Assembly X-K & X-L (10-07-2025)

TOPIC: “HERITAGE AND TRADITIONS THAT SHAPE CHARACTER THROUGH DISCIPLINE AND VALUES: OUR SCHOOL’S CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY”

BELLS AND BEYOND – A Journey Through DPS RK Puram

Delhi Public School RK Puram has always been known for its traditions and legacy. The assembly was a walk down memory lane with some of the famous alumni of DPS RK Puram visiting the school for an Alumni Meet and remembering the ‘good old days’. The performance in the form of a Musical encompassed all the elements of the vibrant school life of a DPS RK Puram student, that is, dance, music, singing and enactment, speaking, art and craft. The students aimed at highlighting the core values that represent the DPS RK Puram family – hard work, perseverance, grit, collaboration and above all, Service Before Self. We are confident in our belief that the students who graduate from DPS RK Puram leave only the school building. They proudly carry the school within their hearts, no matter where they go.

The assembly commenced with an everyday morning scene of DPS RK Puram, introduced by Aanya, Aarsheya, Anahita and Ravi. The morning bell, followed by a soulful prayer by Aatreyi, Atharva, Aayu, Arundhati, Ishita, Niharika, Reanna, Sanvi, Yashraj Anahita, Anaisha, Aryan Sahni, Kavish, Lamiya, Manya, Surya, Sparsh, Samarth, Atharv Goyal and Shrishti. This was followed by the invocation dance in the form of Shiv-Shakti Stuti by Avika, Elysia, Disha and Hunar. The thoughts for the day were presented by Khushi, Tanvi, Aarav and Hamza. The news was delivered by Sanshray, Shrishti, Naitik and Samarth. This was followed by a scene depicting the atmosphere before the Student Council interviews, which was presented by Aarav, Rasmika, Kyraan, Arya, Arhan, Mayansh Showaiz and Navya. What followed was the depiction of the chaos before the Monday Test introduced by Aarsheya and Ravi; presented by Manya, Sanshray, Sharanya, Kyraan, Yashraj, Ishita, Shivanjali and Divij. Jaanya highlighted the importance of these tests in inculcating the values of grit, perseverance, hard work and highlighted the role of teachers and schools in the life of students. The PA system announcement about the carnival was made by Advita, followed by the introduction of the carnival by Yudhveer and Aakriti. They introduced the mesmerising Indian Dance performed by Avika, Elysia, Hunar, Disha and Aayu. This was followed by the melodious Indian Instrumental performance by Anaisha, Avika, Elysia, Kyraan, Sanshray, Rayirth, Arjun, Aviral, Ishita, Reanna, Siddhant, Vihaan and Lamiya Arundhati. Adhiraj took the audience down memory lane with his short monologue, followed by the classroom scene highlighting the readiness of teachers to always guide the students, presented by Aarsheya, Manya, and Aryan. The announcement regarding the DEAR tradition was made by Adya, performed by Manya and Reanna. Samarth brought us back to the present, where Jaanya and Reanna met as alumni discussing the importance of reading books. Agnimitra, Shrisha, Siddhant, Reyansh and Arundhati acted as the hosts for the Alumni Meet in the AVH. They introduced the various alumni played by Adhiraj, Reanna, Jaanya, Atharv Goyal, Kyraan and Vansh. Anya introduced the audience to the scene where the alumni remembered and shared stories from the past. This was followed by a symphony of the Western Choir and Western Instrumental music performed by Anaisha, Jaanya, Kyraan, Nikhil, Ravi, Rayirth, Sanshray, Siddharth, Anahita, Avika, Bhavya, Elysia, Lamiya, Shrishti, Manya, Shrisha, Shambhavi, Aatreyi, Adya, Arundhati, Devyaangi, Dhanaisha, Ishita, Navya, Niharika, Reanna, Sanvi, Shivanjali, Vansh and Vihaan. 

Time came full circle with the last scene where the ideal of Service Before Self was presented by Riya, Sanshray, Atharv Goyal, Jaanya, Kyraan, Reanna, and Adhiraj. The comperes Rachit, Anahira and Advita brought the Musical performance to a close by delivering the vote of thanks. The digital presentation, Cards, E-card, Folders and AVH Board were prepared by Shrisha, Sharanya, Kyraan, Rachit, Sayansh, Nikhil, Bhavya, Jaanya, Adhiraj, Reanna, Yashraj, Yuvaan, Aatreyi, Sanvi, Devyaangi, Dhanaisha, Navya, Sanvi, Shivaya and Yashraj. The script was written by Reanna, Jaanya, Manya, Shrisha, Elysia and Ishita. The alumni were played by the following: Ms. Vineeta Singh – Reanna Batra, Mr. Aman Gupta – Adhiraj Jain, Ms. Kriti Sanon – Jaanya Jain, Dr. Raghuram Rajan – Vansh Nagpal, Mr. Randeep Hooda – Kyraan Katyal, Mr. Kunal Bahl – Atharv Goyal

10 JULY 2025, THURSDAY
CLASSES X K AND X L
CLASS TEACHERS – MS AKSHITA LUTHRA AND MS DIMPLE MENON
HEADMISTRESS- MS RASHMI MALHOTRA
CLASS REPRESENTATIVES: MS. RITU RAJ & MS. DEEPTI CHAUDHARY
ACTIVITY IN CHARGE – MS. KAVERI DHAR & MS PREETI PRATIHARI

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Assembly VI-B (09-07-2025)

TOPIC: “SANSKRITIK PARAMPARA: HONOURING OUR RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE BY EMBRACING THE TRADITIONAL ARTS AND PRACTICES THAT SHAPE OUR IDENTITY”

The ancient Gurukul system was a traditional form of education in India that dates back thousands of years. In this system, students, known as shishyas, lived with their teacher, or guru, in a forest hermitage or secluded ashram. Education in the Gurukul was holistic, focusing not only on academic knowledge like the Vedas, mathematics, astronomy, and grammar but also on values such as discipline, humility, respect, and self-reliance.

The assembly started with a beautiful prayer sung by Prince, Priyanshi, Akshay Raj, Hitesh, Vaibhav, Rishav, Aaryaman, Rishu, Divyansh, Parth, Vihaan, and Piyush. 

The comperes were Abhyansh, Alayna, and Trisha. The classical dance was presented by Prisha, Kavisha Riyona, Aaradhya, and Payal. Vivaan and Parth presented the day’s thoughts. Self-composed poems were recited by Raghavi, Payal, Sharanya, and Varnika. 

A short play was performed by Agastya, Vaibhav, and Reyansh. News was presented by Piya, Ishaya, Riyansh, and Aaryaman. Through the skit, the students were able to understand the importance of Gurukul. Speeches were delivered by Anjaneya and Trisha. A self-composed song was sung by Khushal, Raghavi, Riyansh, Anjaneya, Priyanshi, Parth, Varnika, and Vanshika.

9 JULY 2025, WEDNESDAY
CLASS VI B 
CLASS TEACHER – MS SURBHI GAUR
HEADMISTRESS- DR. ANUBHA GOPAL
CLASS REPRESENTATIVES: MS. BHARGAVI BISHT & MS. NUPOOR SETHI
ACTIVITY IN CHARGES – MS. KAVERI DHAR & MS. BHARTI SHUKLA

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WORKSHOP ON PEACE EDUCATION

The workshop on ‘Peace Education’ was held on 2nd July 2025 in the AVH for the students of class XI Commerce and Humanities.It was conducted by Dr.Mona Mehta, a senior journalist.She has been writing for and editing the Speaking Tree,the philosophical and spiritual section of The Times of India.She was introduced by Ms.Swati Verma.

She stressed on realizing peace focussing on 3 C’s of Connection,Continuity and Consistency .A peaceful mind leads to a successful life.This was followed by a short meditation and a question answer session.It was a transformational workshop.

The vote of thanks was proposed by our Vice Principal Mr.Anil Kathuria.The workshop was the initiated and organised by Ms.Sohini Chakravarty.

Assembly IX-C & IX-D (08-07-2025)

TOPIC: “INSPIRING JOURNEYS/ CELEBRATING ACHIEVEMENTS: SHAPING FUTURE LEADERS, NURTURING TALENT AND PASSION, FOSTERING GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE”

जो पीढ़ी दर पीढ़ी आए,

संस्कृति की ज्योति जगमगाए।

माटी में जिसकी हो खुशबू,

हर युग को वह राह दिखाए।

The theme for the assembly was “The Legacy of Delhi Public School RK Puram”. Keeping this theme in mind, the class assembly of IX-C & IX-D begins the story of how every decade at DPS RK Puram left behind more than just memories. It left a legacy.”

To illustrate the theme, Saisha Surjewala, Aavya Virmani, Aadya Bhasin, Dhruv Bajpai, Pranjal Mahendra, Mohammad Bilal [as EX students of DPS], Saisha, Eva, Arshaliya, Vivaan, Virat, Aditya [alumni of DPS RKP] performed a skit. The assembly began with a soulful morning prayer sung by Rida Ahmad, Shubhi Tripathi, Punya Singh, Lavanya Balodi, Jatin Badgujar, Shriya Jha, Kanwar Udai Singh, Aditya Anand, Abeer Jain, Nipun, Abhijay, Abhiraj Tokas, Arin, Daksh, Kaustav, Yugal, Arnav, Pragyan, Adhrit, Prakshal, Yash, Mishka. Then the Principal, Mr Anil Kumar, welcomed everyone with an eloquent prayer.

This was followed by Aanya Bhatia, Peehoo Piyush, Maithili, and Shnaysa performing the Vandana. The news was read by Advik Trehan, Akshita Kumar, Bhuvi and Aaryav. Ekansh Rana, Ashray Kaushik recited the shlok while Mehar, Anandit shared their thoughts for the day. Poems Enactment by Adya Agarwal, Vidhi, Vaanya. Thereafter, the energy of the stage was taken a notch higher by a group dance performance by Tvisha Sehgal, Pratyusha Garg, Vidhi Prakash, Navya, Jaanya, and Yadavi. A soulful group song performance along with orchestra was presented by Rida Ahmad, Punya Singh, Shriya Jha, Gurleen Kaur, Shubhi Tripathi, Abeer Jain, Devin Jain, Aadit Hari, Ayushman Verma, Annirudh Mandal, Aryaveer Chugh, Aaditya Sharan, Sia, Mishka, Anika, Bhuvi, Vaanya, Daakshya, Vidhi, Atharv, Aatiksh. The vote of thanks was delivered by Abhiraj Dev Pandey.

The comperes of the programme were Vivaan, Saaransh, Abhiraj Dev Pandey, and Bhuvi. The exquisite invitation cards, folders, and board were made by Atiksh, Prisha, Neymat, Jaanya, Aditya, Priyank, Gurleen Kaur, Shriya Jha, Sparsh Sinha, Akshuna, and Suryashis. The Digital presentation & E-invite was made by Aayan Ashraf, Aarav Solanki, Kshitij Chaudhary, Shaurya Bhardwaj, Shaurya Dabas, Diya, Aarya, Ayushman, Abhiraj Dev Pandey, and Saaransh.

8 JULY 2025, TUESDAY
CLASSES IX C AND IX D
CLASS TEACHERS – MS AMITA VOHRA AND MS BHUMIKA GUPTA
HEADMISTRESS- MS RASHMI MALHOTRA
CLASS REPRESENTATIVES: MS. PAYAL ARORA, MR. SANCHIT CHAUHAN & MS. TRIPTI KAPOOR
ACTIVITY IN CHARGE – MS. PREETI PRATIHARI

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International Day of Yoga 2025

Delhi Public School R. K. Puram celebrated International Day of Yoga 2025 today at 7.20 to 8.20 am in the school premises. 

The event witnessed enthusiastic participation of Vice Principals, yoga teacher, Administrative staff & students. 

The session included yoga asanas, pranayama, Meditation & Relaxation practices, highlighting the importance of yoga in everyday life. 

Here are some moments from celebration : 

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DPS R.K. Puram Wins Big at Youth Eco Summit 2025

The Youth Eco Summit 2025, organised by the Bajaj Foundation, was held across 30+ cities in India, engaging over 15,000 schools in a nationwide movement for environmental sustainability. The summit aimed to empower students to engage, innovate, and lead in creating a greener and more sustainable future.

This one-of-a-kind platform offered students the chance to be at the forefront of climate action, with participation across a variety of impactful categories. Schools and students demonstrating exceptional commitment were honoured with the Youth Eco Awards, celebrating innovation, leadership, and real-world impact.

DPS R.K. Puram proudly participated in key categories including Video/Short Film Making and Eco-Entrepreneurship, earning four prestigious awards for its students’ remarkable contributions. The school also received a Certificate of Participation in recognition of its involvement and commitment to the cause.

Adding to the accolades, Ms. Shelly Malhotra, the Teacher-in-Charge, was conferred with the Youth Educator of the Year Award, recognising her guidance and unwavering dedication to mentoring environmentally conscious leaders of tomorrow.

(Awards Won)

Entrepreneurship Eco-Business Model
CategoryNameClass/SecAWARD WON
7th – 8th Aadya Sharma8JYOUTH ECO STARTUP OF 2025(BRONZE)
Aavya Virmani8G
9th – 10thYash Vardhan Shukla10CYOUTH ECO INNOVATOR OF 2025(GOLD)
Heramb Tripathi 10D
Ridit Agarwal10K
Video-Short Film Making 
CategoryNameClass/SecEmail ID
7th – 8thVihaan Segal8CYOUTH ECO STORY OF 2025(SILVER)
Avika Nagpal8C
11th – 12thOujasya Kalra11OYOUTH ECO FILMMAKER OF 2025(GOLD)
Siyaan Arora11P
Aanya Arora11V

WINNERS AT GEMS INTER-SCHOOL SQUASH TOURNAMENT

Students of DPS R.K. Puram participated in the Gems Inter-School Squash Tournament, held at Ahlcon International School from 11th to 13th May.

Girls Under-15 Team 
1.Parisa Malhotra of IXM,
2. Jasnoor Kaur Chadha of IXP
3. Dia Jain of IXJ 
Secured first position (gold medal)

Girls Under-15 Individual Event, 
Parisa Malhotra IXM secured 2nd position.
Jasnoor Kaur IXP Secured 3rd position.

Boys Under-15 Team Event 
Jagesh Chhabra of X-F
Neil Gupta of X-G 
Swastik Sharma of IX-E 
Secured first place ( gold medal)

Boys Under-15 Individual category
Neil Gupta XG secured 2nd position. 
Boys Under-17 Individual category
Jagesh Chhabra XF secured 1st position.

Junior Smart India Hackathon 2024

Delhi Public School RK Puram team participated in the prestigious Junior Smart India Hackathon/School Innovation Contest 2024 organised by the Ministry of Education. 6857 innovations were received for the contest from across India and DPS RK Puram made it to the top 30 thereby qualifying for the final round. The team was mentored by Ms Niva Chhonkar (Head of Biology Department) and consisted of four students from class IX-M – Pratham Bhalla (Team Leader), Kabir Sahni, Aahana Pandit and Dishita Negi. The  innovation focussed on the prevention and management of Type I diabetes in children by early detection using an app for newborn babies.The innovation solves for the challenging problem of identification of Neonatal Diabetes/ Congenital/ Diabetes of infancy. The team developed an easy to use App to identify diabetes in the Newborn (at an early age). The app branded, DiabetEASE (Sugar Identification & Monitoring), helps to track the development/recurrence of diabetes in the identified individuals. It connects lab results with the doctor,gives reminders for parameter testing at assigned interval/age & notes trends.    

Various Stages of the Contest

Held in 3 stages. In the first stage, which was the ideation stage the team brainstormed ideas and came up with an ingenious solution for  identification of Neonatal Diabetes/ Congenital/ Diabetes of infancy. The idea was then shortlisted by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell for Round 2. In Round 2 the team was tasked to make a presentation detailing their innovation,funds required, competitive landscape, roadmap for the future etc. and also present it to a panel of judges. This presentation got selected for the final round which was the pitching stage comprising the top 30 ideas nationwide. For this round the team further detailed out  the presentation and developed a  working prototype for the app.

 Mother’s Day Events (2025-26)

Under the guidance of Principal Mr. Anil Kumar and mentorship of Dr. Anubha Gopal, DPS RK Puram organized a week-long celebration for Mother’s Day, aimed at fostering emotional expression and creative engagement among students.

Class 6 students created acrostic poems using the word MOTHER or MOM and crafted decorative crowns for their mothers, enhancing literary skills and emotional awareness.

Class 7 students wrote letters and self-composed poems expressing gratitude, strengthening their personal voice and emotional maturity.

Class 8 participated in a poetry recitation event and made a gratitude tree, helping build public speaking confidence and reflecting on the role of mothers.

The activities beautifully combined creative expression with emotional growth and language development.

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WINNERS AT GEMS INTER-SCHOOL SQUASH TOURNAMENT

Students of DPS R.K. Puram participated in the Gems Inter-School Squash Tournament, held at Ahlcon International School from 11th to 13th May.

Girls Under-15 Team 
1.Parisa Malhotra of IXM,
2. Jasnoor Kaur Chadha of IXP
3. Dia Jain of IXJ 
Secured first position (gold medal)

Girls Under-15 Individual Event, 
Parisa Malhotra IXM secured 2nd position.
Jasnoor Kaur IXP Secured 3rd position.

Boys Under-15 Team Event 
Jagesh Chhabra of X-F
Neil Gupta of X-G 
Swastik Sharma of IX-E 
Secured first place ( gold medal)

Boys Under-15 Individual category
Neil Gupta XG secured 2nd position. 

Boys Under-17 Individual category
Jagesh Chhabra XF secured 1st position.