Delhi Public School R.K Puram organised intersection virtual Independence Day Competitions for Grades VI- VIII on 15 August 2021. The students’ enthusiastic participation was warmly welcomed and ensured patriotic fervour amongst students and teachers.
The English Department organised ‘Words of Freedom’ on the occasion of Independence Day. Students brought the words of freedom fighters alive by choosing their favourite freedom fighters and their speeches. They modified them to incorporate important lines or form a short monologue addressal for the audience. They used props, costumes, colourful background, sound effects and other audio visual modes to bring the persona of the freedom fighter to life. They were assessed on the following parameters: creative expressions, pronunciation, delivery and presentation. The event was judged by Ms Deepika Malhotra, Ms Aditi Jain, Ms Abha Chona, Ms. Divya Bablani and Ms Sudeepta Chatterjee. The winners of the competitions are:
CLASS VI – WORDS OF FREEDOM
POSITION
NAME
CLASS
SECTION
FIRST
MANYA GUPTA
VI
C
SECOND
SAISHA JOLLY
VI
E
THIRD
AARAV SACHIN VIJAN
VI
C
CONSOLATION
RAYIRTH JAISWAL
VI
D
CONSOLATION
AARAV PAHWA
VI
C
CLASS VII – WORDS OF FREEDOM
POSITION
NAME
CLASS
SECTION
FIRST
TIARA GERA
VII
J
SECOND
RISHAV MUKHERJEE
VII
D
CLASS VIII – WORDS OF FREEDOM
POSITION
NAME
CLASS
SECTION
FIRST
ANANYA SINGH
VIII
G
SECOND
SHRREYA LOOMBA
VIII
D
The Math Department conducted ‘Mathematical Independence Day Card Making’ through origami on the special day. Students made an Independence Day card on an A4 size sheet using origami and only tricolour was acceptable. They used symmetry, geometrical patterns and mathematical shapes to decorate their creations. The judgement was based on creativity, originality and overall presentation. The judges were Ms Shivani Gupta, Ms. Nandini Dhir, Ms Neelu Oberoi, Mr Aditya Gupta, Ms Vandana Seth and Ms. Neerja Jawa. The winners are as follows:
CLASS VI – CARD MAKING
POSITION
NAME
CLASS
SECTION
FIRST
SACHIN GANGWAR
VI
J
SECOND
ASHI YADAV
VI
C
THIRD
ANAISHA KAKKAR
VI
I
CLASS VII – CARD MAKING
POSITION
NAME
CLASS
SECTION
FIRST
ATHARV SACHIN VIJAN
VII
E
FIRST
JASMEET SINGH NAGIA
VII
H
SECOND
KASHVI SINGH
VII
I
SECOND
SHAARAV TANDON
VII
J
THIRD
AADHI KAPOOR
VII
K
CONSOLATION
RITIKA KAROTIYA
VII
B
CLASS VIII – CARD MAKING
POSITION
NAME
CLASS
SECTION
FIRST
SAANVI GOEL
VIII
K
SECOND
AANYA AHUJA
VIII
K
SECOND
VAISHNAVI SAJWAN
VIII
C
The Social Science Department organised ‘Kavya Vachan – Intersection Poetry Recitation’ for Grades VI-VIII on the day. Students recited patriotic poems in Hindi on the theme of patriotism. They wore the colours of the National Flag.The event was judged by Ms. Shaloo Khanna, Ms. Swati Verma, Ms. Shruti Talwar, Ms. Sangita Bajpai, Ms. Shruti Mishra and Ms. Vandana C. The winners are as follows:
CLASS VI – KAVYA VACHAN
POSITION
NAME
CLASS
SECTION
FIRST
AISHANI KAYAL
VI
C
SECOND
VANI MENON
VI
H
THIRD
AARVI PRAKASH KHANNA
VI
I
CLASS VII – KAVYA VACHAN
POSITION
NAME
CLASS
SECTION
FIRST
RITWIK GUPTA
VII
G
SECOND
HARGUN KAUR
VII
E
THIRD
KABIR SAHNI
VII
J
CLASS VIII – KAVYA VACHAN
POSITION
NAME
CLASS
SECTION
FIRST
ALVINA SIDDIQUI
VIII
E
SECOND
JAYESH AGGARWAL
VIII
A
THIRD
ARIHANT KUMAR
VIII
D
THIRD
KUNSAL DHAKAR KHAMPA
VIII
F
Keeping the theme of patriotism in mind, the Hindi Department conducted a variety of inter-section competitions for Classes VI-VIII on the occasion of Independence Day. For the students of Class VI, the event was titled ‘ये देश है वीर जवानों का’, which was a picture-based poem/song recitation competition. Each participant chose one picture out of the different pictures that they had been provided beforehand, on the basis of which they presented interesting poems/songs. The students wore colourful costumes and presented soulful renditions of a variety of patriotic songs and poems. The event was judged by Mr Manish Jain and Ms Aastha Kochar.
A PPT presentation competition titled ‘आजादी के नायक/नायिका’ was conducted for the students of Class VII wherein the students presented mesmerizing Powerpoint presentations based on the different freedom fighters of our country. The participants wore colourful costumes and paid a grand tribute to the freedom fighters who gave up their lives for our country through their presentations. The judges for the event were Mr Shekhar Sharma and Ms Bhargavi Bisht and the judgement was based on the following criteria – content, technical skills, presentation and costume.
The event for Class VIII was titled ‘ज़रा याद करो क़ुर्बानी’ which was a short speech competition. The competition provided an opportunity for the students to present their thoughts in the form of creative short speeches based on the different protest movements that had happened during the Indian freedom struggle. The event was judged by Ms Preeti Pratihari and Ms Sushma Sardana. The winners of all the three competitions are as follows:
CLASS VI – चित्राधारित कविता / गीत गायन प्रतियोगिता
POSITION
NAME
CLASS
SECTION
FIRST
BHAVYA MISHRA
VI
D
SECOND
PRAAKET SONI
VI
F
THIRD
ADITYA KULARIA
VI
J
THIRD
ANUSHRI KABI
VI
A
CONSOLATION
ATHARV VAISH
VI
G
CLASS VII – आज़ादी के नायक / नायिका
POSITION
NAME
CLASS
SECTION
FIRST
MD ARMAAN FIRDOUSI
VII
F
SECOND
NAITEEK KASHYAP
VII
A
THIRD
RAI RUDRAPATI RAY
VII
K
CONSOLATION
NAITIK SINGLA
VII
J
CLASS VIII – लघु भाषण
POSITION
NAME
CLASS
SECTION
FIRST
SONAKSHI SEGAL
VIII
E
SECOND
RISHITA KAPUR
VIII
E
The Science Department conducted a ‘Bookmark Making Activity’ for Classes VI-VIII based on the theme ‘Patriotism – Taking Indian Science ahead proudly’. Participants were given 30 minutes to make standard-size bookmarks using natural colours like turmeric, henna powder, dried flowers, powdered leaves, coffee powder, etc. The event was judged by Ms Suruchi Bharadwaj, Ms Kakoli Sengupta, Mr Subodh Kumar, Ms Ritu Kumar, Mr Parminder Chopra and Ms Jatinder Kaur. The winners are as follows:
