Guest Speaker Programme – Learning from the Best #2 – Celebrating 50 years of DPS RK Puram

“The key to success is action, and the essential in action is perseverance.” 
Sun Yat-Sen

The Think Club of Delhi Public School, RK Puram organised a Guest Speaker Programme on 20th November 2021 for classes IX & XI, the second in its series “Learning from the Best.”  The programme was hosted with the aim of providing the students with the opportunity to interact with and learn from the experiences of the accomplished graduates of the school. 

The respected Principal Ms. Padma Srinivasan, the honourable Vice Principals Mr. Naresh Miglani and Mr. Anil Kumar Kathuria, class representatives, teachers, and students of classes IX and XI attended the programme.

Learning from the Best #2 featured Mr. Anant Lunia, from the batch of 2021. He achieved All India Rank 3 in JEE Advanced 2021, and has taken admission in IIT Delhi with the plans to pursue undergraduate studies in Computer Science and Engineering. Anant’s illustrious endeavours have been a constant during his time in the school- he is a JSTSE scholar, an NTSE scholar, and a national topper of KVPY with AIR-18 in the SA Stream and AIR-2 in the SX stream. He was a part of the two-member winning team of Technothlon 2018, which won a Gold Medal and a grand prize to visit NASA, USA.  He has also scored high international ranks in several Indian and International Olympiads and competitions.

The compere, Sahana Agarwal, enthusiastically welcomed the audience and the Guest Speaker, and presented him with a virtual token of appreciation. This was followed by the honourable Principal Ms. Padma Srinivasan’s address to the gathering, in which she expressed her gratitude to Mr. Anant Lunia for being there as a mentor to the aspiring students of classes IX and XI, and congratulated him on his success. She concluded her address with inspiring words to the students to achieve great heights.

The Question and Answer session was conducted by Divyansh Nayan and Mannat Kaur. Students, as well as teachers, asked their questions regarding the examination and its preparation process, to which Mr. Anant Lunia gave elaborate and patient responses. He emphasised on the importance of perseverance and consistency, while also being sure to take care of one’s health during the preparation of one of the toughest entrance exams in India. He also recommended study techniques, revision tricks and books to help the budding students follow in his footsteps. 

The session was concluded by Sneha Chandra, which was followed by the Vote of Thanks by the Respected Vice Principal Mr. Naresh Miglani. The event was organised by Ms. Shelly Malhotra and Ms. Archna Deepak, with technical support from Mr. Mukesh Kumar and his team.

Guest Speaker Programme – “Learning from the Best #1” Celebrating 50 years of DPS RK Puram

Think Club hosted a Guest Speaker Programme on 13th November 2021  for the students of classes IX and XI, the first one in its series of Guest Speaker Programmes “Learning from the best ” in its endeavour of providing the students with a chance to interact with the illustrious alums of Delhi Public School R.K. PURAM. 

Mr. Manhar Bansal, the guest speaker, is currently pursuing  B.A. LL.B (Hons.) at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. He was the all India topper in Class 10 from the ICSE Board. He joined Delhi Public School R.K Puram in 2019. He worked hard to secure his place in several of the most prestigious clubs at the school like the DebSoc, MUN club, Law Club and many more. He represented the  school at various debates and competitions, collecting numerous accolades along the way. He was also a member of the student council and went on to become the head boy of the school. He cleared the Common Admission Test, commonly known as CLAT as well as the Law School Admission Test- LSAT- with an All India Rank of 1. He secured AIR-2 in the All India Law Entrance Test or AILET. 

Ms. Padma Srinivisan, honourable Principal, Mr. Anil Kathuria,respected  Vice Principal , Class Representatives, Teachers and students of classes IX and XI attended the session. While addressing the gathered audience, Ms. Padma Srinivisan, honourable Principal warmly welcomed Mr. Manhar Bansal and also emphasized upon the significance of such programs to gain first hand experience and suggestions from the toppers, such as himself. 

The compère Divyansh Nayan cheerfully welcomed the Guest Speaker and presented a virtual token of appreciation to him. This was followed by the Question and Answer session conducted by Samyak Kapoor and Sahana Agarwal where Mr. Manhar Bansal answered the questions asked by the students. While answering the intriguing questions, Mr. Manhar Bansal particularly highlighted the remarkable importance of self studying and enjoying what one does to crack a competitive exam, like CLAT.

The Question and Answer session was concluded by Suhani Vats and Vote of thanks was presented by respected Vice Principal, Anil Kathuria sir. The programme was organized by Ms. Shelly Malhotra and Ms. Archana Deepak with the technical support provided by Mr. Mukesh Kumar and his team.

Assembly XI-T (01-12-2021)

“Topic- Butterfly Effect: The Cycle of Kindness ‘No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.’ – Aesop

World Kindness day is celebrated every year on 13 November, to promote the importance of being kind to yourself, to others and to the world. Highlighting the importance of random acts of kindness in everyone’s life, be it from giving clothes away to people who need it more to simply listening to someone and being there for them, making them feel heard, Class XI T chose “Butterfly Effect: The Cycle of Kindness’ as the topic for their presentation. The class presentation commenced with a thought provoking Sanskrit shloka recited by Prageet Satpathy. Thereafter, the compere, Anoushka Jain greeted the audience with an introduction to the topic followed by a prayer sung by Oorja Akshara and Divyakshi Adhikary, the thought of the day was then presented by Deepitark Singh. A short speech by Ashmita Singh and Anoushka Jain on act of kindness, which was preceded by a short narration on Random Acts of Kindness by Suhani Sethi, Kalpit Jain, Rabbani Narula, Aadhya Dhar, Sia Malik, Aarav Sansanwal and Navyaa Mittal. A self composed poem in English was recited by Shaina Bedi and Vedanshi Puri. Lastly a song sung by Oorja Akshara and Dhvani Hari concluded the class presentation. A vote of thanks was delivered by Maisha Varma. All the artwork included in the presentation were made by Aadhya Dhar.

1st December 2021, Wednesday

Class Teacher – Mr. Shiven Singh Tanwar

Class- XI T

Vice Principal : Mr. Anil Kathuria

Class Representative- Ms. Ritu Kumar 

Activity Incharge – Ms. Kaveri Dhar

Interactive Online Webinars

A series of engaging and interactive Online Webinars were conducted on Monday, 6th December 2021 for the students of Classes VI-VIII of Delhi Public School R.K. Puram on the online platform of Zoom.

The first online webinar was organised on the topic ‘Cyber Security and Cyber Essentials’ from 11:00 AM-11:45 AM and the Guest Speaker for the session was Mr Mukesh Kumar, Head of the Department of Computer Science at Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram.After a warm welcome by the members of the Student Council, Mr Mukesh began the session by tracing the interesting history of computer technology and email. He also illustrated the latest news in the cyber world through a wide variety of newspaper snippets and colourful visuals. 

Elaborating on the theme of ‘Cyber Security and Cyber Essentials’, Mr Mukesh went on to explain a number of ways through which we could protect ourselves and our organisation in the cyber world. He emphasised on the importance of cyber safety and enumerated the steps through which cyber security can be protected from potential threats such as virus, hackers, worms, etc. He also spoke about the Do’s and Don’ts of Cyber Safety and explained the meaning of some important terms such as phishing, computer worm, computer virus, botnet, pharming, spyware, dark web, etc. 

The speaker also guided the students by illustrating different ways such as safe browsing, resetting and cleaning up Google Chrome, browsing in incognito or private windows, how to avoid spamming, etc. through which the students can increase the functionality of Google Chrome while using it on a daily basis through their institutional IDs.

 The presentation was followed by a Question-Answer Session during which Mr Mukesh answered a number of queries from the students. 

The session was well-placed and it encouraged the children to ask a wide variety of questions about the cyber world and the personal challenges that they encounter while navigating through it, especially in a pandemic-stricken era where online schools have become the new normal. The students’ engagement and interest in the webinar was reflected through the  number of queries put forward by the students which prompted the Guest Speaker to promise to conduct another similar program in the future.

The second online webinar was conducted on the topic ‘Theatre in Education’ from 12:00 PM-12:45 PM and the Guest Speaker for the session was Mr Stephen Marazzi, an eminent theatre personality. Following a gracious welcome by the members of the Student Council, Mr Marazzi captured the attention of the audience from the very beginning of the webinar by playing a small piece of music on his keyboard. He then proceeded to explain how ‘drama’ is the heart of all theatre activities. 

Through interesting anecdotes and captivating enactments, Mr Marazzi explained to the students how drama and theatre can be used in the field of education through interdisciplinary studies. He played the popular English song ‘Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do’ on his keyboard and illustrated how this very easy song can be dramatised and used to learn important concepts of Science, Music, Arts and English. He also enacted the popular fairy tale of ‘Three Little Piggies’ namely, Aklu, Shaklu and Baklu and elucidated how simple concepts of Science as well as other subjects can be learnt through theatre and drama. 

The students were completely enraptured by Mr Marazzi and his dynamic presence during the webinar. They enthusiastically participated in the songs and chants led by the speaker and thoroughly enjoyed the session. The speaker also encouraged the children to submit their own creative stories to him in the form of drawings/write-ups and promised to choose the best stories as the premise for his own theatrical productions. 

The programmes were concluded by the vote of thanks, which were delivered by Ms Vinita Gupta, the Supervisor of Classes VI-VIII. She thanked the esteemed speakers for sparing their valuable time for these webinars as well as the Principal, Ms Padma Srinivasan, for her support and guidance in organising these webinars. Based on themes relevant to the students of Classes VI-VIII, the online webinars were a grand success that not only proved to be beneficial for the students but were also thoroughly enjoyed by them.

SESSION 2021-2022 SCHEDULE #21

Class 9th and 11th
Homeroom timings
Tues,Wed,Thurs-7:40-7:50 am
Monday -7:40-8:50 am
Class 6th to 8th
Homeroom timings
Tues, Wed, Thurs-7:45-7:55 am
Monday-7:50-8:45 am

Assembly XI-I (25-11-2021)

“Topic: ““ADVANCING SCIENCE, DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE, TO THE FUTURE NOW,  WE HAVE THE KEYS”

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Jacob Bronowski rightfully claims, “Science, like art, is not a copy of nature, but a recreation of her.” Science and nature walk hand in hand and enhance all of our lives along the way. To mark their significance in our lives, the students of class XI-I put forward a captivating presentation. The class presentation was beautifully begun by Saksham Adhar  and Sai Pratik Biswal reciting an enchanting shloka followed by Vatsa Gupta greeting the audience. It was followed by Parnika Banerjee and Vatsa Gupta introducing the topic and compering the presentation. Our morning was blessed by the morning prayer sung by Naman Kohli and Md Ayyan Ali. Aarav Agrawal then delivered the thought for the day to start the morning on a positive note, followed by a remarkable self composed poem by Riddhi Gupta. It was followed by Palak Agarwal, Yashas Gogna, Harsh Raj Srivastava and Krishang Raja with a song  ‘Earth Song’ by Michael Jackson, which was followed by an enlightening article by Saksham Adhar and Nikunj Agarwal’s speech.The presentation concluded with a vote of thanks by Parnika. The e-invite was made by Tiya Saluja and Harshita Bose. Background music and the presentation was compiled by Ishaan Semwal.

25 November 2021 Thursday

Class Teacher- Ms Preeti Gangahar 

Class – XI I

Vice Principal- Dr Renu Nayar; Mr. J..S Virdi

Class Representative –  Ms Ritu Kumar

Activity Incharge – Ms Kaveri Dhar