50 years of celebration with a Golf tournament 

Friendships built through golf are deeper, enduring and special, keeping in mind our school, Delhi Public School R.K. Puram, one of the most prestigious schools in India celebrated this milestone of completing 50 years of glorious service in shaping young minds, with a golf tournament, aiming at strengthening the bond between fellow dipsites. 

The golf tournament was held on 18th August, 6:00 AM onwards at Qutab Golf Course, Lado Sarai. The tournament had 74 players which included students from 6th grade to 12th grade along with our wonderful alums. Before the event took place, all the golfers had to assemble at 6:40 AM  where they were asked to reach their allotted tees by 6:45 AM. 

The tournament began with a shotgun at 7:00 AM. 

We were honoured to have Ridhima Dilawari, a professional golfer and alumna, as the chief guest. At the end of the game, golfers had to submit their score cards and collect their goodie bags. Refreshments were served after the round followed by the prize distribution. There were prizes for different categories -Classes 6-9th, 10-12th and the Alumni. 

There were prizes for the longest drive on hole 8, closest to hole 13, straightest drive on hole 18 and lastly beating the pro-Ridhima Dilawari on hole 10. The winner of our junior batch was Kashika Senthil of class 8-E. And the winner of our senior batch was Ragini Navet of class 12-V. We were delighted to have Athena Education, Agility, Dentim and EV Eyewear as the sponsors along with Chimmys as the Executive Partner of this event. 

A photograph of all the students was taken, marking the culmination of this event.

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IT Symposium Quantum 2022

IT Symposium Quantum 2022 was organised by Air Force Bal Bharti School, Lodi Colony on 21 August 2022. The individual results are as follows:

Graphy – Third

  • Stuti Kathuria – 11U
  • Shreyansh Agarwal – 10D
  • Ananya Mangla – 10C
  • Sneha Pandey – 11I

Techate – Special Mention

  • Stuti Kathuria – 11U
  • Mannat Kaur – 10A

OptikSync – Honourable Mention

  • Aarush Semwal – 10J

W3BTek – Third

  • Aaahana Mehrotra – 10C
  • Diptanshu Choradia – 10L

Spawnkill (Valorant) – First

  • Kunwar Singh Parmar – 12O
  • Naunidh Singh Kohli – 12K
  • Pratyush Vempati – 11H
  • Rishit Yadav – 11I
  • Kabeer Bawa – 11L
  • Aditya Chopra – 11R

Think Club – Independence Day Events

Independence Day Events

 

“Innovation no longer remains a choice but has become an imperative.”

-Narendra Modi

 

The Think Club of Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, under the counsel of club in-charge, Ms. Archna Deepak, organised a series of inter-section competitions for classes VI-XII on the occasion of Independence Day, with the aim of challenging the students’ spontaneity and encouraging critical thinking. The events took place virtually on Google Meet and Google Classroom.

Confabulation is one of Think Club’s most coveted annual events to develop the student’s creativity and innovation. It was a Group Discussion event for the students of classes XI and XII.

During the event, students were asked to articulate their thoughts on the topic, “Sone Ki Chidiya 2.0” individually. 

The event was judged by former Think Club Presidents Ms. Medhaavi Didi and Ms. Shreya Nimbali.

Results: 

Position

Name

Class

1st

Mridul Anil Malani

12M

1st

Suhani Vats

11U

2nd

Vinayak Dhawan

11U

2nd

Lavanya Bhargava

11S

3rd

Naitik Jain

12S

3rd

Anaya Sharma

12F

 

India’s Think Tank was an exhilarating platform for students of classes IX and X to come up with innovative solutions for common problems faced by the states of India. 

Participants were required to come up with creative solutions to state-specific problems which were assigned to them, keeping local and geographical conditions in mind. They were asked to make a brief synopsis or presentation regarding the same, and present it to the panel of judges.

The event was judged by alums Mr. Tejas Vaid and Mr. Mayank Sachdeva.

Results: 

Position

Name

Class

1st

Madhav Bahl

9M

2nd

Shiven Kanodia

9N

2nd

Vansh Jain

9L

3rd

Sefat Ahluwalia

10M

3rd

Annhad Ahluwalia

10M

 

Connect gave its participants an opportunity to think outside the box, leave their comfort zones and explore solutions in the unknown. It pushed the students of classes VI-VIII to view the world with more curious eyes and get their ideas in motion. 

Participants were provided with 8 words, out of which they were required to innovate on any 4 words of their choice. They were given 2 hours to come up with practical ideas and 3 minutes to present these ideas to the panel of judges. 

The event was judged by the alums Ms Medhaavi Didi and Mr Mayank Sachdeva. 

Results: 

Class 6

Position

Name

Class

1st

Kshitij Chatterjee

6E

2nd

Nathan Vanlalruata Sherpa

6J

3rd

Siddhi Sharma

6B

 

Class 7

Position

Name

Class

1st

Shivam Chaudhary 

7H

2nd

Divyansh Jai Purohit

7J

3rd

Avani Kumar

7A

 

Class 8

Position

Name

Class

1st

Arihant Kumar

8D

2nd

Rishita Kapur

8E

3rd

Amaira Akbar

8C

3rd

Aarush Gulati

8E

 

Certificates of merit were awarded to the winners, while all participants were presented with Certificates of Participation.

THIRD RANK AT IIT KANPUR IN SQUASH

Arnav Khandelwal of Class VIII F secured the 3rd Rank in the age group of 13-15 Category held at IIT Kanpur between 5th -7th August 2022 recognised by  Squash Racket Association of India ( SRFI ).

IT Symposium Project Beta 6.0 was organised by Sanskriti School on 8 August 2022. DPS RKP Team was declared Overall Runners Up. The individual results are as follows:
Competitive Programming – Third – Dhananjay Bhattacharya – 11H
Gaming – Second – Naunidh Singh Kohli – 12K
– – Samedh Aggarwal – 11R
– – Kunwar Singh Parmar – 12O
– – Bhawaansh Anand – 11G
– – Praveer Singh Bedi – 11K
– – Jaysal Manchanda – 11U
Design – Third – Aarshia Gupta – 12L
– – Agrima Verma – 8F
– – Sneha Chandra – 12D
Authority 450 – First – Bhuvnesh Nagpal – 12E
– – Mannat Kaur – 10A
– – Swastik – 12E
– – Shaurya Pratap Srivastava – 9N
– – Aakarsh Gupta – 12H

INVESTITURE CEREMONY‘22

“Leadership is an action, not a position.”

– Donald H. McGannon

The Investiture Ceremony of Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram was held over  two days: 4th August, 2022 by administering the oath by the School Appointees.  Mr. V.K. Shunglu, the Chairman of the DPS Society and Managing Commitee, DPS RK Puram,was the Chief Guest for the investiture on 4 August 2022. It commenced with the inaugural lighting of the lamp by the Chairman Shri VK Shunglu, the Principal, Ms. Padma Srinivasan along with the Vice Principals,Head Mistress and the supervisor.

The ceremony started with a devotional shloka ,as the students expressed their gratitude towards the Almighty. The Chief Guest,, Mr. Shunglu was felicitated by the Principal.The Principal Ms Padma Srinivasan , addressed the gathering and congratulated the students, emphasising the essence of true leadership – celebrating effort and impact, and respecting others and developing self appreciation.. She encouraged the students to serve the school and guide other students diligently and embrace their responsibilities not only as XII grade students but also as responsible human beings.. 

This was followed by a mesmerising dance performance centering towards the theme of  ‘Moving Forward in Life despite its Struggles’. It was a fusion of Contemporary, Bharatanatyam, Kathak and Odissi, warming the hearts of the spectators with its beauty and grace. Following this was a short movie showcasing the school’s achievements in the past year.

The Chairman, Shri VK Shunglu in his address, talked about the importance of balancing our conflicting ideas and responsibilities; balancing the need to evolve with the responsibility of carrying forward our culture, balancing personal growth with teamwork using the phenomenal dance performance as an analogy and congratulated the post holders. 

This was followed by the felicitation of the school appointees by the Chairman, the Principal, and the Vice Principals. A new title, Vanguard of Service Before Self, was introduced for those who exemplified the school motto of  ‘Service Before Self’ in the most complete sense and helped the school become an even better place. 

The Chairman administered the oath of office wherein the students pledged to carry out their responsibilities with integrity and dedication so as to uphold the glorious name of the school and the country. The student leaders then gave motivational speeches which emphasised learning from failure as well as success, planning, confidence, team work, self-motivation and respect. They all celebrated the opportunity to be able to give back to the school and uphold the essence of DPS RKPuram.

The Indian and Western Choir then sang the School Anthem – which was composed by the Performing Arts Department with a special mention to Mr. Southingam and Mr. Suman  and was accompanied by the audience who sang with gusto and pride at the dawn of a new era at the school.The school celebrated the 75th Year  of independence promoting har Ghar Tiranga under the aegis of Amrit Mahotsav to inspire and unify all citizens of India to serve the country selflessly.The school rejoiced with pride the spectacular win of Ms Pinki in the CommonWealth Games by bringing home the gold medal in Lawn Bowls.

The Vice Principal, Mr. Anil Kathuria proposed the vote of thanks.The ceremony concluded on a patriotic note with the National Anthem.

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IT Symposium Ordin@trix

IT Symposium Ordin@trix was organised by Tagore International School on 3 August 2022. DPS RKP Team was declared Overall Runners Up. The individual results are as follows:

Cinem@Trix – First

  • Ayushman Mishra – 12G
  • Ekansh Sahu – 12H
  • Medhashree Saxena – 11F
  • Aikagra Gupta – 10J

Quest@Trix – Third

  • Aarush Semwal – 10J
  • Tanmay Arora – 12H
  • Vishesh Saraswat – 12H
  • Pratyush Vempati – 11H

Innovate@Trix – Third

  • Eshan Sharma – 11E
  • Garv Jain – 11J
  • Aanya Yaduvanshi – 10L
  • Ananya Mangla – 10C

MINET X 2022

IT Symposium MINET X 2022 was organised by Mother’s International School on 29 July – 2 August 2022. The individual results are as follows:
Programming – First – Vishesh Saraswat – 12H
– – Neil Sindwani – 8G
Crossword – Second – Aarush Semwal – 10J
Gaming – Second – Kunwar Singh Parmar – 12O
– – Naunidh Singh Kohli – 12K
Filmmaking – First – Sana Chawla – 12O
– – Shaurya Gupta – 11G
– – Gurmani Kaur – 11S
– – Faizah Naqvi – 11R

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEURAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS

Shubhaankar Gupta of XII-H was selected to present his research paper on graphics and computer vision, titled “Pre-training with a Strong 3D Inductive Bias” at the Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems 2021, one of the most respectable and highly cited scientific research conferences internationally. He was also acknowledged as the youngest selected to present at the conference.