“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.”- Albert Einstein
The G. Bhaskar Memorial lecture and award ceremony was organised on 11 December 2024 at Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram in remembrance of G. Bhaskar, a very promising student, who joined the institution in class VIII. Lost in the crowd initially, Venkata Subramaniam Bhaskar slowly and steadily made a place for himself in the hearts of his fellow students and teachers. An extremely talented and hardworking student, not only did he excel in academics, but he was also a great badminton player and played for the school table tennis team. He also had formal training in Classical Carnatic music and could recite several chapters from Shrimad Bhagwat Gita. Unfortunately, his success ended with his early demise. In his memory, DPS RK Puram has been organising an inspirational lecture since 1995 in presence of his family and friends. An award has been instituted in his loving memory by his parents since 1999. This award is given to exceptional students, who not only excel in academics and co-curricular activities but also display a strong moral fibre.
The Principal Mr. Anil Kumar, The Vice Principals, Mr. Anil Kumar Kathuria and Mr. Mukesh Kumar, G. Bhaskar’s father, Mr. Ganapati Ramanath and brother, Mr. Ramnath G. along with other family members were present during the ceremony. This year, Shri. Achyutananda Priya Das from ISKCON was invited for the memorial lecture, who is an Engineering Graduate from KIT, Kanpur, practicing spirituality for the past 15 years and actively serving the society through value based motivational seminars, presently the National Director of CSR at ISKON. Shri Achyutanand Ji conducted an interactive session with the students of class XI in the auditorium and presented different shlokas from the Bhagavad Gita with a modern bent in the explanation, teaching values of discipline,gratitude, shared real life practical examples derived from Bhagwad Gita in a simplified manner.
Mr. Ramnath, the elder brother of G. Bhaskar shared his most precious memories, especially the time spent with Bhaskar. On this occasion, our Vice Principal Mr. Mukesh Kumar shared how he remembers G Bhaskar’s always smiling demeanour and his outstanding ability to connect with one and all.
The G Bhaskar Memorial awards 2024 were presented by the Principal Mr Anil Kumar ,Mr. Ramnath, Mr. Ganapati Raman, the Vice Principals, Mr. Anil Kathuria and Mukesh Kumar with the blessings of Bhaskar’s family to the following students.
| Humanities | |
| Priyanka Lata | XII U |
| Nabeel Kohli | XII V |
| Commerce | |
| Shaneil Dylan Sequieira | XII R |
| Shivya Bahl | XII O |
| Science | |
| Adveitesha Pratap | XII G |
| Dishi | XII E |
The Principal Mr. Anil kumar addressed the gathering and spoke about G. Bhaskar and his life and recited the first verse of the sixth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita.
Ms. Kusum Yadav coordinated the event along with Activity Incharges Ms. Preeti Pratihari and Ms. Kaveri Dhar.The Bhaskar family members gave their blessings to all students present there, and distributed sweets as a token of their love and appreciation to one and all.