IT Symposium Code Wars was organised by Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj on 18 November 2022. DPS RKP Team was declared Overall Winners. The individual results are as follows:
Techlathon – Second – Exun Clan
Group Discussion – Third
Quiz – Third
Surprise – First
Cubing 2×2 – First
Cubing 3×3 – Second
ASSEMBLY VII – J & K
Topic – ‘We The People of India’
Great things never come out of their comfort zone. If you want to achieve great things, you must go beyond your comfort zone. If you don’t, you will never be able to become the person that you aspire to be and Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar was the kind of person who inspired us by writing our consitution. The assembly commenced with a morning prayer by Prapti Mehra, Amisha Monga, Anusha Dhawan, Samaira Punchhi, Shaurya Chopra, Rishan Vig, Jasjeev Kukreja, Aarav Malik, Ayushmaan Gaba, Reeansh Gupta, Satvik Daksh Gupta, Smyaan Sharma, Samarth Gupta, Suyasha Maharia, Amaira Tandon, Divija Goyal, Siyona Nag, Guneet Kaur, Unesh, Aryaveer Kapoor, Varun Vellu, Jai Singh Bal, Deepansh Joshi, Dhanaisha Dhawan, Sanvi Mehra, Shaylah Shankar, Ananya Shome Sinha, Aahana Gulati. The comperes Arhaan Gupta, Irsia, Maahir, Aanvi Agarwal, Adhiraj Jain, Ray and Ayaan Bhakar gave the audience an insight into the topic and elucidated the significance of rules and regulations in one’s life. After this Twisha Grover, Arnav Gupta, Prapti Mehra and Rishan Vig, Suyasha, Divija, Aarav Jawa and Ryan gave a thought-provoking thought of the day and News. Garima, Vardaan, Anusha, Rudransh, Pranet Singh, Reeansh, Aarav Verma, Aryamman Ojha, Aviral Chadha, Sakshi Sinha, Sifat Khanna, Rakshit, Himanshu, Satvik, Medhansh, Sanaya, Aryaman, Pranit Verma presented a skit on National Constitution Day and its significance. The dance was performed by Devyangi Lal, Manya Soneja, Varsha Bhoumik, Aditi Rautela, Seona Sachdev, Vardaan Dogra, Amisha Monga, Anusha Dhawan, Mehr Gandhi, Prapti Mehra, Irsia Mazumder, Gariima Kucchal ,Avjit Singh, Guneet Kaur, Samarth Gupta, Yuvraj Gupta, Bhavik Kharbanda, Shaurya Chopra and Jasjeev Kukreja. A melodious song,” Give me Freedom” was sung by Vansh Gupta, Viraj Chaudary, Sachin Gangwar, Yuvraj Gupta, Samaira Puncchi, Amaira Tandon, Antarjot Singh, Jasjeev Kukreja, Nathan V Sherpa, Shaylah Shankar, Dhanaisha Dhawan, Sanvi Mehra, Deepansh Joshi, Ananya Shome Sinha, Aahana Gulati and Aryaveer Kapoor with the help of music instruments. The instruments were played by Aanya Moulik, Reyhan, Vardaan, Nathan and Jasjeev. The self-composed poem was sung by Siyona and Smyaan. Assembly Invitation Cards, folders and board work were done by Anusha, Aanvi, Divija, Suyasha, Amaira, Amisha, Siyona, Varsha, Aditi, Manya, Devyaangi, Sakshi, Dhanaisha and Seona. Omansh Duklan and Amairaa Gupta made the PowerPoint presentation. They dedicated a soulful song to the Constitution of India. The main aim of the assembly was to highlight the importance of rules and regulations and to see positivity in everything.
Class Teacher – Ms. Shipra Rai & Ms. Aakriti Baweja
Class Representative – Dr. P Chinna
Headmistress- Ms Vinita Gupta
Date- 17th November 2022
Cultural Programme Incharge- Ms. Abha Chona
Photography – Mr Shankar Giri
“The Web as I envisaged it, we have not seen it yet. The future is still so much bigger than the past.” –Tim Berners Lee
Exun Clan, The Experts Unlimited Clan, The Technology Club at Delhi Public School, RK Puram hosted the 27th edition of the Exun IT Symposium on the 12th and 13th of
November 2022 held during the Exun week from 7th to 13th November. Every year, STEM enthusiasts from India and beyond arrive at the symposium to test their mettle by battling it out with their skills and come together to have some of the most memorable, impactful and rewarding experiences which help them in crafting a better version of themselves whilst also giving everyone the perfect stage to celebrate the essence of technology.
The event began with the lighting of the lamp by the Principal, Ms Padma Srinivasan. The Special Guests, Mr Hitesh Oberoi and Mr Abdul Sharif.
In the opening speech, the Vice Principal, Mr Mukesh Kumar welcomed everyone with his words of motivation. He encouraged all the participants to focus on active participation, showcasing their talent, connecting with their peers and enjoying the overall learning experience. He further thanked the principal, teachers, students, sponsors, computer faculty and staff members.
One of the esteemed Special Guests, Abdul Sharif, of ExtraMarks shared his inspiring views with the participants. He talked about student empowerment and motivated students to let go of the fear of rejection and focus on trying their best.
Mr Hitesh Oberoi, an alumnus of DPS RKP and currently the founder and trustee of Plaksha university and CEO at Info Edge India Ltd. inspired the audience with his hardworking persona and life occurrences. He encouraged the students to follow their passion and not let the noise of competition take over their lives.
The magnificent event had enthusiastic participation from 82 schools online from around the world and 56 offline to the venue. The Exun Symposium had significant international participation for the 3rd year and impressive national participation for the 5th year in a row. With over 20 events held in offline, online and hybrid modes, Exun opened its wide gates to every yearning participant to get involved, evolve and discover and this also boosted the clan to take yet another step towards achieving the global presence of Exun community; this appropriately serves their motto of “We, not I”. This Event also starred Sudocrypt v12.0 and Surprise x Locus The tech enthusiasts of Exun Clan held the Exun symposium 2022 under the supervision of the Computer Science Department of the school. The event was sponsored by ExtraMarks, PlayStation, Vardiano, Plaksha University and ONGC along with other community partners.
Exun talks are a series of insightful addresses by experienced alumni and professionals, on comprehensive themes. To watch the illuminating talk series, be sure to use the following link: exun.co/talks. For more information on any event or any part of the symposium, kindly visit exun.co/invite and contact Exun at, [email protected].
The events that lighted the symposium were as follows:
The closing ceremony of Exun 2022 commenced with Naunidh and Pratishtha, members of the Exun Clan inviting the founder and Vice-Principal of Delhi Public School, RK Puram, Mr Mukesh Kumar to deliver the vote of thanks and congratulate the participating schools and their Principals on behalf of the Principal Ms Padma Srinivasan. In his speech, Mr Mukesh Kumar, highlighted the main goal behind the symposium as “Connecting with like-minded people”. He then took us through the journey of Exun and how it came to be. He also acknowledged the hard work of students to bring Exun to an international level as students across the globe have been seen participating in Sudocrypt events over the years. He ended his speech by thanking the whole computer department for their sincere and diligent support. The Presidents of the Exun Clan, Kavin and Shireen, shared their inspirational journeys in the club. The Presidents of RoboKnights and Domain Square+, went on to tell everyone about the importance of communication and connection. The event concluded with the presentations and distribution of mementoes and awards to the judges and winners respectively. We hope that the club and students continue to thrive each year. Bar Raised Successfully!
The Overall Trophies were given to the following schools:
Photo Gallery – Events Day 1
Photo Gallery – Events Day 2
Photo Gallery – Closing Ceremony
Topic : हिंदी ; हमारी पहचान
Our Hindi language dates back centuries. It started with a rough form of Sanskrit called “Prakrits”, around the time of Ashoka the Great, and then moved on to Sanskrit, and then to the sophisticated, glorious and melodious language we now know it to be. Hindi is us artistically, us in literature, Hindi is US. But why? How? What, specifically, is so great about the Hindi language? This is what classes VIII-J and K wanted to remind you about in the assembly on 10 November 22.
We started with the morning prayer, containing the entire class of 8-K. Samarth Razdan and Shreshtha gave a thought-provoking thought of the day. After this, Ahaana and Kabir gave their point of view on the Hindi language, Followed by Tisya and Namya Kharbanda, then Disha Matlani and Arav Singhal, Rowan Agrawal and Divyansh Jai Purohit. After that, T.Mansa, Aditi Mittal, and Vanshika Yadav shared their thoughts through a conversation. Handling International news, National news, Sports news, Trade news, and School news, we had Agastya, Samriddhi, Ibrahim, Aadhi and Kairav.. Then, Shaurya Verma, Aarna Dhingra, Ashvika Chaudhary, Aadit Raj Gupta, Mishka Taneja, Baarika Ayekpam, Samriddhi Bhatia, Rai Rudrapati Ray, Anchal Kumari Aarav Gosai, Abhyuday J. Singh, Aditi Mittal, Ananya Bhartiya, Aniruddh Dua, Anshika Dua, Arav Singhal, Avika Jain, Ayesha Tamim, Disha Matlani, Dishita Negi, Divyansh Jai Purohit, Kabir Mehta, Maryam A. J. Nasrullah, Naitik Singla, Namya Kharbanda, Naysa Gupta, Nimrat Malik, Pratham Bhalla, Raghuvir Prakash, Ranvir Singh, Reyansh Wadhwa, Rowan Agarwal, Sahir Gossain, Shivansh Gupta, T. Manasa, Uddhav S. Oberoi, Vitabhay Garg sang Hind Desh Ke Nivasi. We featured a snippet between Tanishq and Shaurya, and Samarth and Shreshtha took the stage once again for a brief conversation. This was followed by a dance by Tiara Gera Tisya Verma Namya Kharbanda Disha Matlani Gaurika Sharma Anshika Dua Aakriti Sahoo Aarohi Duggal and Falguni Gupta, Tisya Verma, Namya Kharbanda, Vanshika Yadav, Disha Matlani, Tiara Gera, Ayesha Tamim, Maryam, Reyansh Wadhwa, Kabir Mehta, Aakriti, Shrishtika Ritwik, Tanishq Anchal, Amitabh, Shrishtika, Saesha, Aishwarya Tarush, Tanishq, Ritwik, Arhaan, T. Manasa,Shreyan Agarwal, Adhiraj Batra, Shreyan Agarwal, Adhiraj Batra worked in our creative department
10 November 2022, Thursday
Class VIII J & K
Class Teachers: Mr Sushil Prasad Verma and Mrs Priyanka Yadav
Headmistress -Ms Vinita Gupta
Class Representative- Ms Ekta Arora
Activity Incharge- Ms Abha Chona
Topic: “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”
The students of 11th A and B had put together an assembly on National Education Day to mark the birth anniversary of India’s first education minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. The 11th of November is National Education Day in his honour. Education is a fundamental right necessary for the overall development of an individual. It is the key to success and happiness. It teaches you to be more compassionate, polite and sensible. The assembly commenced with a morning prayer by Sheen, Devaansh Gaur, Mysa Manzoor, Shubh Shrestha, Gunpreen, Hari Prakash, Palak, Hashmeet, Shaurya, Bhumi Raj, Divyanshi Chauhan, Shreyaditta Bhaumik, Lavanya Gupta, Prisha Tharkoti, Rishabh Gupta, Shashank Shekhar Haldi, Maitreya Pathak, Divyam Mukherjee followed by a Shlok by Gunpreen. The comperes were Shlok, Diksha, Mysa, Yashvi, Sheen, Izeen, Hashmeet, Shubhra Mishra and Hari Om Krishna.
The classical dance was performed by Asmi Grover, Ahana Saxena, Navya Modgal, Ayushi, and Aadya Kashyap. The western dance participants were Chahat, Aadya Batra, Aadya Mishra, Baani, Natasha Rana, Prisha Tharkoti, Gauri Agrawal, Jiah Biswas, and Avni Gupta. Anshika Adhikari presented the beautiful thought for the day and the news updates were given by Anshika Agarwal, Yashna Thakur, Palak Kaur, and Bhumi Raj. This was followed by a self-composed poem by Anannya Shankar and Bedika Gupta. Informative speeches were given by Nehal Sharma, Diksha Sharan, Ojas Upadhyay, and Nazeefah AzimThe chorus members were Sheen, Shlok, Mysa, Palak, Hashmeet, Shaurya, Gunpreen, Shubham, Nehal, Baani, Yashasvi Goyal, Khadija Yusuf, Jiah Biswas, Shashank Shekhar Haldi, Avni Gupta, Prisha Tharkoti. The folders were made by Izeen Hussain. The Invitation cards were made by Anshika Adhikari, Yashna Thakur, Prisha Tharkoti, and Jiah Biswas. The E-invite was made by Hashmeet. The Board was prepared by Suveer Dev Arora, Anannya Shanka and Pratisth Acharya. The Presentation was made by Izeen and Yuvraj Singh.
“Assembly XI A and XI B
9 NOVEMBER 2022, WEDNESDAY
CLASSES XI- A AND XI- B
CLASS TEACHERS – MS. ANJU SACHDEVA AND MS. PREETI GANGAHAR
VICE PRINCIPAL- MR.NARESH MIGLANI
CLASS REPRESENTATIVE – MS. KUSUM YADAV
ACTIVITY INCHARGE – MS. ABHA CHONA
TOPIC- “Those who find gratitude in the little things find humility in the big things” – Lidia Longorio
Gratitude is the beginning of wisdom. Stated differently, true wisdom cannot be obtained unless it is built on a foundation of true humility and gratitude. Both classes strongly believe that it is not joy that makes us grateful, it is gratitude that makes us joyful. The compeers Vidushi Jaidka and Khushi Garg gave the audience an insight into the topic and elucidated the significance of gratitude in one’s life. This was followed by a pleasing Indian classical dance by Mahipriya Arora, Arushi Sharma and Navya Goel. The thought for the day and news was delivered by Harshil Chaddha, Parth Ishpujani, Mallika Arora, Shashwat, and Mukund Jana. Kalyani Wadehra, Garvita Gyanesh Singh, Siddhant Giri, Mayan Chopra, Prisha Sachdeva, Sakshi Jain, Kashvi Bhutani, Sanah Jain, Arav Malhotra, Amarveer Singh Madan, Harshil Chadha, Panav presented a skit proving that gratitude can be found even in the smallest of things. The bhangra dance was performed by Upkar Singh Chawla, Madhav Grover, Panav, Amaraveer Singh Madan, Harshil Chadha, and Arav Malhotra. Ayush Naugain, Mayan Chopra, Heeba, Arica , Jahanvi Gupta , Priyanjali delivered an impactful and powerful speech. A harmonious song,”You raise me up” was sung by Kalyani Wadehra , Kartikeyan Sood , Pritish Garg , Sanah , Garvita Gyanesh Singh , Navya Mehta , Tara , Devashree Anuj Bahl , Harshil Chadha , Jahnavi Mondreti , Jahnavi Gupta , Arav Malhotra , Jovina Gill , Hryda Mittal , Panav , Shashwat. The assembly was brought to an end with a powerful contemporary dance performed by Kashvi Bhutani , Arushi Sharma , Mahipriya Arora , Prisha Sachdeva , Mallika Arora . The E card was made by Garvita Singh . Assembly Invitation Cards, folders and board work were done by Navya Goel, Kashvi Bhutani, Sakshi Jain , Aarushi Singh , Heeba , Priyanjali , Mahak . The PowerPoint presentation was made by Manav Dewan. The overall assembly was extremely insightful and artistic.
2 November 2022
Class XII Q & R
Class Teachers: Ms Deepti Mahajan & Ms Vinita Panjwani
Vice Principal – Mr Mukesh Kumar
Class Representative- Ms Richa Aggarwal
Activity Incharge- Ms Kaveri Dhar
Topic: Humanity is the best Religion
On the occasion of the 553 birth anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Devji, students of classes 12F & 12H collectively gave a message of humanity to the entire mankind and enlighten them to incorporate the teachings of Shri Guru Nanak Devji in their daily lives. Through the thought for the day, speech, and skit the students have highlighted the teachings of Shri Guru Nanak Devji and the importance of “langar” – free food for the needy without any discrimination on the basis of colour, caste, creed, gender and religion. Students of 12F & 12H sought the blessings of Shri Guru Nanak Devji for the betterment of the human race. Happy Gurupurab to all. Compering was done by Aaron, Arham, Vandita, and Vaibhav. The choir consisted of Divyansh, S Tahir, Jiya, Samridhi, Ananya, Saksham, Advik, Vivasvat, Siddharth Jain, Jaskaran, Siddharth Kumar, Riaa, Krishnansh, Ritwik.
Saksham, Syed, Kaskaran, Arham, Advik, Divyansh, Vandita, Anuva, Tanishq, Akshay, Ekansh and Somya performed the dance. The Thought of the Day was by Parth. The Poem was recited by Divyansh, Vaibhav. News was read by Ritwik, Madhav, Vedant, Ananya, Siddharth. Madhav presented an instrumental recital. Speeches were delivered by Arshiya and Saksham. Invitation cards and folders and Board and PowerPoint Presentation were managed by Suhani, Veronica, Hriday, Krish K, Ananya, Jayaditya, Riaa, Ritwik, Tanmay, Akhilesh, Naman, Vivasvat.
1st November 2022 Tuesday
Class XII-F. and XII-H
Class Teachers: Mr Parminder Chopra and Mr Jagjeet Singh
Vice Principal: Mr Naresh Miglani
Class Representative: Ms Vibha Arora, Ms Richa Agarwal
Activity Incharge: Ms Abha Chona
XIV All India IPSC Girls Shooting Championship was held at Daly College, Indore from – October 2022. Our students participated in the Air pistol event. Anya Gupta of class IX H in the Under 14 category won a Gold medal and Preksha Agrawal of Class X-L in the Under 17 category won a Bronze medal.
XVII All India IPSC Boys Shooting Championship was held at Rajkumar College, Raipur from 11-13 October 2022. Our students participated in the Air pistol event.Nevaan Wadhawan of Class X G in the Under 17 category won a GOLD medal and Shrey Bothra of class XII O -won a silver medal in the Under 19 Category.
“My life is my message” – M.K. Gandhi
Under the able guidance of the Principal, Ms Padma Srinivasan, and facilitated by the Headmistress of Classes VI-VIII, Ms Vinita Gupta, an excursion to the Gandhi Smriti for the students of Class VII was organised from 18 to 21 October 2022 by the History Department. The excursion to the museum was quite an enriching experience for the students as they visited the room where Gandhiji lived, the prayer ground where mass congregations were held and the place where Gandhiji was assasinated by the assassin’s bullets. The students also revisited Gandhiji’s life through the display of photographs, sculptures, paintings, frescos and the inscriptions on rocks and relics pertaining to the years that Gandhiji spent there. The evolution of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to Mahatma Gandhi depicted through the panels of black and white photographs accompanied by a simple narrative helped students learn about Gandhiji through an enlightening visual experience. The visit was a great learning experience for the students.
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.