The celebration of Gandhi Jayanti, commemorating the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, was held with great enthusiasm and respect  on October 2nd, 2024. The day was marked with a series of events that honored the principles of non-violence, truth, and simplicity, which Mahatma Gandhi advocated throughout his life

1. Celebration of Shramdaan at CTU
2. Felicitation of Safai Mitras/ sanitation workers & presentation of benefits
3. Felicitation of best performers of SHS 2024 

The Vice Principals Mr Anil Kathuria, Mr Mukesh Kumar,Teachers and students participated in the Cleanliness Drive.The Vice Principals interacted with the Housekeeping Staff and laid stress on the cleanliness inside and outside the school campus.Gandhi ji’s favorite bhajans “Vaishnav Jan” and ‘Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram’ were presented. Later Cleanliness drive was started from the School Reception to outside the school

1. Celebrating (CTU) Cleanliness Target Units involved recognizing the achievement of specific locations or communities that have met or surpassed cleanliness standards as part of a larger sanitation initiative. Area outside the gate  identified as CTU was decorated with Standy,Selfie Point, buntings and boards. A short session by Dr Deepak Ghuliani,Surgeon , Maulana Azad Hospital was organized where he laid stress on the importance of hygiene,deworming, hand-washing was highlighted. Dr Ghuliani also created awareness regarding washing vegetables & fruits, common water & food diseases.

2. Felicitation of Safai Mitras/ sanitation workers & presentation of benefits:

Sanitation Kits were distributed to all the Safai Mitras & Guards Special felicitation was done of the Safai Mitras with Thermos Flask and Casseroles. Supervisors were also felicitated.Refreshments were distributed.

3. Felicitation of best performers of SHS 2024

Teachers who contributed in making the ‘Swachhta hi Sewa’ Campaign successful were awarded ‘best performers of SHS 2024’.Special certificates were given.

The programme was coordinated by Ms Niva Chhonkar, Hod-Biology & Ms Vandana Chandhoke, Hod- Political Science.

It’s better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.  -Joseph Joubert

Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram hosted its annual inter-school debating competition Outspoken on 28 and 29 September 2024. The event observed enthusiastic participation of students from 11 schools across Delhi NCR.

The students participated in two preliminary rounds – the Conventional Debate and the Turncoat Debate. Further, the top eight schools with the maximum cumulative points advanced to the elimination round. This round consisted of a parliamentary style debate, occurring in three parts – quarters, semis and finals. The debates were presided over by prestigious panels of judges from Pratarka, an educational organisation that trains students in academic and extra-academic curricula. The Conventional Debate was judged by Mr. Aayush Bermola, Mr. Ayush Verma and Ms. Jiya. The Turncoat Debate included Ms. Aliza, Ms. Gauri and Ms. Ananya as judges. Finally, the judges for the Asian Parliamentary Debate were Mr. Prachurjya Phukan (Co-founder, Pratarka Education), Mr. Aayush Bermola, Ms. Aliza, Mr. Abel Koshy, Mr. Ayush Verma, Ms. Jiya, Ms. Ananya, Ms. Gauri, Mr. M Navakanth, Mr. Nitin Singh Rana, Ms. Aneesha Ahuja, Mr. Anmol Sharma.

In the Conventional Debate, students were to present their views on a myriad of issues. They were given two days to prepare, having to prepare for both the stances, for as well as against the motion.

Meanwhile for the Turncoat Debate, the debaters were assigned their topics just three minutes before it began. They were given 2 minutes to speak, and had to switch their stance halfway through. 

The two schools that made it to the finals were The Heritage School, Rohini and Bluebells School International. The final deliberation that decided the winners was on the motion ‘This house regrets the social preference for positivity’. As the event came to a close, the judges were felicitated with Adjudication Certificates.

Applause resounded throughout the hall as winners were awarded their trophies, certificates and prizes.

The award for the Best Speaker in Conventional Format was taken by Sri Venkateshwar International School. The Best Speaker in the Turncoat category was won by Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, and the trophy was given to the First Runners Up, Vasant Valley School. Bluebells School International emerged as the overall winner as well as won the Best Speaker in Asian Parliamentary Format.

Overall Prizes
Position	School
First	Bluebells School International
Second	The Heritage School, Rohini
Third	Sri Venkateshwar International School

Best Speakers in Each Category
Event	School	Name of Speaker
Conventional	Sri Venkateshwara International School	Kyra Nanda
Turncoat	Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, Vasant Valley School	Aanya Yaduvanshi, Ashvin Mathew Joseph
Asian Parliamentary	Bluebells School International	Preksha Jain

“ Commerce changes the fate and genius of nations.” -Thomas Gray

Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram hosted its annual Inter-School Commerce Festival ComAstitva on 28th September 2024, under the guidance of its Commerce and Economics Department. This year’s edition of ComAstitva was a potent mix of competitions designed to provide experiences that challenge students and push them to go beyond their textbooks. As the students applied their learnings to compete in various online and on-site competitions, they got a chance to hone their communication skills, problem-solving skills, interpersonal skills, and critical thinking skills.

ComAstitva endeavours gave students a chance to dive into the working of commerce and industry, putting their classroom knowledge to practical use, and therefore gaining better insight and valuable takeaways from their participation. It brought together a series of creative competitions which were carefully curated to give the Commerce and Economics students of classes XI and XII an experience stimulating the workings of the world of business.

The online events included- 

Market Mosaic: Capturing the Pulse of the Economy

In this online photography competition, the participants highlighted local shops, markets and the people who run them, showcasing the diversity and importance of small enterprises to the economy through a self-clicked picture. The picture was accompanied by a description of two hundred words explaining the reason behind the importance of small businesses and their contribution to economic development. The participants were judged on the basis of artistic quality, technical excellence, relevance to theme and appropriate description. The judges for this event were Dr. Pushpinder Singh and Mr. Sarthak Grover.

Strategic Showdown: Diverse Minds, Unified Policies

The online policy making competition, the participating teams created a comprehensive economic policy to boost workforce diversity by capturing diverse work environments and integrating different cultures and genders within the workforce. The criteria for the judgement of the Policy Proposal Document were coherence of the problem statement, quality and feasibility of the proposed solutions, innovation and originality, messages conveyed and the overall presentation and impact of the video.  The event was judged by Dr. Vaishali Kohli and Ms Tripti Kheterpal.

Quadrant Quest: Mapping Success with the BCG Matrix

The BCG Matrix, also known as the Boston Consulting Group Matrix, is a strategic management tool used to analyse and categorise a company’s portfolio of business units or products based on their market growth rate and relative market share. Participants created a digital presentation on BCG Matrix of a company, which analysed its products based on market growth rate and market share. They then suggested future strategies the company should adopt for each quadrant.The judgement criteria for the event was understanding of BCG Matrix, accuracy of the data, logical placement of products, clarity and coherence of the presentation, creativity and originality.  The students were judged by Dr. Jyotika Bahl , Associate Professor Delhi University.

Fraud Guard: Poster Designing Competition

This event required the participants to create posters conveying key messages, tips, and strategies for safeguarding against various types of financial frauds, such as identity theft, phishing scams, credit card fraud, investment scams and cyber fraud. The posters were evaluated on the basis of creativity and originality,  visual Impact and design quality, clarity and effectiveness of messaging, relevance to the theme, overall presentation and aesthetic appeal.  The judge for this event was Ms. Neeti Banga , Associate Professor , NIFT

Rhyme and Reason: Mastering Management Through Limericks

A Limerick is a humorous verse of five lines, in which the first, second and fifth lines rhyme, and the third and fourth lines, which are shorter, form a rhymed couplet.  For this event, participants created limericks based on the topic Principles of Management. Judgement Criteria for this event was creativity,content, layout and relevance, and the event was judged by Professor Dr. Sunaina Sardana.

Business Brushstrokes: Unleash your Creative Spirit

In this event the participant chose from one of the thought-provoking topics and researched on its impact on businesses today. The participants depicted the chosen topic with the help of an interesting five-panel digital comic strip. The topics for this event were Blockchain in Business: Beyond Cryptocurrencies, AI and Machine Learning: Revolutionising Business Industries, Fintech Innovations: The Future of Financial Services, Big Data Analytics: Driving Business Decisions and Cloud Computing: Enabling Business Agility.  The participants were judged by Professor (Dr) Poonam Gupta based on their creativity and originality, adherence to theme and relevant use of dialogues. 

The onsite events included- 

Quizonomics: Think Smart, Score Big

This onsite quiz included a wide range of topics to test comprehensive understanding and analytical skills of students across subjects such as Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Economic Theories and Models, Applied Economics, Current Events and Global Economy. It featured a mix of multiple-choice questions, case studies, data interpretation, and crosswords to ensure a thorough evaluation of participants’ knowledge and critical thinking skills in economics. The quiz was conducted by quizmaster Mr. Ayan Sarkar .

Ledger Legends: Designing an Innovative Accounting Software

The preliminary round consisted  of written questions on general awareness, business awareness and accounting. The top ten teams who qualified the written round and made it to the finals were required to create an innovative accounting software and present its unique features through a digital presentation, while looking for possible shortcomings or loopholes. The participants were judged by Dr. Ritu Sapra ,Professor Delhi School for Economics , on the basis of their understanding of the shortcomings of available softwares,innovation, feasibility and authenticity.

Merger Masters: Combine and Conquer

In this competition the participants showcased their knowledge and application of the business world, as well as their innovative and strategic thinking. Mergers can lead to creation of new products or significant enhancements to existing products. A set of four companies were allotted to each team, which then merged and created an innovative new product combining existing products from the selected companies.The products were in line with sustainable development goals and corporate social responsibility. Each team prepared a short digital presentation illustrating how the merger of the selected companies led to the creation of the new product. The presentations were judged on the basis of their unique selling point, their target audience, marketing strategies, and analysis of the product’s costs and margins. They were judged by Prof. Monika Bansal and Dr. Pooja Sharma.

The Valedictory Ceremony began with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp by the honoured Chief Guest Ms. Molly Gambhir-  the imminent news correspondent and journalist, the Vice Principal Mr. Anil Kathuria and the Headmistress Ms. Rashmi Malhotra. During his address the Vice Principal Mr Anil Kathuria congratulated the participants and reiterated the importance of a healthy competition in complementing the learning of a student by opening more avenues.He congratulated the contestants for their confidence  in being able to showcase their talent before an audience. He also spoke of success and failure in life and how they are important teaching grounds in life, and urged all students to continue striving for excellence. 

A captivating fusion song was performed by the school choir, which was followed by an invigorating dance performance which was an amalgamation of western and Indian classical dance forms, inviting spontaneous applause from those present. The Chief Guest, Ms.Molly Gambhir,an illustrious alumna and Senior News Anchor of the primetime show Gravitas, WION spoke about her own experiences at DPS R.K. Puram and how it shaped her personality and career.  This was followed by the prize distribution ceremony. The winners were felicitated by the Chief Guest, Ms Molly Gambhir, the Vice Principal, Mr Anil Kathuria, and the Headmistress, Ms Rashmi Malhotra. DPS R.K. Puram and DPS Noida emerged as the overall winners. The Headmistress, Ms. Rashmi Malhotra, proposed the vote of thanks. She thanked the Principal, Mr. Naresh Miglani for encouraging this mega event to take place, the Chief Guest for making the school proud as an extremely successful alumna, the Judges, the Vice Principals, and the teachers of Commerce and Economics departments working behind the scenes for making the event a tremendous success. The ceremony drew to a close with the singing of the National Anthem.

QUADRANT QUEST
Position	School
3rd Position	Cambridge School Indirapuram
2nd Position	DPS Mathura Road   DPS R.K.Puram
1st Position	Mount Carmel School

FRAUD GUARD
Position	School
3rd Position	DAV Public School Gurugram
2nd Position	Ahlcon Public School Mayur Vihar
1st Position	Indraprastha World School

STRATEGIC SHOWDOWN
Position	School
Best Policy Paper	KIIT World School, Pitampura
Best Presentation	DPS Noida
Best Overall Policy Proposal	DAV Public School Gurugram

MARKET MOSAIC
Position	School
Audience Choice Award	DPS Sushant Lok
Best Storytelling Award	Mount Abu School DPS R.K.Puram
Best Photograph Award	Sanskriti School

RHYME AND REASON
Position	School
3rd Position	DPS Indirapuram
2nd Position	Mount Carmel School
1st Position	DPS Rohini

BUSINESS BRUSHSTROKES
Position	School
3rd Position	Sadhu Vaswani International School for GirlsDPS R.K.Puram
2nd Position	Delhi Public School Bulandshahr
1st Position	Mount Abu Public School

MERGER MASTERS
Position	School
3rd Position	Sommerville School
2nd Position	Mount Abu Public School
1st Position	DPS Rohini

QUIZONOMICS
Position	School
3rd Position	DAV Public School
2nd Position	KIIT Public School
1st Position	DPS R.K. Puram and DPS Noida

LEDGER LEGENDS
Position	School
3rd Position	Indraprastha World School
2nd Position	Sommerville School
1st Position	DPS R.K. Puram and DPS Indirapuram