Delhi Public School, RK Puram organised a Virtual Guest Speaker Programme on the topic “Role of a Vigilant Student in Present Scenario” on May 18, 2021 for the students of class IX-XII.
The Guest speaker Dr. Vinay Bhatnagar has done his Masters in Political Science from Delhi University and his Phd In DLit. He is a retired Director Lok Sabha Secretariat with an experience of 44 years of Research, Training and Public Relations in Parliament Secretariat and teaching at college level. He is presently an associate professor in the Department of Law in Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Sciences IP University. He is also an UNDP Certified International Consultant.
The Principal, Ms Padma Srinivasan and the Headmistress Ms. Rashmi Malhotra also graced the occasion with their presence.The Guest Speaker Programme was conducted as an interactive session by Alma Ali of XII-U. During the session the speaker spoke a great deal about how we are in a state of anxiety because of covid. He emphasised on qualities such as confidence, competence and faith in oneself. He said in order to be a vigilant student one must believe, have faith and encourage others to do the same. He also pointed out that the seniors(the ones in class XII ) can mentor the juniors(the ones in Classes IX to X) to be vigilant and become action takers. In the end Dr. Vinay quoted Steve Jobs by speaking about 6 healers of life- sunlight,rest, physical exercise, diet, self confidence and friends. He spoke about the importance of these healers.
This was followed by a Question and Answer session conducted by Alma Ali(XII-U) where the speaker patiently explained his answers by using anecdotes from his real life experiences.
His answers provided a sense of clarity to all the students who attended the Guest Speaker Programme.
The Programme was concluded by a Vote of Thanks by Ms. Rashmi Malhotra and an Address by Ms. Padma Srinivasan.The event was organised by Ms. Preeti Pratihari and Ms. Kaveri Dhar along with the technical support from Mr. Mukesh Kumar and his Support Team.