SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT – GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAMME ON INEQUALITIES IN INDIA

“The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.”

  • Aristotle

The Sociology Department of Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram organised an enriching Guest Speaker Programme for the students of Class XII on 2 June, 2021. The agenda, extremely pertinent to the current scenario, talked about the diverse forms of “Inequalities in India”. Ms. Priya Sharma, an eminent Research Scholar on Sociology and Social Anthropology from IIT, Bombay kindly consented to be the guest speaker for the event.

After an extensive discussion on caste, tribe, gender and disability based differences and inequalities in India, Ms. Sharma catered, very diligently, to all the doubts the participants had and ensured conceptual clarity with regard to the topic. She also gave examples of several successful movements she has personally led in the field and encouraged the students too, to raise their voice against the ever-visible inequalities. The event was made very interactive by the active and enthusiastic participation of all the students. It was coordinated by Ms. Aastha Kochar under the guidance of the Head of the Department, Ms. Rupa Das.

GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAMME WITH DR. RANDEEP GULERIA – ON PREPARING CHILDREN FOR THE THIRD WAVE OF THE PANDEMIC

Joseph Campbell once said, “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” In our opinion, no one embodies this more than our esteemed and courageous medical staff who have risked their lives to battle this pandemic head on. 

Over the last two years, we have experienced unforeseen circumstances- from the very beginning of the global pandemic, to its recent resurgence in the country. But, as concerning as the second wave was, the third wave is anticipated to pose an even greater challenge. The talk about the third wave of Covid 19 has led to a revival of the worries and questions that plagued us all at the start of the pandemic.

To assuage all queries and curiosities, Delhi Public School R.K. Puram invited Dr. Randeep Guleria, director of AIIMS, New Delhi as a Guest Speaker, on 31st May,2021, to talk about “Preparing children for the third wave of the Pandemic”.The programme was attended by  the faculty of DPS RKPuram, East of kailash,Vasant Vihar and parents of classes VI to XII.

The session began with a Welcome speech by our Principal , Ms. Padma Srinivasan who talked about the importance of being prepared for the impending third wave of COVID, and emphasised about being safe and aware during the pandemic.

Dr. Guleria addressed some common concerns that have been circulating around including the idea that children would be the most affected by this wave, which, he said, is unlikely. He also stressed on the importance of maintaining covid-appropriate behaviour not only  when the disease peaks, but all the times.

A question and answer session followed. From information regarding vaccinations to the prevention of  fungal infections,Dr. Guleria replied to all our questions in a precise and easy to understand manner. He provided a great number of insights regarding various facets of the pandemic like talking about why pandemics occur in waves, how we can minimise the spread of the disease, and how we can do our part in ensuring the safety of ourselves and others.

The programme concluded with a Vote of Thanks proposed by the Headmistress, Ms.Rashmi Malhotra.

BIOLOGY CLUB SUMMER ACTIVITY

The Biology Club of Delhi Public School R.K. Puram organised an online summer activity “’Discover a  Biologist in You” for the students of class XII on 11th May 2021, in order to highlight the creativity in learning opted by the students. The learning could be expressed through art, prose, poem, illustration, cartoon, music, dance, story telling, experimentation or idea sharing on any topic. The main objective of this activity was to encourage the students to express their learning styles and be creative at the same time.

The session began with a welcome note delivered by Ms Niva Chhonkar,H.O.D Biology Department.The students had highly diverse presentations; ranging from digital art to motivating life stories. A student shared his family history of an inheritable disease and its progression in his family through the generations along with its impact on the morale of the family. Another inspiring story was shared by a student, who defeated a complication by making just a few lifestyle changes. Students were questioned about the biological concepts and theories behind their themes.There were some great artworks shared as well. All the students were  excited to showcase their talent with great creativity and individuality.

The activity was able to enlighten and challenge the club members by encouraging them to express their views as budding biologists. All the teachers praised the efforts of the students and congratulated them for their efforts.Session was organised by Ms Kajal Sethi and Ms Kusum Yadav.

ENGLISH SUMMER ACTIVITY REPORT

CLASS VI-XII
Week 2 -4

Delhi Public School R.K.Puram organised various summer  activities to  stimulate and challenge the students, who had to  adorn their thinking caps to complete these activities.The prime objective being providing an opportunity to the participants to creatively express themselves.

Grade VI had the One Man Show, where the students were required to enact a fictional character from their favourite book/novel for 01 minute, for the second week. For the third week, End It Your Way was organized. Students were shown an open ended video. They were required to provide a creative and original ending to it. For both the activities, students participated with immense enthusiasm and zeal. They were happy to participate in these innovative activities.

In grade VII, a language based quiz, ‘Wizards of Words’ was conducted through the interactive Kahoot! Platform. In the following week, a listening skills based activity, Listen O’ Hara, was organized, where students attempted worksheets paying attention to the lyrics of some meaningful songs. 

Class VIII – The Writer’s Quill– Popular stories were selected, students were given time to ponder over the stories and then they had to pen unique endings of the stories.  Eight stories were given and the students had to pick any one and change the ending.  Students zealously participated and were eager to  voice their unusual  endings. The activities were aimed to develop creativity, enhance knowledge and improve expression besides boosting their confidence.

Snap Poetry- The students were shown four visual cues in the form of pictures. They were asked to select any picture or theme from the given cues. After which, they were asked to write a poem in about 10-12 lines. Following which the forum was open for sharing their individual poetic renditions with appropriate intonation, voice modulation and expressions.

Class IX had Picture Perfect-Writing a paragraph based on a picture and the emotional value underlying the image using cues given with it followed by an articulate narration of the write -up. 

In class X, a poetic activity ‘Verses vs Verses– A Poetry Analysis was conducted. 

Students were given the poem “Tyger by William Blake”. 

They had to comment verbally upon the theme, meaning and various poetic devices used in the poem. Students took turns to put forth their comprehension and understanding of the various aspects of the poem. 

The students of Class XII had a round of Listening skills.

The activities are aimed to develop creativity, enhance knowledge and improve 

expression besides boosting their confidence.

‘रश्मिरथी काव्योत्सव गतिविधि’

दिल्ली पब्लिक स्कूल की प्रधानाचार्या , मुख्याध्यापिका और हिंदी विभागाध्यक्षा के निर्देशन में  हिंदी विभाग के ‘संवाद- क्लब’ की ओर  से कक्षा नवीं और दसवीं  के विद्यार्थियों के लिए ‘रश्मिरथी काव्योत्सव गतिविधि’ का आयोजन  27-5- 2021,दिन बृहस्पतिवार को दो से चार बजे तक किया गया।इस गतिविधि में  35 बच्चों ने हिस्सा लिया| प्रतिभागियों द्वारा रश्मिरथी के विभिन्न सर्गों की पंक्तियों  को  बहुत ही सुन्दर तथा ओजस्वीपूर्ण शैली में प्रस्तुत किया गया | संवाद – क्लब की सदस्या कक्षा बारहवीं की दो तेजस्विनी छात्राओं अश्मि श्रीया और राधिका गोयल द्वारा   इसमें सहयोग दिया गया  तथा इनके द्वारा  मंच का संचालन भी किया गया  ।  इस गतिविधि को पीपीटी के द्वारा नियम , विवरण और चित्रों  के साथ  तथा ऑनलाइन पोर्टल पर सुरक्षा की चेतावनी को भी बच्चों के सामने प्रस्तुत किया गया ||अंत  में विभाग द्वारा बुलाए गए  निर्णायकों  ने अपने प्रेरणादायी  विचारों से  बच्चों  को  उत्साहित किया|उनके विचार प्रतिभागियों के लिए आत्मीय,स्नेही,दूरंदेशी तथा प्रतिभागियों की  प्रस्तुति की प्रशंसा से भरे थे| यह प्रतियोगिता संवाद -क्लब के प्रभारी श्री सुशील प्रसाद वर्मा के द्वारा आयोजित थी|विद्यार्थियों में इतनी रुचि थी कि वे सभी अंत समय तक इस गतिविधि का आनंद लेते रहे|28-5-2021 ,दिन शुक्रवार की  सुबह परिणाम घोषित कर  दिया गया | परिणाम इस प्रकार है —

‘रश्मिरथी काव्योत्सव गतिविधि’ परिणाम —

1.विनायक गौड़ —    10C – प्रथम स्थान

2.विशेष चौरसिया –     9 I — द्वितीय स्थान

3.शायला विजय —-   10 I – तृतीय स्थान

4.अनंता राय —          9E – चतुर्थ स्थान तथा प्रोत्साहन 

5.राखी मैती —           9E – पंचम स्थान तथा प्रोत्साहन 

प्रथम सांत्वना पुरस्कार —    1.  राबिया वाली 10C

द्वितीय सांत्वना पुरस्कार –    2.  तन्मय जैन 9C

तृतीय सांत्वना पुरस्कार –     3.  ईशान मेहरा 10 F

संवाद-क्लब द्वारा आयोजित – ‘प्रदेश-परिचय प्रतियोगिता’

माननीय प्रधानाचार्य सुश्री पद्मा श्रीनिवासन महोदया की प्रेरणा से, प्रधानाचार्या श्रीमती रेनू नैय्यर महोदया के प्रोत्साहन से, श्रीमती विनीता गुप्ता महोदया के सहयोग से तथा हिंदी विभागाध्यक्ष श्रीमती फातमा किरमानी महोदया के मार्गदर्शन से संवाद-क्लब की ओर से कक्षा – छठी से आठवीं  के लिए ‘प्रदेश-परिचय प्रतियोगिता’ आयोजित की गई, जिसके अंतर्गत कक्षा – छठी, सातवीं और आठवीं  को अलग-अलग कुछ प्रदेशों के नाम दिए गए| प्रत्येक विद्यार्थी को किसी एक प्रदेश का परिचय प्रस्तुत करना था| अध्यापक-अध्यापिकाओं ने अपने-अपने प्रत्येक अनुभाग से एक श्रेष्ठ प्रस्तुति का वीडियो भेजा| प्रथम चरण में दिनांक 19 मई, 2021 को प्रत्येक कक्षा से प्रथम, द्वितीय, तृतीय एवं चतुर्थ- 4×3=12 वीडियो (विद्यार्थी) चुने गए| उन चुने गए विद्यार्थियों ने 28 मई,2021 को द्वितीय चरण में कैमरा ऑन करके अपनी प्रस्तुति दी| कार्यक्रम का संचालन आठवीं-सी के निखिल मेहरा तथा अनिका गोयल ने किया| विषय-चयन, प्रतियोगिता की प्रक्रिया, प्रत्येक विद्यार्थी की प्रस्तुति, तथा कुशल-संचालन की सबने भूरि-भूरि प्रशंसा की| इस गतिविधि को संवाद क्लब की  प्रभारी डॉ० सुधा शर्मा के द्वाराआयोजित किया गया।  प्रतियोगिता का परिणाम इसप्रकार है-

प्रथम – ऋषिता कपूर 8E द्वितीय – वाणी मेनन 6H   
तृतीय – जयेश अग्रवाल  – 8Aप्रोत्साहन  – अहाना 7J  तथा अनुश्री 6A

SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT – GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAMME ON INEQUALITIES IN INDIA

“The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.”

  • Aristotle

The Sociology Department of Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram organised an enriching Guest Speaker Programme for the students of Class XII on 2 June, 2021. The agenda, extremely pertinent to the current scenario, talked about the diverse forms of “Inequalities in India”. Ms. Priya Sharma, an eminent Research Scholar on Sociology and Social Anthropology from IIT, Bombay kindly consented to be the guest speaker for the event.

After an extensive discussion on caste, tribe, gender and disability based differences and inequalities in India, Ms. Sharma catered, very diligently, to all the doubts the participants had and ensured conceptual clarity with regard to the topic. She also gave examples of several successful movements she has personally led in the field and encouraged the students too, to raise their voice against the ever-visible inequalities. The event was made very interactive by the active and enthusiastic participation of all the students. It was coordinated by Ms. Aastha Kochar under the guidance of the Head of the Department, Ms. Rupa Das.

 ‘प्रदेश-परिचय प्रतियोगिता’

(हिंदी संवाद क्लब)   

दिनांक-28.5.2021                                       कक्षा- छठी से आठवीं  के लिए

 

माननीया प्रधानाचार्या सुश्री पद्मा श्रीनिवासन महोदया की प्रेरणा से, उपप्रधानाचार्या श्रीमती रेनू नैय्यर महोदयाके प्रोत्साहन से, श्रीमती विनीता गुप्ता महोदया के सहयोग से तथा हिंदी विभागाध्यक्षा श्रीमती फातमा किरमानी महोदया के मार्गदर्शन से संवाद-क्लब की ओर से प्रभारी डॉ० सुधा शर्मा के द्वारा कक्षा- छठी से आठवीं  के लिए ‘प्रदेश-परिचय प्रतियोगिता’आयोजित की गई, जिसके अंतर्गत कक्षा- छठी, सातवीं और आठवीं  को अलग-अलग कुछ प्रदेशों के नाम दिए गए| प्रत्येक विद्यार्थी को किसी एक प्रदेश का परिचय प्रस्तुत करना था| अध्यापक-अध्यापिकाओं ने अपने-अपने प्रत्येक अनुभाग से एक श्रेष्ठ प्रस्तुति का वीडियो भेजा| प्रथम चरण मेंदिनांक 19 मई,2021 को प्रत्येक कक्षा से प्रथम,द्वितीय,तृतीय एवं चतुर्थ-4x3=12 वीडियो (विद्यार्थी) चुने गए| उन चुने गए विद्यार्थियों ने 28 मई,2021 को द्वितीय चरण में कैमरा ऑन करके अपनी प्रस्तुति दी| प्रथम चरण की निर्णायिका संस्कृत विभाग की अध्यापिकाएँ- श्रीमती रुपाली महेन्द्रू एवं श्रीमती प्रियंवदा थीं तथा द्वितीय चरण के निर्णायक थे- डॉ० अनंग जय सक्सेना एवं सुश्री राधिका गोयल| कार्यक्रम का संचालन आठवीं-सी के निखिल मेहरा तथा अनिका गोयल ने किया| विषय-चयन, प्रतियोगिता की प्रक्रिया, प्रत्येक विद्यार्थी की प्रस्तुति, तथा कुशल-संचालन की सबने भूरि-भूरि प्रशंसा की| इस प्रतियोगिता का परिणाम इसप्रकार है- 

प्रथम–ऋषिता कपूर 8E

द्वितीय–वाणी मेनन 6H

तृतीय–जयेश अग्रवाल  – 8A

प्रोत्साहन  – अहाना7J  तथा अनुश्री6A

 

GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAMME ON “COME,FALL IN LOVE WITH SCIENCE”

The Physics department of DPS RKPuram organised  a Guest Speaker Programme on the topic “Come,Fall in Love with Science” on May 27th, 2021 for the students  of Classes VIII-XII. 

The Guest speaker, Manish Jain ,is an Associate Professor at IIT GandhiNagar. He has worked in the area of chip design for 19 years at Synopsys in Bangalore and Mountain View, California, serving as a Director of R&D and Scientist leading the Low Power Simulation efforts, where he had 5 US patents. Most recently he is conducting a weekly interactive program namely 3030 STEM and 2020 Lamp Series on youtube. 

During the program ,Mr. Manish Jain interacted with the aim of  providing a space and environment where learning could  be joyous, experiential, leading to conceptual understanding.He showed certain self made toys and gadgets that aimed to Unlock the Hidden Beauty, Mysteries and Magic of Science and Math around us. The program was watched and applauded by both teachers and students.

The program was conducted by Diksha Gupta ( 12C) ,Prathistha Batra(11E) ,Ramjyoti (12D) and Avihan Jain(11M). The video presentation and e- poster was prepared by Ramjyoti of 12 C.

History Magazine Cover Design Competition

“ Art enables us to lose ourselves and find ourselves at the same time.
– Thomas Merton 

The History Society of Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram organized a History Magazine Cover Design competition on 7 May 2021. History students of class XII participated. They were asked to use their creative imagination to capture the essence of history in the form of visual art. The panel of judges  included Mr. Amit Rajput, Mr. Shiven Tanwar, Ms. Sohini and Ms. Shruti Mishra. There were 14 entries, each one unique in its own way. The panel however decided to use all the entries sent, in the magazine, to show their appreciation. The competition brought out the artistic flair of the students beautifully.

The winners are as follows :

GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAMME (25-May-2021)

Delhi Public School R.K. Puram organised a Guest Speaker Programme on the topic “Mental Health”on 25th May 2020 for students of classes IX-XII.

The guest speaker is Dr  Mina Chandra,who  is a Fellow at WHO in Drug and Alcohol Medicine and is a MBBS gold medalist. She completed her PhD in Neurology and is the Joint Secretary, Coordinator of student wing and Member of Steering committee at Central India Unit of UNESCO. She is also a Professor of Psychiatry at the Centre of Excellence in Mental Health at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital New Delhi.

The session began with a warm welcome to Dr. Chandra, and an address by our Vice Principal, Dr. Renu Nayyar. Dr. Chandra then spoke about the meaning and importance of mental health, and shed light upon adolescent mental well-being. She highlighted the importance of being resilient, and enlightened us with topics such as self-actualization and self-esteem. She focused on four issues: stress, depression, anxiety, and addiction, and gave us deep insight into each of the four issues. Furthermore, Dr. Chandra emphasised on the fact that it is okay to reach out for help, and that having a mental health issue doesn’t make an individual inferior. 

This was followed by a Question and Answer session which was conducted by Devina of 12 U where  Dr. Chandra provided insightful answers to the wide-ranging questions from the audience. The programme concluded with a Vote of Thanks  by the Headmistress, Ms. Rashmi Malhotra.

The event was organised by Ms Preeti Pratihari and Ms. Kaveri Dhar with technical support from Mr. Mukesh Kumar and his team.

SOCIAL SERVICE LEAGUE GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAMME

The Social Service League of Delhi Public School R.K. Puram organised a Guest Speaker Programme on the topic “Care, compassion and communication-the way to a stress-free living” on May 24, 2021 for the members of the Social Service League of Classes X-XII. 

The Guest speaker, Dr. Neerja Chandna Peters is a specialist in Family Medicine and discovered her passion for art a decade ago. She practiced both medicine and art until she decided to take premature retirement from Central Government Healthcare Services as Chief Medical Officer to pursue art full time. Her works have been recently published in Bluebee magazine, London, Flora Fiction Literary magazine and Quarantine Zine, New York, Art-hole UK, The Knack Magazine U.S. and Indian Creative Minds magazine.  

During the programme, Dr. Peters enforced upon how, as students, in these trying times, it is crucial to take care of one’s mental health. She suggested ways like listening to one another, and being there for one’s peers. She also shed light upon the importance of reaching out if one needs professional help, and the need to get rid of the stigma associated with it. 

This was followed by a Question and Answer session where Dr. Peters provided insightful answers to wide-ranging questions from the audience. She addressed a host of questions from students and teachers in the audience, and gave insight about how we need to be more compassionate and caring in this situation. 

The programme concluded with a Vote of Thanks, proposed by the teacher incharge of the Social Service League, Ms. Preeti Pratihari along with two students, Devina Singh of XII-V and Alma Ali of XII-U.