“Success consists of stumbling from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill
The Think Club of Delhi Public School, RK Puram hosted a Guest Speaker Programme on 27th November 2021 for classes IX & XI, the third in its series “Learning from the Best.” The programme was organised with the aim of providing the students of the school with the opportunity to interact with and learn from the experiences of our distinguished alums.
The respected Principal Ms. Padma Srinivasan, class representatives, teachers, and students of classes IX and XI attended the programme.
Learning from the Best #3 featured Mr. Tanmay Gupta and Ms. Adhya Sharma.
Mr. Tanmay Gupta achieved All India Rank 1 in NEET 2021, with a perfect score of 720/720. He has been a distinguished part of the DPS RK Puram family ever since he joined the school in 2019. He managed an incredible 97.6% in his CBSE Board Examinations. During his time in the school, he was also a part of various clubs and extracurricular activities, like Think Club, which helped him achieve great heights. Currently, he has plans to attend the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, commonly known as AIIMS, to pursue his further medical education.
Ms. Adhya Sharma, batch of 2019, is currently a Junior at Yale University, where she is majoring in Computer Science and Economics. She has continued in her dynamic spirit from DPS RK Puram to Yale where she is the President of India@Yale, an undergraduate organisation which shares Indian culture with the student body. She has also held the position of Vice President of the Global Research and Consulting Group, along with having spent time serving on the boards of the Women’s Leadership Initiative and Yale Daily News. Adhya will be interning at Meta, formerly known as Facebook, as a software engineer next summer in New York City.
The comperes, Samyak Kapoor and Divyansh Nayan, enthusiastically welcomed the audience and the Guest Speakers, and presented them with a virtual token of appreciation. This was followed by the honourable Principal Ms. Padma Srinivasan’s address to the gathering, in which she expressed her gratitude to both guest speakers for being there as a mentor to the aspiring students of classes IX and XI, and congratulated them on their respective successes. She highlighted the importance of such programmes and urged Adhya and Tanmay to inspire the budding students of DPS RK Puram and provide them with insightful tips.
The Question and Answer session was conducted by Divyansh Nayan and Sneha Chandra. Students, as well as teachers, asked their questions to both speakers.
Mr. Tanmay Gupta gave intensive and patient responses to all questions, emphasising the importance of school and teachers in achieving an excellent score in competitive exams as he did. He encouraged the students to practice self-discipline and consistency during their preparation times, while also keeping time for extracurricular activities as stress busters and meaningful time to interact with family and peers. He also recommended study techniques, books, revision tricks and such to the attendees.
Ms. Adhya Sharma gave elaborate and helpful answers, coupled with insightful anecdotes, to respond to the audience’s questions. She went over the process of filling out applications, appearing for standardised tests, applying for financial aid, and writing essays in detail to help the students out, and also gave accounts of her personal experience during the same. She talked about cultural differences between India and the US, instances of homesickness, network making friends, and how she dealt with them as a first-year. Her elaborate accounts were incredibly helpful to the students who hope to follow in her footsteps.
The session was concluded by Sahana Agarwal on a high note, who left the audience with inspiring words. The event was organised by Ms. Shelly Malhotra and Ms. Archna Deepak, with technical support from Mr. Mukesh Kumar and his team.
