All Students & Staff Members,
DPS R.K. Puram, East of Kailash & Vasant Vihar
It is hereby informed that Delhi Public School, R.K Puram, East of Kailash and Vasant Vihar will remain closed on Tuesday 8th November, 2022 on account of ‘Guru Nanak’s Birthday’.
All students and staff members are informed to make a note of the above accordingly.
The Open House for the parents of Class X was organized on 5th November 2022 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m in order to facilitate a fruitful interaction between the parents and the subject teachers. The parents interacted with the subject teachers on one to one basis, regarding their ward’s academic performance. Parents were appreciative of the efforts of the teachers and the school authorities. It was an enriching interaction.
“Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent and debate.”
Hubert H. Humphrey
Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram hosted one of the most prestigious inter-school debate tournaments, Outspoken ‘22 on 5 November, 2022. The event was organised by DebSoc, the English Debating Society, and saw active participation from 17 schools, 13 eminent jury members and a footfall of around 300 individuals.
The event was adjudicated by Pramit Kumar Das, Ramjas College; Madhav Arora, Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce; Dev Mishra, Ramjas College; Chinmayi Sharma, Ramjas College; Darakhshan Tariq, Ramjas College; Samyak Jain, Deshbandhu College; Mannliv Kaur, Aryabhatta College; Milen Anugraha Paul, Maharaja Agrasen College; Harsh Darshan, Sri Venkateswara College; Saksham Sachdev, Maulana Azad Medical College; Shashwat Dash, Delhi Technological University; Manya Vats, Ramjas College.
The debate took place in 2 Rounds: the Preliminaries and the Knockout rounds.
The preliminary round consisted of two events – conventional and turncoat debates. In the Conventional Debate, schools were pitted against each other, arguing ideas relating to censorship, community service, taxation, and more. The participants in the Turncoat Debate faced the challenging task of switching stances mid-debate on topics they had received only on the spot with two minute preparation time.
The top 8 teams, with the maximum cumulative points, advanced to the elimination-style Asian Parliamentary Debate quarters, from where on they went to the semi-finals and the open grand finale. In each round, teams faced off in pairs of two, embodying the roles of Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Chief Whip on side Proposition, and Leader of Opposition, Deputy Leader of Opposition, and Opposition Whip on side Opposition.
The participants undertook engaging discourse, weighing the implications of motions such as “This House Regrets The Narrative That Professionals Working For Nonprofits Perform A ‘Public Service’ Or Sacrifice” and “This House Would Compel Therapists To Break The Seal Of Confessions To Report Crimes.”
Two teams, winning all their previous rounds, made it to the grand finale, which took place in the Audio Visual Hall. Thus ensued a fast-paced and riveting debate on the motion, “This House Believes That Pro-Refugee Advocacy Groups Should Portray Refugees As Valuable Contributors To Society, Rather Than Victims Of Their Circumstances.” The two teams truly presented a captivating discussion, with the audience hanging on to every Point Of Information and Clash.
Anticipation ran high as the Valedictory Ceremony began, with the final verdict yet to be released. At the outset, the judges were felicitated with a customised notebook, featuring the name of the event. The teacher-in-charge, Ms Kakoli Sengupta delivered a vote of thanks, reflecting on the efforts and emotions that went into the event. This was followed by the result declaration. Applause resounded throughout the hall as winners were awarded trophies, certificates, and prizes, including premium subscriptions to Taskade, an organisation and collaboration app.
The ceremony concluded with the school anthem and the national anthem.
“He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.”
– Marcus Aurelius
The Scholar Badge ceremony for Class XII was held on 4th November, 2022 at Delhi Public School R. K. Puram. This highly anticipated day is an occasion to recognize those students who have excelled in academics and co-curricular activities during the previous academic year.
The Chief Guest for the event was Mr V.K. Shunglu – Chairman of DPS Society and the Managing Committee DPS RK Puram. The Principal – Ms Padma Srinivasan, Vice Principals – Mr Naresh Miglani, Mr Anil Kumar Kathuria and Mr Mukesh Kumar, the Headmistresses – Ms Rashmi Malhotra and Ms Vinita Gupta, and the special guests, Mr. and Mrs. Basoya, and Mr and Mrs. Suri graced the occasion with their presence.
The Scholar Badge Ceremony commenced with the lighting of the lamp. The scintillating beats of the Indian classical orchestra played live by the students of the Performing Arts Society captivated the audience. The mesmerizing symphony started off the most awaited event on an auspicious note.
The Principal felicitated the Chief Guest, following which a short movie showcasing the accomplishments and accolades of DPS R. K. Puram and its students during the academic year 2021-22 was played. The movie presented the audience a glimpse of the year gone by: highlighting noteworthy achievements, events, seminars, workshops and competitions and the multitude of activities that students at DPS R. K. Puram engaged and excelled in.
After extending a warm welcome to the Chief Guest and the special guests, the Principal addressed the scholars. She began by stating that the final year of schooling has seen students scale greater heights, but the best is yet to come. She cautioned that distractions must be avoided and students must concentrate on achieving their goals. She underlined the commitment of the teaching community to help each learner achieve their chosen target. Ms Srinivasan especially lauded the efforts of the scholar badge recipients who performed well in the offline examinations, although the academic year was online. She concluded her speech by saying, “Never rest until you have achieved your best!”
The school choir took the stage to render an original composition, complemented by a live piano performance. It was followed by a classical Odissi performance. Adorned in traditional colourful clothes, the resplendent dancers lit up the stage with their grace and rhythm.
The Chief Guest, Mr V.K. Shunglu addressed the gathering and spoke on how the student community has been severely disadvantaged by the inadequacy of virtual schooling during the pandemic, and suggested that greater focus must be placed on writing skills. He particularly mentioned that students should be wary of falling into the trap of limiting themselves into doing ‘less and less of more and more’ as they grow. He appealed to the students to continue exploring their cultural and musical interests as he felt that it may serve as a ‘safety valve’ later in their lives, and as a source of catharsis during stressful times.
The prestigious award ceremony was conducted by the representatives of class XII, Ms. Richa Aggarwal, Dr. Anubha Gopal and Ms. Vibha Arora. Students were commended for their consistent efforts and resilience in the form of badges, blazers and gold medals. In all, 165 Gold Medals were awarded for academic excellence in 7 consecutive years, 51 Blue Blazers were awarded for academic excellence in the last 3 years, and 99 First Green Badges were awarded for academic excellence in Grade 11.
The Deepanvita Baisya Memorial Award was awarded to the stream toppers of Grade XI: Parth Kumar of XI-D – topping science with an aggregate of 98.2%, Sakshi Jain of XI-R and Pia Agarwal of XI-S – scoring the highest in Commerce and Humanities respectively with 96.8% final aggregate.
The Vice Principal, Mr. Naresh Miglani delivered the vote of thanks. He thanked the Chief Guest, the Principal, the Representatives, the special guests and all attendees for taking time out from their busy schedules to attend the ceremony. Mr. Miglani also congratulated the students for their achievements and their remarkable efforts.
The culmination of the Award ceremony was by the School Anthem followed by the National Anthem.
IT Symposium Force Fest 2k22 was organised by Apeejay School, Panchsheel Park on 4 November 2022. The individual results are as follows:
Consolium – Third
Counterstrafe – First
Studio 404 – First
Snap it! – Second
Take-De-Bait – Second
Note: On exam days, students are allowed to go home after the exam at 10:45 am (Student ID card & consent signed by the parents will be compulsory for early departure). School buses will ply in the afternoon at the usual time.
Headmistress Vice Principal Vice Principal Vice Principal Principal
IT Symposium Robotronics’ 22 was organised by Amity International School, Sector 46 Gurgaon on 3 November 2022. The individual results are as follows:
Creative- Designathon – Second
Crossword – Second
Gaming – Second
Programming – Third
Filmmaking – Third
The school will get over at 1:30 pm today (04-11-2022). Accordingly, buses will depart 10 minutes early in the afternoon.
Topic: Conquer the Ravan in You
As said, ” Ram and Ravana, both are within you. Your Karma decides who will dominate” and to highlight this notion, the students of class X-H and X-I took the opportunity to showcase their class presentation on ‘Conquer the Ravana in You’.
Lankapati’s conscience was enlightened with wisdom, valour and spirituality. Despite being a paragon of virtues Ravan’s vibrant colours of knowledge faded away due to his arrogance. He granted his arrogance the permission to conquer, ultimately paving the way to his end.
The class presentation began with morning prayer by the headmistress Ms. Rashmi Malhotra. Compering was done by Swastika Ghoshal, Siddhi and Prasan and choir was sung by Aahaan, Aaditya Singh, Aditi Singh, Deepanshu, Aitreya, Arunima, Arush, Garima, Ishita, Pratiti, Hardik, Jiah, Jyotir, Naren, Samriddhi, Prisha, Stuti, Stanzin, Satyabrat, Saurav, Suhani, Sujoy and Vansh. It was followed by news being read by Arkayan Goswami, Navya Wadhwa, Roopansh Baijal and Utkarsh. Poetry was recited by Varunavi Gupta. The introduction of the play was done by Swastika Ghoshal. The role of Shri Ram was played by Shaurya Pratap Singh, Yuvika Katoch was Sita, Anant Dev played the role of Lakshman, Manvir Singh played the role of Hanuman and Ryan Ali Jan acted as Ravana.
Voice Overs was by Vansh Kumar, Raunaq Singh and Uddipt Srivastava. Dhak Dance was presented by Tia Dutta, Aditya Jha, Aakarsh, Arpit, Rozina, Riyank, Shreya, Srishti, Venya and Mithisha. Preachings were written By Swastika Ghoshal and Ishita Bhalla
The screenplay and dialogues were written by Navya Wadhwa. Kanak Ahuja and Arunima Sharma were the narrators in the play. A speech on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was delivered by Navya Wadhwa. Mahira Kohli & Medha Singh made the invites for the Principal and Headmistress, scrolls were prepared by Aahaan Gupta.The board was prepared by Mahira Kohli, Tia Dutta, Pranya, Jiah and Medha Singh. Presentation was prepared by Raaghav Sethi and Vishesh Chaurasia. Music was composed by Vishesh Chaurasia.
The message of prioritising blissful moments in life and letting goodness take over arrogance and evil side was depicted by the students with zeal, vibrance and exuberance.
3 November 2022, Thursday
Classes X H and X I
Class Teachers : Ms. Sohini Chakarborty and Ms. Komal Choudhary
Headmistress: Ms. Rashmi Malhotra
Class Representative- Ms. Pratibha Sacher and Ms. Richa Basrao
Activity Incharge- Ms. Kaveri Dhar
Photography – Mr. Shankar Giri
The event began with an introduction by Ms. Sangita Bajpai (coordinator of the event). An informative video by Audarya Gupta and Chirag Kumar was then presented. The video depicted the history of cheetahs in India, which once rampant to a point where they were hunted to extinction and then reintroduced. The importance of cheetahs in maintaining balance in the environment and controlling herbivores populations and thus land degradation was highlighted.It focused on the reintroduction of 12 Cheetahs in India by Prime Minister Modi in the Kuno National Park on 17th September 2022, which were brought from Namibia and the message from the Prime Minister on the momentous occasion.The video ended with fun facts about Cheetahs.
Ms Padma Srinivasan, the Principal, addressed the gathering with interesting facts about cheetahs- their speed, beauty, role, eating habits and importance of wildlife conservation. She also asked the students to pledge to inculcate an empathetic outlook to conserve wildlife resources. This was followed by a short interactive quiz. Ten winners were awarded with “Welcome back Cheetah” badges and bookmarks.
ऐक्यं बलं समाजस्या तदभावे स दुर्बलः ।
तस्मात् ऐक्यं प्रशंसन्ति दृढं राश्त्र हितैषिणः ॥
‘Unity is the strength of any society and it (society) is weak without it. Hence those who wish for the good of the nation strongly praise unity.’
Sardar Patel played a key role in the integration of about 565 princely states into the Indian Union.Few princely states like Travancore, Hyderabad, Junagadh, Bhopal and Kashmir were averse to joining the state of India.Sardar Patel worked tirelessly to build a consensus with the princely states but did not hesitate in employing methods of Sama, Dama, Dand and Bhed wherever necessary. Thus he came to be known as the Iron man of India.
Under the able guidance of the Principal Ms. Padma Srinivasan and the head of the History department , Mrs. Shruti Mishra, The History Society held an event on Unity Day to remember and commemorate the life and achievements of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.Starting the ceremony, the Principal Vice Principals ,Head Mistresses and the teachers lit incense sticks as a tribute to Sardar Patel and a Picture exhibition that included the life story and interesting information about him was opened for the students and teachers.A beautiful short movie on his journey was made by the members of History Society and Audarya Gupta was played for the students of various grades. This movie showed the childhood, sacrifice towards family and nation, political life and immense contributions of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. It later had a scenic view of the statue of unity that was accompanied by a melodious patriotic song sung by Oorja Akshara.
Viewing the video by students inculcated a robust feeling of Patriotism and helped them know more about the Architecture of India
“Knowledge is experience, everything else is just information”-Albert Einstein.
Under the able guidance of the Principal, Ms Padma Srinivasan, and facilitated by the Supervisor of Classes VI-VIII, Ms Vinita Gupta, an excursion to the National Science Centre for the students of Class VIII was organised on 13 and 17 October 2022 by the Science Deptt. as a part of experiential learning thereby giving them the opportunity to view thematic exhibitions and learn from interactive educational activities. It was an enriching experience as students visited galleries that displayed exhibits related to Prehistoric Life,Science & Technology,Nuclear Power ,Human Biology,Innovation Space to name a few.The opportunity to participate in hands-on tasks, observations and group discussions provided robust feedback from the students.