भूरि-भूरि प्रशंसा की| इस प्रतियोगिता का परिणाम इसप्रकार है- 

प्रथम–ऋषिता कपूर 8E

द्वितीय–वाणी मेनन 6H

तृतीय–जयेश अग्रवाल  – 8A

प्रोत्साहन  – अहाना7J  तथा अनुश्री6A

 

GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAMME ON “COME,FALL IN LOVE WITH SCIENCE”

The Physics department of DPS RKPuram organised  a Guest Speaker Programme on the topic “Come,Fall in Love with Science” on May 27th, 2021 for the students  of Classes VIII-XII. 

The Guest speaker, Manish Jain ,is an Associate Professor at IIT GandhiNagar. He has worked in the area of chip design for 19 years at Synopsys in Bangalore and Mountain View, California, serving as a Director of R&D and Scientist leading the Low Power Simulation efforts, where he had 5 US patents. Most recently he is conducting a weekly interactive program namely 3030 STEM and 2020 Lamp Series on youtube. 

During the program ,Mr. Manish Jain interacted with the aim of  providing a space and environment where learning could  be joyous, experiential, leading to conceptual understanding.He showed certain self made toys and gadgets that aimed to Unlock the Hidden Beauty, Mysteries and Magic of Science and Math around us. The program was watched and applauded by both teachers and students.

The program was conducted by Diksha Gupta ( 12C) ,Prathistha Batra(11E) ,Ramjyoti (12D) and Avihan Jain(11M). The video presentation and e- poster was prepared by Ramjyoti of 12 C.

History Magazine Cover Design Competition

“ Art enables us to lose ourselves and find ourselves at the same time.
– Thomas Merton 

The History Society of Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram organized a History Magazine Cover Design competition on 7 May 2021. History students of class XII participated. They were asked to use their creative imagination to capture the essence of history in the form of visual art. The panel of judges  included Mr. Amit Rajput, Mr. Shiven Tanwar, Ms. Sohini and Ms. Shruti Mishra. There were 14 entries, each one unique in its own way. The panel however decided to use all the entries sent, in the magazine, to show their appreciation. The competition brought out the artistic flair of the students beautifully.

The winners are as follows :

GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAMME (25-May-2021)

Delhi Public School R.K. Puram organised a Guest Speaker Programme on the topic “Mental Health”on 25th May 2020 for students of classes IX-XII.

The guest speaker is Dr  Mina Chandra,who  is a Fellow at WHO in Drug and Alcohol Medicine and is a MBBS gold medalist. She completed her PhD in Neurology and is the Joint Secretary, Coordinator of student wing and Member of Steering committee at Central India Unit of UNESCO. She is also a Professor of Psychiatry at the Centre of Excellence in Mental Health at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital New Delhi.

The session began with a warm welcome to Dr. Chandra, and an address by our Vice Principal, Dr. Renu Nayyar. Dr. Chandra then spoke about the meaning and importance of mental health, and shed light upon adolescent mental well-being. She highlighted the importance of being resilient, and enlightened us with topics such as self-actualization and self-esteem. She focused on four issues: stress, depression, anxiety, and addiction, and gave us deep insight into each of the four issues. Furthermore, Dr. Chandra emphasised on the fact that it is okay to reach out for help, and that having a mental health issue doesn’t make an individual inferior. 

This was followed by a Question and Answer session which was conducted by Devina of 12 U where  Dr. Chandra provided insightful answers to the wide-ranging questions from the audience. The programme concluded with a Vote of Thanks  by the Headmistress, Ms. Rashmi Malhotra.

The event was organised by Ms Preeti Pratihari and Ms. Kaveri Dhar with technical support from Mr. Mukesh Kumar and his team.

SOCIAL SERVICE LEAGUE GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAMME

The Social Service League of Delhi Public School R.K. Puram organised a Guest Speaker Programme on the topic “Care, compassion and communication-the way to a stress-free living” on May 24, 2021 for the members of the Social Service League of Classes X-XII. 

The Guest speaker, Dr. Neerja Chandna Peters is a specialist in Family Medicine and discovered her passion for art a decade ago. She practiced both medicine and art until she decided to take premature retirement from Central Government Healthcare Services as Chief Medical Officer to pursue art full time. Her works have been recently published in Bluebee magazine, London, Flora Fiction Literary magazine and Quarantine Zine, New York, Art-hole UK, The Knack Magazine U.S. and Indian Creative Minds magazine.  

During the programme, Dr. Peters enforced upon how, as students, in these trying times, it is crucial to take care of one’s mental health. She suggested ways like listening to one another, and being there for one’s peers. She also shed light upon the importance of reaching out if one needs professional help, and the need to get rid of the stigma associated with it. 

This was followed by a Question and Answer session where Dr. Peters provided insightful answers to wide-ranging questions from the audience. She addressed a host of questions from students and teachers in the audience, and gave insight about how we need to be more compassionate and caring in this situation. 

The programme concluded with a Vote of Thanks, proposed by the teacher incharge of the Social Service League, Ms. Preeti Pratihari along with two students, Devina Singh of XII-V and Alma Ali of XII-U.

Guest Speaker Programme on “Fundamentals of Procreation: Development of Human Reproductive Organs”

The Biology department of Delhi Public School R.K. Puram organised a Virtual Guest Speaker Programme on the topic “Fundamentals of Procreation: Development of Human Reproductive Organs” on May 28, 2021 for the biology students of class XII, pertaining to their CBSE curriculum

The session was conducted by  Dr. Perumal Jayraj,He is currently working as an assistant professor in the Department of Zoology at Sri Venkateswara college, University of Delhi. Having completed a Ph.D in Cancer Biology from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, his research areas include treatment of malignant ocular tumours and skin carcinomas by identification of potential cancer biomarkers. He has been bestowed with many  prestigious awards such as Best Ph.D Research Fellow by Ophthalmic Research Association, Dr. R.P Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences 

The session began with a warm welcome extended to our eminent guest by our Vice Principal , Dr. Renu Nayyar. During the session, Dr. Jayraj talked about various interesting topics related to human reproductive organs such as gamete formation from precursor cells, significance of SRY gene and  genital ridges, which are essential components of this session’s academic curriculum as well, thus providing helpful exposure to students.This was all explained in a simple, and eloquent manner by Dr. Jayraj with the help of well presented illustrations

The presentation was followed by a question and answer session where Dr. Perumal Jayraj explained all the doubts effectively. Overall it was an extremely useful and educative session which provided better understanding of the concepts to the students

The session concluded with a vote of thanks presented by Ms. Niva Chhonkar, Head of the Biology,Department, Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram. The session was organised by Ms. Kajal Sethi who extended her gratitude to our guest for gracing us with his presence.

A Heartfelt farewell to Shri RS Lugani

“It’s so hard to forget someone who gave you so much to remember”

On 22 May 2021 Sh. Ram Sarup Lugani, the first Headmaster and Principal of Delhi Public School  R K Puram left for the heavenly abode.

Sh. R.S Lugani, the name that revolutionised the education sector with strong grit and determination. We all know him as the mathematical expert who could solve the difficult equations of life with the right formula and help reach the right answer.

Born on 25th January, 1927 at Sialkot (now in Pakistan), Shri Ram Sarup Lugani completed his M.A. in Mathematics and later attained BT DPE, B.Ed. from Punjab and Agra University and   acquired teaching and administration experience at Manchester Grammar School, UK. 

 Sh. R. S. Lugani is acknowledged by one and  all as a legend in the field of education .

He was awarded the National Science Foundation Scholarship in 1963-64 to further his education in the University of Washington. He travelled to USA, UK, West Germany, France and Russia and visited the schools therein.He was invited as a visiting lecturer at Manchester Grammar School, one of the top academic schools in 1970-71. At that time,he was the Vice Principal of DPS Mathura Road. 

Soon after ,he took over as the Principal of Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram in 1978 .From then onwards,he relentlessly took up the task of laying the foundation of an institution committed towards providing high quality education to the  Indian community .  In  these years he steered and led the school to become a pace setter and be recognized as the top most school in the city and the country.

 He won the Delhi State Award for Education in the year 1982 and the National Award for Teachers in 1985. He received the Padma Shri Award in 1992 from the then President of India, Shri R. Venkatraman.

DPS RK Puram  fraternity fondly and with great reverence remembers him as our mentor,a father figure who was a strict disciplinarian and taskmaster and at the same ,a well meaning and an affectionate human.

Today DPS RK puram stands a class apart from all others only beacuse our founder Principal right from the outset,with his far reaching vision, raised the bar to the highest levels. He was indeed a pioneer who not only nurtured and served the institution with utmost commitment and dedication, but also inspired all those who worked with him to follow his footprints with the same enthusiasm and vigour.

 A Walk Down Memory Lane

Buddha Purnima Holiday

It is hereby informed that Delhi Public School, RK Puram, Vasant Vihar and East of Kailash will remain closed on Wednesday, 26th May, 2021 on account of “Buddha Purnima”.

All students and staff members are informed to make a note of the above and comply accordingly.

“MYTHS SURROUNDING COVID 19 AND ITS MANAGEMENT”.

The outbreak of the COVID 19 has given rise to a multitude of remedial measures, proven or otherwise, myths are abundant , advice is free. To dispel some of these myths, to disclose the scientific bases and to talk about managing the various misconceptions and hypotheses, The Biology Department of Delhi Public School R.K.Puram, organized a virtual Guest Speaker Programme on the topic “ “Myths surrounding Covid 19 and its Management”. 

Dr Sujata Sharma, professor at the Department of Biophysics , AIIMS, New Delhi, was the Guest speaker. 

This programme was organized on May 24, 2021, for the students of classes IX-X.

The Headmistress Ms Rashmi Malhotra welcomed the distinguished speaker  and spoke of how the world is facing challenging times and hence the need of such programmes.

Dr. Sujata Sharma spoke about the structure of the coronavirus , the various vaccines and their principle of working . She  then went on to speak in detail about the common myths floating around on social media and the scientific approach to them. Her presentation was followed by a question and answer session where she patiently answered the questions put forth by both students and staff members.

The Vote of Thanks was extended by the Head of Department, Ms. Niva Chhonkar.

The programme was organized by Ms. Reema Khosla and Ms. Sushma Sardana. 

Technical support was provided by Mr. Mukesh Kumar and his support team.

Guest Speaker Programme on “Step-by-Step Guidelines on managing Covid-19 at Home.”

Delhi Public School,R.K.Puram organised a Virtual Guest Speaker Programme on May 24, 2021 from 4:00pm-5:00 pm for the students of classes VI-XII. The speaker for the event was Dr. Shuchin Bajaj, an alumnus of Delhi Public School,R.K.Puram. Dr.Bajaj is the Founder-Director of Ujala Cygnus Hospitals. He is a highly qualified medical scholar and a recipient of Chevening Gurukul Fellowship at King’s College,London and IHT Fellow at INSEAD,France.The event was held on the Zoom Platform and addressed the very important topic of “Step-by-Step Guidelines on managing Covid-19 at Home.”

The programme began with the virtual felicitation of Dr. Bajaj followed by a short video of Dr.Shuchin’s medical life and ventures. Ensuing was an address by the Principal, Ms. Padma Srinivasan and a  20-minute talk by Dr.Bajaj in which he gave a brief overview of Covid-19 management and symptoms, guidelines for self-isolation and precautions to be taken by other family members;detailed information on Black Fungus i.e. mucormycosis and spoke about his frontline Covid duties along with the opening of a free 1000 bed Covid Care facility in New Delhi. 

The presentation was followed by the Question & Answer segment in which many questions were put forth by the students to Dr.Bajaj and his clarifications on certain myths surrounding Covid-19 treatment like increase in oxygen level by using camphor and ajwain and information on immunity-building at home and the tipping point of Covid-19 self-isolation i.e. when to hospitalise an infected person were sought. Students from all classes participated enthusiastically.

After the Question & Answer session, the gathering was addressed by the Vice Principal, Dr. Renu Nayar who thanked and appreciated Dr.Bajaj for giving us clarity on the Covid-19 management at home and removing our apprehensions. The event concluded with a vote of thanks by the Headmistress, Mrs. Rashmi Malhotra who expressed gratitude to Dr.Bajaj on behalf of everyone for conducting the session and helping us get a clear guideline to follow while in isolation and otherwise,during these harrowing times.

GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAM 21-MAY-2021

Delhi Public School R.K. Puram organised a Guest Speaker Programme on the topic “Citizens- Their fundamental rights and Citizenship” on 21 May 2021 for the students of classes VI-XII. 

The Guest speaker, Mr. Nikhil Palli,an alumnus of DPS RK Puram, is the Managing Partner of The Palli Law Firm. He worked as a Junior Counsel. He was also in service matters and equality of rights for women including permanent Commission for Women officers in the Delhi High Court and judgments nominated in top 5 judgments of the Delhi High Court in 2015 by Bar and Bench.

The Principal, Ms. Padma Srinivasan, Headmistress, Ms. Rashmi Malhotra, and the Class Representatives,Class teachers, and students of classes VI-XII attended the session. In her address the principal spoke about  how the alumni of our school have been enlightening and encouraging their juniors with their experiences and knowledge. 

During the webinar, Mr Palli shared the experience of taking law as a profession and enlightened us about constitutional law relating to the citizen’s Fundamental Duties, Rights and Citizenship Laws. One of the highlights of the session was Mr. Palli quoting Indira Gandhi when she said, “People tend to forget their Fundamental Duties, but always remember their rights”.

This was followed by a Question and Answer session where Mr Palli provided insightful answers to wide-ranging questions from the audience. He addressed a host of questions from students and teachers in the audience, replying while walking a fine balance between both the simplification needed for students without law, and keeping in mind the nuances of law one must not miss.

The programme concluded with a Vote of Thanks by the Headmistress, Ms. Rashmi Malhotra. The event was organised by Ms. Shelly Malhotra and Ms. Archna Deepak with technical support from Mr. Mukesh Kumar and his team.