GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAM – PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT

“As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.”The Psychology Department of Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram organized an online guest lecture program for the psychology students of class XII on 12 May 2021 on the topic “Carl Jung “Collective Unconscious”, curated by Dr. Inderpreet Sandhu. The session started with a warm welcome given by Ms. Kaveri Dhar to the speaker. Dr. Sandhu is a professor of psychology in Punjabi University Patiala. She gave a brief introduction of Carl Jung’s childhood years and the impact it had on his future research. Ms. Sandhu kept the spirit of Psychology alive by conducting intense discussions on topics such as collective unconscious, persona, shadow, anima, animus etc. The students enthusiastically participated in the session and were happy to gain valuable insights into the human psyche. Ms. Sandhu also described the influence of our ancestors on our mental processes and behaviours. The session concluded with the vote of thanks presented by Ms. Preeti Pratihari. It turned out to be an enriching and enlightening experience for all.

HISTORY SOCIETY SUMMER ACTIVITY

12 May 2021

‘Sare Jahan Se Acha Hindustan Hamara’: The Diverse Cultures of Indian States

“If God had so wished, he would have made all Indians speak with one language … the unity of India has been and shall always be a unity in diversity.”

  • Rabindranath Tagore 

The History Society of Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram organized a cultural event to celebrate the diversity of India, where each participant represented a state of the country through different creative forms of expression. Participants were allowed to wear costumes and use props to enhance their performance. A special emphasis was placed on the significance of their attire. A beautiful display of a variety of cultures were put up by the participants. It perfectly captured the essence of their chosen states while captivating the audience. Some of the creative expressions included song, speech, poem and virtual travelogue among others. Each performer outdid themselves, their efforts were immensely applauded by the Principal herself. It also enriched the audience’s knowledge of our vast and fascinating culture. 

Id-ul-Fitr 2021

All Students & Staff Members(Academic and Non-Academic)DPS R.K. Puram, Vasant Vihar & East of Kailash.

It is hereby informed that Delhi Public School R. K. Puram, Vasant Vihar and East of Kailash will remain closed on Friday 14th May, 2021 on account of Id-ul-Fitr.

All concerned are directed to make a note of the above accordingly.

Guest Speaker Programme for Classes IX-XII

Delhi Public School RK Puram organised a virtual Guest Speaker Programme (GSP) on the topic “Start-ups and Entrepreneurship” on May 10, 2021 for the students of Class IX-XII. 

The guest speaker, Mr. Vikas Bagaria, founder of PeeSafe is a serial entrepreneur and a seasoned businessman with more than 24 years of experience in setting up and successfully running businesses from scratch.Mr Bagaria and his wife, Srijana, founded PeeSafe  – world’s fastest growing personal hygiene brand in 2013. When Mrs Bagaria fell sick on one of the Road Trip and was diagnosed with Urinary Tract Infection, they came up with the idea of a Toilet Seat Sanitizer Spray.

In January 2020, PeeSafe was awarded as The Best SMB Brand of the Year by Amazon India in the presence of Jeff Bezos. Besides running PeeSafe full time, Mr Bagaria helps Indian Defence, Aerospace, Power Transformer and Energy companies in Conditional based monitoring systems from his company SRV Damage Prevention. The unfortunate incident of Nirbhaya rape case inspired him to start India’s 1st online portal on Safety products SafetyKart.com.Mr Bagaria has invested in startups like ASADELTECH®️, GrowTech Innovations. WittyFeed, Innov8, Shaadi Saga, Cutloot, GlamStudio, TripLived, Deyor Camps among 20 others. 

The Principal, Ms. Padma Srinivasan, the Vice Principal Dr. Renu Nayar and the HeadMistress Mrs. Rashmi Malhotra also graced the occasion. While addressing the audience, the vice principal spoke about the growing  interest of the youth in start-ups and entrepreneurship. She also highlighted how important it was for the students to learn about entrepreneurship in school itself so that they can invest time and effort into other activities accordingly while planning for such ventures. 

The Guest Speaker Programme was conducted as an interactive session by Saanvie Verma (XII-X) and Arshiya (XII-E). During the session, the speaker spoke a great deal about the importance and growing interest in start-ups and entrepreneurship while discussing real life examples. He emphasised on the skills required to start new business ventures and discussed his own story citing his mistakes which the students can avoid. 

This was followed by a Question & Answer  session conducted by Anhad Sood (XII-S), Maulik Gupta (XII-H), Shreya Singhal (X-A), Lavanya Negi (XII-C), Saanvi Pandey (X-G), Amaan Ahmed (X-O) and Madhav Gupta (X-B) where the speaker patiently answered a wide range of questions posed by the students. His answers provided a great deal of insight into the topic punctuated with practical advice for students, parents and teachers.

The Guest Speaker Programme concluded with a Vote of Thanks by Ms. Rashmi Malhotra.

The event was organised by Ms. Mandeep Tewanj, Ms. Archna Deepak and Ms. Shelly Malhotra with technical support from Mr Mukesh Kumar and his team.

‘Reflections’- E-Poster Making Competition

The Economics Club of DPS R.K Puram organised an E-Poster making competition, ‘Reflections’ , for the students of class XII on 11th May. As Covid-19 Pandemic has proved to be a challenging time for our nation, this competition aimed to give the students an opportunity to delve deeper into its impact and ‘reflect’ on their opinions regarding the same. The event was conducted by 5 students: S P Thanusree 12U, Nimisha Dhawan 12U, Shashank Sinha 12U, Neasha Mittal 12L and Shuchita Singh 12K along with their teacher-in-charge Ms Vijayalakshmi. 

The two topics for designing the digital poster were: Health: Rich-poor Divide and Development comes at a cost. All the posters were displayed in the main event and each participant was asked to talk about the message they wished to convey through their posters. The depth of understanding portrayed by the students was  remarkable. The event included a mini-interactive session wherein students were presented with interesting Economics facts. It was a great learning experience for everyone who participated and attended the event.

The winners of the competition are as follows 

Ist Position: Anhad Sood 12S 
|2nd Position: Manya Garg 12R 
3rd Position: Shagun Shrivastava 12N and Anushka Goyal 12S 
Consolation Prize: Pearl Dhingra 12N

Guest Speaker Programme 2021- Political Science and Legal Studies

The political science and legal studies department of DPS, R.K. Puram organised a guest speaker programme on 11 May 2021 by Advocate Ruchi Agnihotri on the topic “Fundamental rights in practice”. 

It was a very informative and interactive session which was attended by the Political Science students of Class XII . The session which lasted for about one hour was attended by our esteemed Principal, Ms. Padma Srinivasan, Vice- Principal,Dr. Renu Nayyar, Head of Departments of Political Science and Legal Studies, Economics, History and Geography, Ms. Sabreena Bansal and other teachers from the Social Science department.

The session highlighted the  different fundamental rights and their practical uses. She emphasized upon the importance of these rights in our daily lives. She shared her views on the ongoing pandemic and its relation with Article 19 and Article 21 of our Constitution. 

In the end she answered the queries of the audience followed by an address by the Principal, Ms. Padma Srinivasan. The vote of thanks was proposed by the head  of Political Science and Legal Studies Department, Ms. Vandana Chandhoke.It was a really fruitful session both for the teachers and students.

Exun 2021 – eLite Orientation

Every year, Exun Clan’s induction process, known as e-Lite, is held in the months of May and June. This year the beginning of the induction process was marked by an orientation which was held to expand awareness about the Experts Unlimited Computer Club amongst our students. Held on 6 May 2021, 200+ students attended the orientation out of 500+ registered, and learnt about various different departments in Exun Clan and the functions they perform. During the course of the orientation, some of our alumni, Priyanshi Ahuja, Natasha Arya and Amadika Mahopatra, shared their valuable experiences and advice, and this was followed by a question and answer session with the attendees. Various departments under Exun are as follows:

  • Quiz
  • Crossword
  • Competitive Programming
  • Creative
  • 3D Design
  • Motion Design
  • Audio Production
  • Web Development
  • 2D Design
  • Mobile App Development
  • Game Development
  • Computational Linguistics
  • Group Discussion
  • Machine Learning
  • Hardware
  • Cryptic Hunts


The orientation was finally concluded with the announcement of our induction registration form (http://exun.co/21/reg) and our notice board for this year(http://exun.co/21/elite).

View the full orientation at http://exun.co/21/orientation
(All the links are required to be used with School Official Accounts only)

HISTORY GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAMME

“ The secret of Sufism is that it has no secret at all.”
Idries Shah      

The History Department of Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram organized a guest speaker programme on 10 May 2021 for the history students of class XII on the topic “Rise and Growth of Sufism in India” by Miss Namita Singh. She is an Assistant Professor  in the Department of History, Aryabhatta College, of Delhi University. She specializes in medieval history. The webinar provided a thorough understanding of Sufism and its significance. It took the students into the medieval world, providing them a deeper insight of the growth and expansion of sufism as a movement. The knowledge was woven by Miss Namita in a captivating manner that kindled students’ curiosity. The informative lecture was followed by a series of meticulous and thought provoking questions, both by students and teachers which Miss Namita answered with patience and enthusiasm. The questions paved the path for more meaningful discussions. The session was finally concluded on a note of contentment among all the students. It proved to be a gratifying experience for both the students and the teachers.

Debating Society Summer Activity 2021

DebSoc, DPS RK Puram 

A debating workshop was organised by the English Debating Society (DebSoc) of Delhi Public School RK Puram for the students of Class XII. The workshop was conducted by Areeb Nabi, Anjali Kedia and Manhar Bansal (Class XII, Batch of 2021) with the help of the club members. 

The event began with a short presentation on debating in general. It consisted of broad principles underlying good debating and a short brief on the Asian Parliamentary Format. Questions and concerns were entertained from the audience. This was followed by a Model Parliamentary Debate on the motion – “This House believes that nationalism is a redundant concept.” 

The two teams comprised – Mridul Malani (XII M), Vir Malhotra (XII I) and Arsh Mir (XII L) on side government and Dhun Paliwal (XIIA), Alyssa Nagrath (XII S) and Drona Sharma (XII V) on side opposition. 

It was an extremely engaging and insightful debate involving nuanced arguments and befitting rebuttals put forward by both the teams. While side government argued that nationalism is a parochial concept which leads to wars and hinders globalisation, side opposition contended that nationalism was necessary for a sense of identity and belongingness.  

Finally, the side government emerged victorious with a 2-1 verdict in their favour. The adjudicators provided feedback to both the teams, elucidating the reasons behind their respective decisions. An audience vote was also carried out to get an idea about the opinion of the House. The audience voted in favour of the government. 

This marked the end of the workshop, following which some resources were shared with the participants to set them off on their journey towards thinking critically, formulating arguments and articulating them clearly – in short, debating.