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DPS Bokaro Chronicle

COMPLETION OF 30 GLORIOUS YEARS

THE PINNACLE SEEKERS 137 Students secure CGPA 10 in AISSE 2017 AVERAGE AGGREGATE OF STUDENTS IN AISSCE 2017 IS 85.76 75 Students fetch laurels in JEE (ADVANCE) 2017 61 Students Qualify NEET 2017

2 Students Qualify AIIMS 2017

DPSS Empowers Third National Knowledge SPANDAN BIFF 2016 Issue - 5| 2nd July 2017| 1 Dr. Manisha Tiwari Convergence Live Exhibits DPS Bokaro Chronicle Professional Development in Educational Management(PDEM) Conducted by Delhi Public School Society, New Delhi Empowers Dr. Manisha Tiwari (Headmistress)

n exclusive programme - Professional responsibility of providing high quality and Development in Educational holistic education to its students making it AManagement (PDEM) was conducted a strong school community both locally and by the Human Resource Development Centre globally. A journey in pursuance of those of Delhi Public School Society, New Delhi. crucial insights thus becomes a key for any The Headmistress Dr. Manisha Tiwari who educator. Such professional development participated in the programme, exhibited programmes help to provide a learning tremendous leadership responsibilities and platform to the educators enabling them received Grade ‘A’. The programme was held with the tools and techniques to foresee the in New Delhi during 18 June – Nov 12, 2016. future needs of a school, its students and the Dr. Hemlata S. Mohan (Director and environment in general.” Principal) congratulated Dr. Tiwari on her She further hoped that the enriching experience successful completion of the programme. that Dr. Manisha Tiwari had acquired would She said, “Every school has a tremendous add an edge to her professional competence.

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Dr. Hemlata S. Mohan FROM THE DIRECTOR & PRINCIPAL’S DESK : “Truth alone triumphs not falsehood. Through truth, may you attain that inner illumination and prosper gloriously. ” On our stride towards the completion of the thirty glorious years of imparting quintessential education we have triumphantly explored beyond the conventional means of inculcating the vital life skills in students. The awe-inspiring accomplishments of the students in the board exams AISSE and AISSCE – 2017 on one hand and the stellar performance in the JEE Mains(210+) and Advance levels (75+). The NEET(61 out of 76) on the other hand and it's high success ratio was fused with the essence of fulfillment. This accomplishment saga takes us miles ahead when we learn that our alumni have cracked the coveted Civil Services or qualified for Scholarships from renowned international platforms like the Cornell University. All of them attribute their achievements to the vital years of schooling that they received under the mentorship of a wonderful team. The confines of the classroom can no longer boast of being the arena of model teaching and learning. Learning through experiential exploits in real or semi-real situations is the demand of our times. So we promote a world-view oriented learning to scale the depths of knowledge with the enthusiasm of arduous trekkers nurturing the hope to scale the knowledge mountain. SHABD –National Inter-school Knowledge Convergence Meet 2017 and DRISHYAM- Bokaro International Film Festival proved to be iconic ventures in bringing some of the dynamic minds of the nation together on the same platform for intellectual exchanges through multi format debates, quizzes, theatre creative writing and film discussion activities. These programmes encourage the young minds to appreciate and analyze public speaking, art of critical thinking and films, with a social responsibility and consciousness. Spandan - The live Exhibits turned out to be a treat to our intellect and a feast to the eyes with the students enthusiastically presenting diplays in various subjects. For the record our students have won five major national level dramatics, debationg, installation art and quizzing competitions across four states of the country whch included prestigeous institutions like Mayo College Girls' School-Ajmer, B.K. Birla Centre for Education-Pune, St Michael's School-Siliguri, PCRA- New Delhi and closer home at D.A.V Hazaribagh and BIT-Mesra. Children acquired immense satisfaction by contributing generously in the Joy of Giving week and whole-heartedly in the Swachh Sanatan campaign. It is indeed gratifying to observe them pick up the social skills during the ventures Chalo Gaon ki Ore as it undoubtedly paves the path for a more sensitised future and a larger understanding of the society. Wishing everyone the colours of unbridled joy and happiness!

Issue - 5| 2nd July 2017| 3 DPS Bokaro Chronicle RESULT ANALYSIS OF ALL INDIA SECONDARY SCHOOL EXAMINATION, SESSION 2016-2017

TWENTY-NINTH BATCH OF CLASS – X

SL PARTICULARS FIGURE PERCENT 1. NO OF STUDENTS APPEARED & QUALIFIED 222 100 2. NO. OF STUDENTS WHO SCORED A1 IN ALL SUBJECTS (CGPA 10) 137 61.71 3. NO. OF STUDENTS WHO SCORED CGPA 9.8 AND ABOVE 149 67.11 4. NO. OF STUDENTS WHO SCORED CGPA 9.6 AND ABOVE 163 73.42 5. NO. OF STUDENTS WHO SCORED CGPA 9.4 AND ABOVE 172 77.47 6. NO. OF STUDENTS WHO SCORED CGPA 9.2 AND ABOVE 176 79.27 7. AVERAGE CGPA PER STUDENT 9.61

SCHOOL TOPPERS (CGPA – 10)

SL STUDENT NAME SL STUDENT NAME SL STUDENT NAME 1 AADIL SAJJAD 32 ARYAN GUPTA 63 KUMAR ABHIJEET 2 AASTHA SHAYLA 33 ARYAN JAKHAR 64 KUMAR SATYAM 3 ABHIJEET MANOHAR 34 ASHISH HARSHVARDHAN 65 MANAS KUMAR SANDA 4 ABHIJEET SINHA 35 ASHNA ESHIKA 66 MANYA SINGH 5 ABHINAV PRAKASH 36 ASHUTOSH BHADAURIA 67 MAYANK KUMAR 6 ADITYA NARAYAN 37 ASMITA GOSWAMI 68 MEENAL JALOTA 7 ADITYA RAJ 38 ASTHA AGRAWAL 69 MOHAMMAD AREEB AHMAD 8 ADITYA RAJ 39 AVANEESH RAY 70 MRIDUL PRITHVI TEJ 9 ADRIKA KUNDU 40 AVIRAL HARSH 71 MRINAL ANAND 10 ADWITI BISHWANATH 41 AYAN 72 NAMRATA SINHA 11 AKANKSHA IRA 42 AYAN CHAKRABORTY 73 NEEL PARITOSH 12 ALOK KUMAR 43 AYUSH ANAND 74 NEERAJ KISHORE 13 AMAN ANAND 44 AYUSH PRATIK JHA 75 NIVEDITA MALLICK 14 AMARDEEP 45 AYUSH RAI 76 PARUL SHREYA 15 AMEY VIKRAM CHAUHAN 46 AYUSHI 77 PAYEL PARIRA 16 AMITA BANERJEE 47 AYUSHMAN JHA 78 PRACHI ASHMI 17 AMRESHWAR MISHRA 48 BHAVYA JHA 79 PRAJNAPAN BASU 18 AMRITA TIWARY 49 BHAWAYA GAUTAM 80 PRAKASH KUMAR 19 ANAND SINGH 50 DIKSHA ARYA 81 PRANAV PRANJAL 20 ANANYA SINGH 51 DIPTANSHU DIVYA 82 PRANAY CHAUDHARY 21 ANJALI KUMARI 52 DIVYANSH RAJ 83 PRIYA SINHA 22 ANKIT KUMAR 53 FAHAD HUSSAIN 84 PRIYAM BAJPAI 23 ANUBHAV SINHA 54 GARIMA SINGH 85 RACHITA SRIVASTAVA 24 ANURAG GHOSH 55 GAURAV KUMAR 86 RAJ RISHI 25 ANUSHKA PAUL 56 HARSHITA SINGH 87 RAKSHIT ROHAN 26 APARNA ANSHU 57 HARSHPREET KAUR 88 RICHA MISHRA 27 APOORVA KASHYAP 58 KASHISH KASHYAP 89 RISHIKA 28 APOORVA NIRALA 59 KESHAV JHA 90 RISHIKA SRIVASTAVA 29 ARPIT MALLICK 60 KINSHUK G PANDEY 91 RIYA SHARMA 30 ARSH RAJ 61 KISLAYA KARNIK 92 ROHAN SAHANA 31 ARUNIM RAY 62 KSHITIJ SHARMA

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SL STUDENT NAME SL STUDENT NAME SL STUDENT NAME 93 SAGAR MISHRA 109 SHREYA SRISTI 125 SUMAN BHATTACHARYYA 94 SAI PRAKASH 110 SHUBHAM KUMAR 126 SUNAINA JHAJARIA 95 SAKSHI SENGAR 111 SIDDHARTHA SHEKHAR MISHRA 127 SUNNY SHAURYA 96 SAMIKSHA 112 SMARTH GANGULY 128 SWAPNIL GYANESH 97 SANAT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA 113 SOHAM MOHANTY 129 SWAPNIL PRIYADARSHI 98 SANKALP PARAKH 114 SOMIK CHOWDHURY 130 SWATI SONI 99 SATYAM PRIYAM 115 SONE PRIYA 131 TRISHALA SHARMA 100 SAURAV PRIYADARSHI 116 SOUMYA MISHRA 132 TUSHAR RANJAN 101 SHAMBHAVI JHA 117 SOURAV BISWAS 133 URVASHI AARYIKA 102 SHAURYA SHATAKSHI 118 SPARSH RAJ 134 UTKARSH HARKERNI 103 SHIRSH SAWARNA 119 SPRIHA PRIYADARSHI 135 UTKARSH SHANDILYA 104 SHIVAM ANAND 120 SRISHTI SAGAR 136 VAIDIK VERMA 105 SHIVAM ATULYA 121 STUTI KUMAR 137 YOGYA SINGHAL 106 SHIVANSHU SHEKHAR 122 STUTI TANEJA 107 SHIWALI KARN 123 SUBHAM PRIYADARSHI 108 SHRESTH JAIN 124 SUDIP CHAKRABORTY

TOTAL NO. OF A1 & A2 IN EACH SUBJECT

SUBJECT STUDENTS A1 & A2 % age APPEARED

ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE 222 220 99.0

HINDI 29 25 86.2

COMMUNICATIVE SANSKRIT 193 184 95.3 MATHEMATICS 222 190 85.6

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 222 198 89.2 SOCIAL SCIENCE 222 189 85.1 VOCATIONAL IT 222 216 97.3

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RESULT ANALYSIS OF ALL INDIA SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION SESSION 2016- 2017 TWENTY-SEVENTH BATCH OF CLASS - XII SL. PARTICULARS FIGURE PERCENT 1. NO. OF STUDENTS APPEARED 470 – 2. NO. OF STUDENTS WHO SCORED 90% AND ABOVE 166 35.32

3. NO. OF STUDENTS WHO SCORED 80% AND ABOVE 370 78.72

4. NO. OF STUDENTS WHO SCORED 75% AND ABOVE 427 90.85 5. NO. OF STUDENTS WHO SCORED 60% AND BELOW 75% 38 8.09 6. TOTAL NO. OF SUBJECT DISTINCTIONS (SCIENCE) 2091 96.14 7. TOTAL NO. OF SUBJECT DISTINCTIONS (COMMERCE) 122 69.71 8. AVERAGE DISTINCTION RATIO (SCIENCE) 4.81 – 9. AVERAGE DISTINCTION RATIO (COMMERCE) 3.49 – 10. AVERAGE AGGREGATE OF PASSED STUDENTS – 85.76

SCHOOL TOPPERS (SCIENCE STREAM)

SL.NO. NAME OF THE STUDENTS TOTAL MARKS PERCENTAGE OF MARKS

1. SHIVANGI SINGH 490 98.0 2. ISHANI SRIVASTAVA 489 97.8 3. MD ALTAMASH MAZHARI 487 97.4 4. AMISHA RAJ 486 97.2 TANYA SNEH

ADITYA AMAN KUMAR RAHUL RAMANI 484 5. 96.8 ASMITA PAUL

NITIKA NAVYA

SOUMILI MANDAL 6. 483 96.6

TAIYAB AASHIR 7. 481 96.2

URVI SHARVANI 8. 480 96.0

UTKARSH GAURAV 9. 479 95.8

ANSHUL KUMAR MISHRA

MANIKANT VERMA 10. 478 95.6

PRABHASH KUMAR

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SCHOOL TOPPERS (COMMERCE STREAM)

SL.NO. NAME OF THE STUDENTS TOTAL MARKS PERCENTAGE OF MARKS 1. SAMVRIDHI SHRESTHA 474 94.80 2. RAJ PATODI 457 91.40 SHIVAM 3. 452 90.40 SHIVANI SINGH 4. PRIYA AGRAWAL 451 90.20 5. AASHISH 449 89.80 SUBJECT TOPPERS SUBJECT NAME OF THE STUDENTS HIGHEST MARKS COMPUTER SCIENCE TAIYAB AASHIR 100 ISHANI SRIVASTAVA INFORMATICS PRACTICES 100 PRIYANSHU PANDEY PHYSICAL EDUCATION ADITYA AMAN KUMAR 100 SHIVANGI SINGH ISHANI SRIVASTAVA MD ALTAMASH MAZHARI PAINTING RAHUL RAMANI 100 SHAURYA KUMAR RIYA KUMARI UTKARSH RAJ MATHEMATICS TANYA SNEH 99 MD ALTAMASH MAZHARI CHEMISTRY 99 PRABHASH KUMAR SANDEEP KUMAR PANDIT BIOLOGY 99 PRERANA SINGH DANCE- KATHAK SOUMILI MANDAL 99 MD ALTAMASH MAZHARI ENGLISH CORE SHUBHANGEE 98 RIYA KUMARI JOYDEEP KUMAR MANDAL ANUSHA NARAYAN SHACHIE SINHA MEHULI SADHU MUSIC HINDUSTANI VOCAL 98 SHAMBHAWI SAURAV KUMAR KAVITA KUMARI VARTIKA SINHA MOHIT RAJ PHYSICS KOUSHIK PANDEY 98 ADITYA AMAN KUMAR SAMVRIDHI SHRESTHA ECONOMICS 95 AASHISH TANNU SINGH AREEB AHSAN BUSINESS STUDIES 95 KARTIKA KUMAR ANIL SAMVRIDHI SHRESTHA ACCOUNTANCY 95 RAJ PATODI

Issue - 5| 2nd July 2017| 7 DPS Bokaro Chronicle THE PINNACLE SEEKERS:: JEE MAINS 2017 EMERGING TALENTS OF TOMORROW

ADITYA MISHRA SIDDHARTH LAL DIPESH KUMAR TAIYAB AASHIR (Mark-282) (Mark-281) (Mark-280) (Mark-274) OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS' SCROLL

SAURAV ANAND PRATYUSH SINGH ISHANI SRIVASTAVA PAWAN KR GIRI YASH AGARWAL (Mark-264) (Mark-260) (Mark-255) (Mark-251) (Mark-244)

PRABHASH KUMAR RAHUL RAMANI SUDHANSHU RANJAN DEEPESH KUMAR KSHITIZ (Mark-242) (Mark-241) (Mark-241) LALL SRIVASTAVA (Mark-234) (Mark-234)

TANYA SNEH KOUSHIK PANDEY PRATHAM NISCHAY RAJ SANCHIT KUMAR (Mark-231 (Mark-230 (Mark-227) (Mark-225) (Mark-225)

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RAJET RAJ PRASUN GOURAV PRASIDDHA NARAYAN AYUSH ANAND SHIVANGI SINGH SAURABH (Marks-224) (Marks-221) (Marks-219) (Marks-216) (Marks-220)

SHIVAM KUMAR DUBEY HARSHEET JAIN MANISH KUMAR SHIVANSHU AVINASH KUMAR (Marks-215) (Marks-212) (Marks-211) (Marks-209) SINGH (Marks-209)

ANKIT GAURAV RAJ KARAN ADNAN AHMAD ANSHUMAN JHA RITWIK MALLIK (Marks-206) (Marks-200) (Marks-199) (Marks-199) (Marks-196)

Sl Name Mark Sl Name Mark

1 ADITYA MISHRA 282 13 DEEPESH KUMAR LALL 234

2 SIDDHARTH LAL 281 14 KSHITIZ SRIVASTAVA 234

3 DIPESH KUMAR 280 15 TANYA SNEH 231

4 TAIYAB AASHIR 274 16 KOUSHIK PANDEY 230

5 SAURAV ANAND 264 17 PRATHAM 227

6 PRATYUSH SINGH 260 18 NISCHAY RAJ 225

7 ISHANI SRIVASTAVA 255 19 SANCHIT KUMAR 225

8 PAWAN KR GIRI 251 20 RAJET RAJ 224

9 YASH AGARWAL 244 21 PRASUN GOURAV 221 PRASIDDHA NARAYAN 10 PRABHASH KUMAR 242 22 220 SAURABH 11 RAHUL RAMANI 241 23 AYUSH ANAND 219

12 SUDHANSHU RANJAN 241 24 SHIVANGI SINGH 216

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Sl Name Mark Sl Name Mark 25 SHIVAM KUMAR DUBEY 215 64 ATUL KUMAR 159 26 HARSHEET JAIN 212 65 SUMIT BHARDWAJ 158 27 MANISH KUMAR 211 66 ROHIT RAJ 157 28 SHIVANSHU 209 67 SAURAV RANJAN SAHAY 156 29 AVINASH KUMAR SINGH 209 68 ASHISH RANJAN 156 30 ANKIT GAURAV 206 69 NAMAN DEEP 156 31 RAJ KARAN 200 70 SARANSH PUSHKAR 156 32 ADNAN AHMAD 199 71 SUNIKET DAS 153 33 ANSHUMAN JHA 199 72 PRIYANSH KAUSHIK 153 34 RITWIK MALLIK 196 73 AVINASH KUMAR 152 35 VIVEK KUMAR SINGH 193 74 SUYASH RATNA 150 36 PRATYUSH KUMAR 192 75 ANURAG ANAND 150 37 NIHAL SINGH 192 76 SHRIYA 150 38 AKASH RAJ 184 77 TUSHAR ANAND 149 39 MAYANK KASHYAP 181 78 PRANAV ANAND 149 40 ADITYA SINGHANIA 180 79 SHREYA 148 41 MAYANK KASHYAP 180 80 MANISH KUMAR 148 42 SAYED WAJAHATULLAH 178 81 ANJALI PRIYA 147 43 YUVRAJ ADITYA 177 82 RITURAJ ROY 144 44 PRAGYA NAND 176 83 KUNAL GOYAL 144 45 AISHWARYA KUMAR 175 84 NIKHIL VERMA 143 46 SIDHANT SHARMA 174 85 NIKHIL ANAND 142 47 ABHINAY KUMAR 172 86 UTKARSH GAURAV 141 48 ANSHUMAN CHOUDHARY 171 87 SURAJ KUMAR 140 49 ANKIT KUMAR 170 88 ANURAG TRIVEDI 140 50 ASMITA PAUL 169 89 AMRITANSHU KUMAR 137 51 HARSH KUMAR 168 90 MD ALTAMASH MAZHARI 137 52 PRINCE BHARADWAJ 168 91 KAURAV CHAKRAVARTY 137 53 ABHISHEK KUMAR 167 92 SATYAM RAJ 137 54 VISHAL RAJ 167 93 RISHAV RAJ 136 55 ADITYA RAJ 167 94 KINSHUK KUMAR 136 56 SNEHASHIS PATTANAYAK 167 95 SHAURYA KUMAR 136 57 SAKET KUMAR RAO 165 96 LAKSHYA SINGHAL 136 58 SHIVAM KUMAR 164 97 ASHAR EKRAM 136 59 SAKET KUMAR 164 98 DIGVIJAY ANAND 135 60 NIKITA VATS 163 99 ADITYA 135 61 ARCHIT 162 100 SOURAV PAUL 135 62 SASHWAT KUMAR 162 101 SOURAV CHOUDHARY 134 63 PARIJAT JHA 160 102 KUMAR ABHINAV 134

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Sl Name Mark Sl Name Mark 103 PRIYANSHU PANDEY 132 142 RITESH KUMAR 110 104 SHASHWAT SINHA 131 143 ANANT PRAKASH MISHRA 110 105 MANIKANT VERMA 131 144 ARNAV 110 106 MAYANK RANJAN 131 145 SOUMYA SINHA 109 107 TARUN AGARWAL 130 146 MANISHA DAS 107 108 PRATIK ANAND 130 147 TABAN SALAM 103 109 ARCHIT SRIVASTAVA 129 148 UTKARSH KUMAR 103 110 ASHISH RANJAN 126 149 JYOTI SINGH 103 111 S SIDDHARTH 125 150 TUSHAR KUMAR 103 112 DEEPANSHU RANJAN 125 151 AYUSH KUMAR AGARWAL 101 113 MD. MOIN ALMIN 125 152 ADITYA RAJ 101 114 SRIJAN BARANWAL 125 153 AMARTYA ANSHUMAN 100 APURV NARAYAN 115 124 154 AADARSH KUMAR 99 PATHAK 116 ANURAG GHOSH 123 155 ADITYA AMAN KUMAR 98 117 PREET RANJAN 123 156 ANIKET KUMAR SINGH 97 118 SOURAV RUDRA 123 157 PRABHAT SUMAN 97 119 GOURAV KUMAR 122 158 PIYUSH JHA 95 120 SUDHANSHU RANJAN 122 159 KUMAR SAURABH 93 121 SHAGUN 120 160 NUMA SAMAR 92 122 SAHIL VERMA 120 161 SATYAJEET KUMAR 92 123 PRAKHAR 120 162 ANURAG RAJ 91 124 KUNAL KISHORE 118 163 ASHISH RANJAN 88 125 VISHWAJEET KUMAR 118 164 JACOB BENNY 88 126 AYUSH AKSHAT 116 165 RITESH KUMAR 87 127 RAJESH KUMAR 116 166 AKSHAT JAIN 87 128 ARNAB MUNSHI 116 167 RAHUL RAJ 87 129 URVI SHARVANI 115 168 MANU RANJAN 87 130 ANSHUL KUMAR MISHRA 115 169 PRATIK JAIN 86 131 ABHIGYAN PRAKASH 115 170 ARTI AGARWAL 85 132 NIKITA PARIRA 114 171 PRATEEK RAI VERMA 85 133 PIYUSH THAKUR 114 172 ANIMESH ANAND 85 134 CHETAN RAJ 113 173 SWAPNIL SHEKHAR 84 135 BHARTI 112 174 KSHITIJ RANA 84 136 SHUBHANGEE 112 175 ADITYA KUMAR 83 AISHWARYA KUMAR 137 112 176 ARCHIT SHIVAM 83 BADAL 138 AYUSH KUMAR 112 177 TANMAY RAJ 81 139 PRAVEEN PRAKASH 111 178 RAHUL KUMAR 81 140 AMIT ANIKET 111 179 SATYA PRAKASH 80 141 SUDHANSHU RANJAN 111 180 AMAN DEEP VERMA 79

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Sl Name Mark Sl Name Mark 181 VIVEK VERMA 76 198 MAYANK KUMAR 58 182 DIVYA KUMARI 69 199 CHETNA KUMARI 57 183 SACHIN SAMRAT 69 200 AMIT RANJAN 57 184 KUNDAN KUMAR HARSH 67 201 CHANDAN SHANKAR 56 185 KUMAR PRIYADARSHI 67 202 RAHUL KUMAR 55 186 AVINASH KUMAR 67 203 HRITIK VIJAY 54 187 DEEPAK KUMAR 66 204 SOURAV KUMAR 52 188 SUMANT KUMAR MEHTA 65 205 SHRISTI RANI 52 189 PRIYANKA SINGH 64 206 SHUBHAM KUMAR SOURAV 50 190 PIYUSH RAJ ANAND 64 207 OM PRAKASH MAHATO 50 191 SAMYAK 64 208 ABHISHEK KUMAR 50 192 MOHIT KUMAR 63 209 VISHAL KUMAR 49 193 SOUVIK RAY 61 210 SHIVAM KUMAR 49 194 MONI KUMARI 61 211 SIMRAN PRIYADARSHI 46 195 MANISH KUMAR 60 212 SAMENTHA MELGANDI 33 196 RISHI RAJ BARNWAL 60 213 SUMIT SOREN 32 197 KAVITA KUMARI 58 214 VISHWANJALI 28

THE PINNACLE SEEKERS:: AIIMS 2017

STAR PERFORMERS OF THE CITY

AMISHA RAJ ANUJ KUMAR SHIBAJEE (AIR-3959(Cat-64)) (AIR-2216(Cat-608))

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AMISHA RAJ ANUJ KUMAR SHIBAJEE (AIR-158(Cat)) (AIR-986(Cat))

OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS' SCROLL

Sl Name AIR Sl Name AIR Sl Name AIR 1 ANMOL ROY 2736 22 SMITA BHARATI 75445 43 MEHULI SADHU 216320 2 ANUJ KUMAR SHIBAJEE 3207 23 PRIYANSHA MOHANTY 84249 44 SHRIYANKA NANDAN 245330 3 JOYDEEP KUMAR MANDAL 3443 24 SOURABH KUMAR DEY 86321 45 SAIMA EJAZ 283819 4 ISHIKA JAISWAL 3627 25 SHAMBHAWI 96823 46 SUNANDINI KANJILAL 303573 KAMBHAMPATI PAWAN 5 KUMAR 3729 26 SRISTY RANJAN 110995 47 MANAS RAJ BHARTI 307506 SANDEEP KUMAR 6 NITIKA NAVYA 7360 27 PANDIT 125109 48 BHOOMA KUMARI 318084 7 MOHIT RAJ 8472 28 SWETA KUMARI 139487 49 NEHA KUMARI 330951 8 AMISHA RAJ 12462 29 SHALINI KUMARI 140148 50 IRMEEN QAMAR 347572 9 ARANNYAA PARAASHAR 15516 30 ABHISHEK KUMAR 110540 51 ANJALI PRIYADARSHI 349367 10 PUNYA NARANG 21106 31 ANIMESH KUMAR BHARTI 118228 52 SWETA MANDAL 350524 11 MERLIN NIKITA 23452 32 GEETANJALI 127856 53 DIVYANSHI NAINA 357306 PURUSHARTH 12 HIMANSHU GUPTA 25787 33 BHARDWAJ 131935 54 KOMAL KASHYAP 369316 13 BAMBAM KUMAR SAH 28267 34 KUMAR RAHUL 134455 55 NITIKA BISHWAS 369754 14 SWETA 29278 35 RISHIKANT TIWARI 151891 56 PALLAV PRIYA 371694 15 VAISHALI AGARWAL 32451 36 AASTHA KUMARI 171990 57 ANAM NAJMI 388784 16 PURNIMA KUMARI 36555 37 SIDHANT THOUNAOJAM 182093 58 KISHLAY KUNJ PANDEY 413994 17 PANKHURI PRAKASH 47396 38 SHACHIE SINHA 191478 59 SONALI PRIYA 459682 18 KUMARI NAINSHI 50303 39 VARTIKA SINHA 194591 60 PRASHANT KUMAR 507125 19 PRERANA SINGH 51475 40 AJIT KUMAR 197382 61 AKRITI SAKSHI 332112 20 SOUMILI MANDAL 56563 41 DIVYA SINHA 203741 21 PRATYASHA SARKAR 69674 42 SNEH SAURAV 211001

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STAR PERFORMERS OF THE CITY

ADITYA MISHRA DEEPESH KUMAR LAL DIPESH KUMAR TAIYAB AASHIR (AIR-182) (AIR-795(CAT-101)) (AIR-654) (AIR-864)

OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS IN JEE ADVANCE 2017

Sl Name Sl Name Sl Name 1 ADITYA MISHRA 26 RAJ KARAN 51 ABHISHEK KUMAR 2 DIPESH KUMAR 27 ISHANI SRIVASTAVA 52 TUSHAR KUMAR 3 DEEPESH KUMAR LALL 28 RITURAJ ROY 53 ARCHIT 4 TAIYAB AASHIR 29 SOMNATH JHA 54 LAKSHYA SINGHAL 5 NISCHAY RAJ 30 ANSHUMAN CHOUDHARY 55 AVINASH KUMAR SINGH 6 TANYA SNEH 31 ABHISHEK KUMAR 56 SHUBHANGEE 7 SIDDHARTH LAL 32 RAHUL KUMAR 57 SHIVAM KUMAR DUBEY 8 PRATYUSH SINGH 33 PREETAM JAISWAL 58 SHIVAM KUMAR 9 RAHUL RAMANI 34 SAURAV ANAND 59 DEEPANSHU RANJAN 10 PRATHAM 35 MAYANK RANJAN 60 ADITYA 11 SAYED WAJAHATULLAH 36 SHIVANGI SINGH 61 SHASHWAT SINHA 12 PRABHASH KUMAR 37 S SIDDHARTH 62 AMRITANSHU KUMAR 13 PRASUN GOURAV 38 AKASH RAJ 63 YUVRAJ ADITYA 14 YASH AGARWAL 39 SUDHANSHU RANJAN 64 SNEHASHIS PATTANAYAK 15 SOURAV SUMIT 40 PIYUSH THAKUR 65 SRIJAN BARANWAL 16 PAWAN KR GIRI 41 SONU SAGAR 66 SOURAV KUMAR CHOUDHARY 17 KOUSHIK PANDEY 42 HARSH KUMAR 67 KINSHUK KUMAR 18 ADNAN AHMAD 43 AYUSH ANAND 68 ANURAG RAJ 19 RITWIK MALLIK 44 ANKIT GAURAV 69 SHREYA PRASIDDHA NARAYAN SHIVANSHU PREET RANJAN 20 SAURABH 45 70 21 ADITYA SINGHANIA 46 SANCHIT KUMAR 71 DIGVIJAY ANAND 22 RAJET RAJ 47 AISHWARYA KUMAR 72 SOUVIK RAY 23 MANISH KUMAR 48 ADITYA RAJ 73 SHAURYA KUMAR 24 ANKIT KUMAR 49 KUNAL GOYAL 74 ANUSHA NARAYAN 25 NIHAL SINGH 50 ROHIT RAJ 75 BHARTI

Issue - 5| 2nd July 2017| 14 DPS Bokaro Chronicle NSE 2016 – 2017 Three students - Abhijeet Kumar, Harish Aman and Akshat Omkar Mishra qualified in the National Standard Examination (NSE) in Junior Science 2016 -17 organized by IAPT (Indian Association of Physics Teachers).

ABHIJEET KUMAR HARISH AMAN AKSHAT OMKAR MISHRA

Nitika Navya & Amisha Raj qualified for - Sl Name Sl Name Sl Name 1 ADITYA MISHRA 26 RAJ KARAN 51 ABHISHEK KUMAR Biology 2 DIPESH KUMAR 27 ISHANI SRIVASTAVA 52 TUSHAR KUMAR 3 DEEPESH KUMAR LALL 28 RITURAJ ROY 53 ARCHIT 4 TAIYAB AASHIR 29 SOMNATH JHA 54 LAKSHYA SINGHAL 5 NISCHAY RAJ 30 ANSHUMAN CHOUDHARY 55 AVINASH KUMAR SINGH 6 TANYA SNEH 31 ABHISHEK KUMAR 56 SHUBHANGEE 7 SIDDHARTH LAL 32 RAHUL KUMAR 57 SHIVAM KUMAR DUBEY 8 PRATYUSH SINGH 33 PREETAM JAISWAL 58 SHIVAM KUMAR 9 RAHUL RAMANI 34 SAURAV ANAND 59 DEEPANSHU RANJAN 10 PRATHAM 35 MAYANK RANJAN 60 ADITYA AMISHA RAJ NITIKA NAVYA 11 SAYED WAJAHATULLAH 36 SHIVANGI SINGH 61 SHASHWAT SINHA 12 PRABHASH KUMAR 37 S SIDDHARTH 62 AMRITANSHU KUMAR 13 PRASUN GOURAV 38 AKASH RAJ 63 YUVRAJ ADITYA Deepesh Kumar, Aditya Mishra, Harshvardhan 14 YASH AGARWAL 39 SUDHANSHU RANJAN 64 SNEHASHIS PATTANAYAK 15 SOURAV SUMIT 40 PIYUSH THAKUR 65 SRIJAN BARANWAL & Amar Lal Singh qualified for (Astronomy) 16 PAWAN KR GIRI 41 SONU SAGAR 66 SOURAV KUMAR CHOUDHARY 17 KOUSHIK PANDEY 42 HARSH KUMAR 67 KINSHUK KUMAR 18 ADNAN AHMAD 43 AYUSH ANAND 68 ANURAG RAJ 19 RITWIK MALLIK 44 ANKIT GAURAV 69 SHREYA PRASIDDHA NARAYAN SHIVANSHU PREET RANJAN 20 SAURABH 45 70 21 ADITYA SINGHANIA 46 SANCHIT KUMAR 71 DIGVIJAY ANAND 22 RAJET RAJ 47 AISHWARYA KUMAR 72 SOUVIK RAY 23 MANISH KUMAR 48 ADITYA RAJ 73 SHAURYA KUMAR 24 ANKIT KUMAR 49 KUNAL GOYAL 74 ANUSHA NARAYAN DEEPESH KUMAR (Class XII) ADITYA MISHRA( Class XII) HARSHVARDHAN (Class XI) AMAR LAL SINGH (Class XI) 25 NIHAL SINGH 50 ROHIT RAJ 75 BHARTI The students cleared the first level of National Standard Examination (NSE) in Astronomy 2016 -17 IAPT (Indian Association of Physics Teachers).

Issue - 5| 2nd July 2017| 15 DPS Bokaro Chronicle Abhijeet Kumar, Adyasha Mishra and Utkarsh Aditya selected in the Science and Maths Talent Examination (SMTE 2016)

Abhijeet Kumar Adyasha Mishra Utkarsh Aditya

he Science & Maths Talent Examination, (SMTE) 2016, was conducted by DPS Society in association with Science Olympiad TFoundation (SOF).

Students Emerge Overall Champions in Jharkhand Science & Environment Festival 2017

* Debate - Arya Baranwal (Class X) acquired the 1st position

* Science Model Display - Abhijeet Manohar, Saurav Priyadarshi and Anubhav Sinha (Class X) won 3rd position.

* Quiz - Ashish Harsvardhan, Neel Paritosh and Ayaan Chakraborty (Class X) secured 3rd position.

The festival was conducted by the Environment Protection & Awareness Club (EPAC) of B.I.T. Mesra, Ranchi. There were a total of 25 teams consisting of 331 students across Jharkhand

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Innovative Scientific Ingenuity National Championship

Projects on Renewable Resources (Energy)

Adarsh Kumar (Class XI) brought profound moments of pride and glory to the school in the CBSE National Level Science Exhibition 2017 held at N.C. Jindal Public School, New Delhi on Feb 11, 2017 where a total of 418 projects were exhibited displaying the scientific temper of young & dynamic students. Adarsh made a mark & created a niche for his school at the National level where his project was adjudged to be one of the 4 best out of 90 projects on ‘Innovations in Renewable Resources for Sustainable Environment’.

Quizzards Qualifies for Nationals out of 9 teams from win Zonals East Zone tudents brought accolades by qualifying Sfor the Nationals in the PCRA Quiz. Sagar Mishra (Class 10) and Priyam Harsh (Class 9) emerged champions in the Zonal round of Saksham Quiz. The Quiz, held on 15th February 2017 at New Delhi, was organized by PCRA - Petroleum Conservation Research Association, which is run under the aegis of Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.

Issue - 5| 2nd July 2017| 17 DPS Bokaro Chronicle 5 Students secure position in Top 10 of Sanskrit Olympiads (2016) making it the best result for any school in India • 2 Students secure Top National Ranking • 3 Students secure Top State Ranking

The Sanskrit Olympiad was organised by Samskrita Bharati Educational Trust, Andhra Pradesh.

Issue - 5| 2nd July 2017| 18 DPS Bokaro Chronicle 16th SOF National Cyber Olympiad (NCO) 2016-17 Rishi Divya Kirti Secures International Rank 3 Mohit Kumar & Arnav Raman Secure Zonal Rank 1 STUDENTS ACHIEVE ZONAL RANKS

A group of students cleared the Final Level of 16th National Cyber Olympiad (NCO) 2016 -17 conducted by Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF), New Delhi with flying colours. MOHIT KUMAR_5D Rishi Divya Kirti of Class 7 emerged to Rishi Divya Kirti ARNAV RAMAN 9D be the International Rank Achiever by securing Rank 3. Rishi also won cash prize of Rs. 10000/-. Mohit Kumar (Class 5) along with Arnav Raman (Class 9) have achieved Zonal Rank 1; winning cash prize of Rs. 5000 each.

ABHIJEET_6C AKSHAT RAJ SINGH _ 9D SARTHAK SIDHANT_3C ABHINEET SHARAN_4E The Zonal Rank 2 holders from the school are Akshat Raj Singh (Class 9), Abhijeet (Class 6), Yasharth Gautam (Class 3) and Abhineet Sharan (Class 4). These students have won Zonal Silver Medal along with cash prize of Rs. 2500 each.

KVPY (Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana), 2016-17. Seventeen students qualifies on 06th November, 2016. Anmol Harsh Ankit Kumar Raj Aryan Debanil Chowdhary & Harshwardhan of class XI & Anmol Roy Anuj Kumar Shibajee Deepesh Kumar Lall Ishika Jaiswal Prabhash Kumar & Tanya Sneh of class XII

Issue - 5| 2nd July 2017| 19 DPS Bokaro Chronicle Portrait Drawing &AND Photography Competition organized by City Montessori School, Lucknow on its 11th International Innovation Day 2016 PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST

GROUP A ,B & C: Theme: Opposite Photography · Sumeet Singh 12 J o Second Position in Portrait Drawing o Silver Medal + Certificate Aditya Anand 11 D o 3rd Position in Portrait Drawing The International Innovation Day o Bronze Medal + Certificate offers unique opportunity to students Koustav Das 10 around the world to submit their o 2nd Position in Opposite Photography innovations in any field relating to o Silver Medal + Certificate photography and fine arts. Annual Inter DPS National Science & Environment festival held at DPS Moradabad during 15th – 16th October, 2016.

Delegation – 1. Saurav Priyadarshi – Class X 2. Mrinal Anand – Class X 3. Nandini Mallick – Class X 4. Stuti Kumari - Class X A certificate and a trophy was SAURAV PRIYADARSHI TUTI KUMAR awarded to the students.

-The school was placed First Runners-Up in Book of Ideas – Online event. NANDINI MALLICK MRINAL ANAND Topic – Urbanisation and My Life

Issue - 5| 2nd July 2017| 20 FOUR DPS BOKARO STUDENTS STARS IN THE CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION 2017

The announcement of UPSC RESULTS, 2017 brought great cheer to the DPS Family when Four former students of Delhi Public School, Bokaro, Nitish Kumar Singh, Kumar Gaurav, Riya Kejriwal, and Anil Kumar showed their brilliance in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination 2017 by their meritorious performance.

Nitish Kumar Singh- 23 Rank (2008 batch), Kumar Gaurav -134 Rank (2005 batch), Riya Kejriwal -176 Rank (2010 batch) and Anil Kumar -301 Rank (2009 batch) have qualified in the most coveted civil services exam, the results of which were announced on Thursday, 01 June 2017. FOUR DPS BOKARO STUDENTS Nitish Kumar Singh holds a B.Tech Degree from ISM, Dhanbad, Kumar

Gaurav who holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from STARS INDPS Bokaro THE Chronicle CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION 2017 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorke andFIVE Management DPS BOKARO Degree STUDENTS from XLRI, Jamshedpur worked in a KPMG company before qualifying The announcement of UPSC RESULTS, 2017 brought great cheer to the DPS Family when Four EXCEL IN THE CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATIONformer students - 2017 of Delhi Public School, Bokaro, Nitish Kumar Singh, Kumar Gaurav, Riya UPSC. Riya Kejriwal did her Dr. Hemlata S. Mohan, Director and PrincipalKejriwal, expressed and immense Anil happiness Kumar on showed their brilliance in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Graduation form Indraprasth College, this achievement of the ex- students and congratulatedexamination them. In her 2017 message by she their said meritorious performance. "These results reflect the glory that merits Delhi and Post Graduation from Delhi National pride. These four achievers have proved that with grit and determination, School of Economics, before qualifying youNitish can write Kumar your own success Singh- story. 23 I am Rank (2008 batch), Kumar Gaurav -134 Rank (2005 batch), Riya Kejriwal confident that these youth icons will serve -176society selflessly. Rank They (2010 will be batch) the Trend and Anil Kumar -301 Rank (2009 batch) have qualified in the most for the Civil Services. Anil Kumar holds a B.Tech Degree and Setters that we wish to see in our nation. I sendcoveted them my blessings civil and services wish them the exam, best. the results of which were announced on Thursday, 01 June 2017. worked as Deputy Manager in ACC Cement for two years. " UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Nitish Kumar Singh holds a B.Tech Degree from ISM, Dhanbad, Kumar EXAMINATION - 2017: RANKS The school that is characterised by high level of peer achievement and a demanding curriculum Gaurav who holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from 1. Nitish Kumar Singh, RANK-23, Batch-2008 tailored to each student’s interests took humble pride in the achievement2. of Kumar its Gaurav former , RANK-134, students. Batch – 2005 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorke and Management Degree 3. Riya Kejriwal, RANK-176, Batch-2010 4. Anil Kumar, RANK-301, Batch 2009 from XLRI, Jamshedpur worked in a KPMG company before qualifying It is worth mentioning that for the last few years students of DPS Bokaro5. Shashi are Prakash proving Singh (IAS), RANK-7 their5, Batch-2007 mettle UPSC. Riya Kejriwal did her in this coveted examination. To share a few ; Aman Kumar, Rohan KumarThe announcement Jha, Ravi of UPSC Kumar, RESULTS, 2017Ajay Graduation form Indraprasth College, brought great cheer to the DPS Family when Prakash, Rahul Kumar Sinha, Chandra Mohan Thakur, Saagar SrivastavaFive former and students, Manish Nitish VijayKumar Singh, are Delhi and Post Graduation from Delhi Kumar Gaurav, Riya Kejriwal, and Anil Kumar showed their mettle in the Union Public Service School of Economics, before qualifying among a few Dipsites. Commission (UPSC) examination 2017 by their before qualifying for the Civil Services. Anil meritorious performance. Kumar holds a B.Tech Degree and worked as Deputyfor Manager the inCivil ACC Cement Services. for two years. Anil Kumar holds a B.Tech Degree and Dr. Hemlata S. Mohan, Director and Principal DPS Bokaro expressed Theimmense results of which happiness were announced on onthis worked as Deputy Manager in ACC Cement for two years. Thursday, 01 June 2017. Let's have a look at Their mentor school is characterised by high their individual profiles. level of peer achievement and a demanding achievement of the DPS students and congratulated them. In her message she said "These resultscurriculum tailored to each student’s Nitish Kumar Singh holds a B.Tech Degree interests.The the schoolschool takes that humble is pride characterised in the by high level of peer achievement and a demanding curriculum reflect the glory that merits National pride. These four achievers havefrom proved Indian School that of Mines with (ISM), gritDhanbad, and achievement of these former students. Kumar Gaurav who holds a Bachelor’s Degree tailored to each student’s interests took humble pride in the achievement of its former students. determination, you can write your own success story. I am confident in that Electrical these Engineering youth from Indian icons Institute will It is worth mentioning that for the last few of Technology (IIT), Roorkee and Management years students of DPS Bokaro are proving their Degree from XLRI, Jamshedpur worked in a mettleIt in isthis worth coveted examination. mentioning The alumni that for the last few years students of DPS Bokaro are proving their mettle serve society selflessly. They will be the Trend Setters that we wish toKPMG see before in qualifying our UPSC.nation. I sendroster include Aman Kumar, Rohan Kumar Jha, Ravi Kumar,in this Ajay coveted Prakash, Rahul examination. Kumar Sinha, To share a few ; Aman Kumar, Rohan Kumar Jha, Ravi Kumar, Ajay them my blessings and wish them the best. " Riya Kejriwal completed her Graduation Chandra Mohan Thakur, Saagar Srivastava and form Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi- ManishPrakash, Vijay. They areRahul among aKumar few Dipsites, Sinha, Chandra Mohan Thakur, Saagar Srivastava and Manish Vijay are the oldest girls' College in the city and Post who have set new benchmarks of persistence. Graduation from Delhi School of Economics, among a few Dipsites.

Issue - 5| 2nd July 2017| 21 Dr. Hemlata S. Mohan, Director and Principal DPS Bokaro expressed immense happiness on this achievement of the DPS students and congratulated them. In her message she said "These results reflect the glory that merits National pride. These four achievers have proved that with grit and * * * * * determination, you can write your own success story. I am confident that these youth icons will serve society selflessly. They will be the Trend Setters that we wish to see in our nation. I send them my blessings and wish them the best. "

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DPS Bokaro Chronicle 4 Students Qualified for Nationals in Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan (VVM) among them Prajnapan Basu Qualified the Nationals

UNION MINISTER SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR FELICITATES NATIONAL RANKS HOLDERS FROM ALL STATE AND UNION TERITORIES, DPS BOKARO STUDENT PRAJNAPAN BASU Receives a cash prize of Rs.7000, a Gold Medal, a trophy, and a Certificate for his efforts. VVM STATE LEVEL CAMP RESULT

NAME CLASS STATE CASH PRIZE RANK AYANTIKA SENGUPTA XI I 1 5000 ASHISH HARSHVARDHAN X B 1 5000 BANDINI BHARTI XI L 2 3000 PRAJNAPAN BASU X A 2 3000 xhibiting another exceptional achievement, 4 students of the school out of 12 students delegation(selected from all over Bihar & Jharkhand), qualified for Ethe Nationals in the Second Level of Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan (VVM) - a national programme for educating and popularising science.

Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan (VVM) is a national programme jointly organized by Vijnana Bharati, NCERT and Vigyan Prasar for school students of Classes VI to XI.

The main objective of the programme is to identify keen knowledge seekers in Science and then nurture them for higher level of science education.

Issue - 5| 2nd July 2017| 22 DPS Bokaro Chronicle CM Sri Raghubar Das congratulates two students of the school for their IT acumen Rishi Divya Kirti & Ankur Pandey Clinch 2nd position in All Jharkhand IT Talent Search 2016

The team from DPS Bokaro showed prowess were awarded with Pendrive, Mobile Phone, with coding and computation and emerged Memento, Trophy & a Medal each. CM Sri second in Information Technology Talent Raghubar Das also announced to offer one Search Exam, UDAAN, organised by Dept. year scholarship of Rs. 2000 per month. of I.T. & e-Governance of Jharkhand State Government. Dr. Hemlata S. Mohan congratulated Rishi The duo Rishi Divya Kirti of Class 7 & Ankur Divya Kirti & Ankur Pandey for the splendid Pandey of Class 8 secured 2nd position Level success. She said, “In this era of modern A Category in Jharkhand. technology, the world is witnessing a sea The Guests present on the occasion were change in the application of Information Hon’ble Governor Smt. Draupadi Murmu & Technology. It becomes more essential to Union Minister of Highways, Road Transport equip our students with the necessary IT and Water Resources, Shri Nitin Gadkari. Skills for the overall development of the While addressing the ceremony on the Nation. UDAAN is an excellent platform occasion of 17th Foundation Day of which grooms the personality of children Jharkhand held at Morabadi Ground, and makes them more aware about I.T. Ranchi, the Chief Guest, CM Shri Raghubar tools and application”. She appreciated Das congratulated the winners and the this initiative of Govt. of Jharkhand. schools they represented. The students

Issue - 5| 2nd July 2017| 23 DPS Bokaro Chronicle Splash of colour in the canvas of life Class 8 student shines in 7th State Level Painting Competition Organized by Union Ministry of Water Resources

Om Singh (Class 8) was awarded the Certificate of Merit along with a cash prize of Rs. 2000 in the 7th State Level Painting Competition held on 18th December 2016 at Ranchi. The themes for the school level on- the - spot painting competition were: ‘Stop River Pollution’, ‘Nirmal Nadi' and ‘Contamination of Ground water with Arsenic.’ Om displayed a keen understanding of contamination issues and it's effects on the question of community health and access to toxic-free resources

1st Position in State in the National Level Painting Competition

Khushi Bharti (Class 6) brought accolades to the school by securing the first position in the State and 10th position in the National Top 50 list in the National Level Painting Competition held during 24-25 December 2016 at New Delhi. Her remarkable talent in art and creativity led her to emerge as the State topper. The Competition was organized by PCRA - Petroleum Conservation Research Association, run under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Govt. of India. She was awarded the Certificate of Appreciation along with a watch. The theme Khushi Bharti of the competition was ‘Clean Fuel, Better (Class 6) Life’.

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RESULTS:

Contest NAME CLASS Position

VISUAL ART (SOLO) Anshuman Ansh VIII 1st VISUAL ART (GROUP) Tanisha Nidhi & IX 1st Group DPS Star Contest 2016 was organised to provide a INSTRUMENTAL Vivek Pathak IX 1st platform to celebrate innate talents of students in (SOLO) different on-stage and off-stage showcases like Visual INSTRUMENTAL Praneet & XI 1st Art, Vocal Song, Instrumental Music, Dance instrumental (GROUP) Group slow and Group performances. In the contest hundreds DANCE Aarav Raj Singh X 1st of students from Classes 6 to 11 took part enthusiastically SONG (VOCAL) Hardik Shree VI 1st and demonstrated their talent. The Star Performers were JUNIOR awarded a trophy and a certificate by the Director and SONG (VOCAL) Samridhi Shekhar IX 1st Principal . SENIOR

CLEANLINESS CAMPAIGN A step towards ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’

of India. The campaign dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi evoked self - reliance and a feeling of pride. The school organised different activities (in both the Primary and Senior sections) under ‘Clean India’ drive for a green and healthy surrounding. The students cleaned their classes, school campus and nearby areas thereby creating a safer and eco-friendly environment. The objective of such programmes is to promote values of Swachhata (Cleanliness), ontinuing the trend of thinking Unity and Responsibility among the students. It globally and acting locally to bring helps them actively participate and share their sustainable and holistic development responsibility of being a noble citizen towards of the students, the school observed the overall development of the community C‘Cleanliness Campaign’ as a step towards the they live in and the country at large. Swachh Bharat Mission launched by the Govt.

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Schools of Four States share honours at Shabd, the Third Edition:

Schools of four states shared the Describing SHABD as a platform to identify oneself, Prof. intellectually challenging platform Dilip Shah said, “Identify and follow your passion. Don’t confine yourselves to classroom resources alone.” Attributing her success as an educationist and a poet to her mother, Prof. Asiya Zahoor recited a self composed poem and wished success to all the students. Extending a warm welcome to the meet, the Director and Principal, Dr. Hemlata S. Mohan called upon the students to partake every ounce of wisdom churned in the premises of the two-day fest. She added “SHABD is the aspiration to enrich the young minds not just by

The Pearl Jubilee celebration gained impetus as the curtains were raised to host the Third edition of SHABD- National Interschool Knowledge Convergence on Tuesday April, 11 2017 in the Ashvaghosh Kala Bhawan. The two-day mega event was inaugurated by Chief Guest of the ceremony, Mr. Dilip Shah, the founder of Disha, a non-formal Youth Collective, Dean Students Affairs, Bhawanipur Education Society College, Kolkata, and the Guest of Honour, Asiya Zahoor, eminent Kashmiri Author and Translator, HOD English Department and Assistant Professor of Baramulla Government College. Amidst enthusiasm and boundless curiosity of the students, the inaugural ceremony unfolded with the lighting of the lamp. The melodious welcome song and mesmerising invocation dance by the students were followed by a plethora of events. Students from various schools across the country like Maharastra, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand participated in various competitions.

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The Nachiketa Queries: National Inter School General Quiz, Sri Aurobindo Memorial Creative-Writing-in- English Competition: Moving/Still Image Review, Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya Memorial Inter School Visual Art Installation Competition, The Wisdom of Bhasa: Inter- School English Experimental Short Play Enactment (Three performers and a silent performer. From next year a sixth event in the form of Ramvilas Sharma open classroom will be added To the event. rethinking history rather by reliving history meaningfully.” Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Parnab Mukherjee, Knowledge Resource Curator, prominent theatre personality and convenor of the fest remarked that one of the objectives of such an event is to understand lesser known facts about better known people, thereby gaining a sense of worldview The fest witnessed the inauguration of Tagore-Gandhi Square - an Open air learning nook. The school Annual Planner with the theme Sataymev Jayate- Truth alone Triumphs- was also released on this occasion. In the flagship event Nachiketa Queries: National Inter School General Quiz, DPS, Bokaro emerged the winner with DAV, Hazaribagh second and DPS, Ranchi securing the third place. DPS Bokaro bagged the first place in Jaipal Singh Munda SAARC English Debates. in a closely fought finals, they pipped Ballygunge Shiksha Sadan to the post. B.K.Birla Centre for Education, Pune won the Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Memorial Art Installation and the hosts bagged Wisdom of Bhasa-English Experimental Enactment. D.A.V Hazaribagh, became the became champion in Sri Aurobindo Memorial Creative Writing in English. Vidya Vihar School, Purnea also won two prizes in different cetogaries. The occasion was very momentous for all the schools participating The third edition of SHABD consisted of five from different States making it a true confluence of intellectually challenging activities including Jaipal young aspirants. Singh Munda Memorial Multi-Format SAARC Debates,

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The Second Edition of Bokaro International Film Festival Edu-tainment @ 2- day Oct 22-23, 2016: Drishyam, a pioneering educational initiative in Jharkhand was organized during October BIFF showcase 22-23, 2016 in the Kalidas Kala Bhawan of the learners’ paradise-DPS Bokaro. The festival was graced by Mr. Atul Srivastava, ED P&A, BSL, Pro-Vice Chairman, DPS Bokaro, as the Chief Guest of the occasion. The other dignitaries who were also present were - Dr. G. N. Sahoo, Director, Bokaro General Hospital, (B.G.H.) and Mr. S. K. Jha, G.M., B.S.L. Celebrities from the film fraternity participated in the event The eminent personalities present this year were - Mr. Prahlad Agarwal, the renowned film historian and script writer, Dr. Satyadev Tripathi, creative mentor in the film world, Dr. Vijay Sharma, Educationist, Author, Script and Short Story Writer and Mr. Abhishek Kashyap, Director of International Film Festival. Mr. Srivastava, the chief guest recollected his fond memories of watching Hindi cinema. Films like N. Chandras's ‘Ankush’ and V. Shantaram's ‘Do Aankhein Baarah Haath’ were some of his favourites. He said that Films provide impetus to films are the best source of social learning. We not only creativity of students and watch it blindly, we gain new insights and learn about newer experiences about life. promote appreciation for classic films of the world of cinema” – Dr. Hemlata S. Mohan Director & Principal DPS Bokaro

Films are the best source of social learning” – Mr. Atul Srivastava ED P&A, BSL

Films have largely influenced the BRIDGING THE CINEMATIC DIVIDE BETWEEN mass population in 20th century” THE CLASSROOM AND CINEMA The President of Bokaro International Film Festival (BIFF) – Mr. Prahlad Agarwal as well as the Director & Principal Dr. Hemlata S. Mohan Renowned Film Historian and Writer said that, “Films provide impetus to creativity of students and promote appreciation for classic films of the world of cinema. The aim is to provide quality film experience Films are the best forms of art for students and to encourage them to deepen their and expression” knowledge of film and to express themselves through film as a medium. It also aims to inspire new generations – Dr. Satyadeva Tripathi towards the dynamics of cinema. In the age of DVDs Noted Film & Theatre Critic

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On Day 2, a tribute was paid to the birth centenary of Roald Dahl- a very popular Short Story Writer for Children with the screening of ‘Matilda’; a film directed by Danny DeVito. ‘Matilda’ is a story of a little girl, who happens to be a genius. The plot revolves around her teachers, parents and the strict school Principal. After the screening, Dr. Vijay Sharma had an interaction with the students wherein she stressed on the importance of childhood days, the receding joys of childhood in the contemporary scenario. Bridging the cinematic divide between the classroom and cinema, the screening was later followed by an intellectual discussion on ‘The Prevalent Multiplex Versus the Single Theater Culture’ by Dr. Satyadeva Tripathi. He and CDs, the school believes in such festivals where put up a contrasting picture of the era of theatres where meeting the directors is an important component that the films were reflective and depicted reality to the shift provides a learning experience to the students on the towards the modern ‘multi’ screen culture which has different facets of film making. The first hand face to face redefined the context of films to more of commercial interactions with Film Critics, Analysts and Script writers index rather than moral values. He said, “Films are the provide the knowledge of processes inside the process. best forms of art and expression, but the prevailing multiplex culture has taken the films into the domain of marketing. There are a few exceptions like ‘A Wednesday’, ‘Madari’, "Masaan"- but in large the portrayal of films nowadays has moved away from reality”. He further said that the scale of success is now being quantified in terms of earnings while in the times of single theatre culture, the number of days it screened was the real success. The discussion was very insightful wherein students asked various questions on Films, Culture of Multi Screen Theatres, changing techniques and attitudes etc.

LEARNING THE NUANCES OF FILM MAKING On Day 1, the session began with the screening of an insightful documentary on the life of the legendary Actor and vocalist, Shri Kundan Lal Saigal, titled, Saigal, Baso Mere Mann Me. The documentary was directed by Shri Sharad Dutt. Later, ‘Boot Polish’ (1954), directed by the renowned personality from the film world Raj Kapoor was screened. The film Boot Polish is a film about dreams which projected a shoeshine boy on the dusty streets of Lahore dreaming of rescuing a beautiful courtesan. Boot Polish is a pure example of Hindi Cinema. It is filled with stylized artifice, songs and dances, idealized characters, myriad sub-plots, and most importantly an inspiring message. Before the screening, Shri Abhishek Kashyap along with Shri Agarwal introduced the context and background of the film. Shri Prahlad Agarwal, took interactive sessions with the students on both the documentary and the film, ‘Boot Polish.'

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DPS Bokaro Chronicle SPANDAN Exhibits come alive in a scintillating display of myriad creative thoughts DC, Bokaro Rai Mahimapat Ray inaugurates SPANDAN two-day Live Exhibition - SPANDAN got underway on 23rd March, 2017. The Live Exhibition displayed projects and exhibits of all the different subjects, specialized art forms, dance and music in an inclusive and integrated manner AThe Live Exhibition was inaugurated by DC, Bokaro, Rai Mahimapat Ray. The exhibition showcased 19 stalls of different subjects and streams including Environment and Health Education, Computer Science and Informatics Practice , Robotics , Physical Education, Art and Craft, Music and Dance, Hindi, Sanskrit, English, Soft Skill, Quiz, ISA and Experiential Learning (with French and German), Mathematics, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Social Science. The exhibition also showcased the stalls appreciated the efforts of all the participants and of Deepansh and Koshish . said that this was a unique platform to integrate and A special exhibition on Tribal Culture of Jharkhand like synchronize all the departments to showcase science, Folk music, instruments, jewellery, metal works, painting art and culture together. She further said that the etc were an exclusive part of the live exhibition. Students exhibition will be open for parents tomorrow during in different costumes presented eminent personalities open day where they would take home, flash cards and and exhibited the curriculum content through role many other such learning outcomes. play, declamation, demonstrations of robots and other During the exhibition an exclusively prepared Operating experiments System called ‘Dipsites Operating System’- was Ray appreciated the unique exhibition and said that this launched. This is a project developed by Mayank Kumar is a tremendous platform for the students to exhibit and and Prasoon Anand of Class XI under the guidance of explore creativity. The school plays important role in the Computer Science Department. shaping the mind of the students and helps to build a good society. A unique wish tree was put up with the concept of ‘Joy The Director and Principal Dr. Hemlata S. Mohan of Giving’ and the guests were requested to put up their wishes on the tree in the form of leaves. This is done with the traditional believe of ‘KALPTARU’ which fulfils the wishes of everyone serving humanity. DC wished for a cleaner, healthier and happy Bokaro.

The programme was attended by Secretary of DS Memorial Suresh Agarwal, Pro-Vice Chairman of DPS Chas, Mr. N Muralidharan, Principal of DPS Chas Mr. K. Krishna Rao. Along with the Vice-Principal DPS Bokaro Pravin Sharma, Pratima Sinha, Dr. Manisha Tiwari and P. Shailaja Jayakumar Headmistresses of DPS, Bokaro.

Issue - 5| 2nd July 2017| 30 The Annual Celebration of Culture, Awakening and Creativity come address. The scholar badge recipients were felicitated by the eminent dignitaries. The students presented, ‘Kuchipudi’ – a classical dance form of Andhra Pradesh. Later the 28th & 29th Pearl Jubilee Special Edition of School’s Annual Magazine - DIPS Reflection was released by Prof. Rao. In the traditional creativity segment, Dasashwamedh Ghat: a choreographic piece was staged featuring the city of Varanasi through it's smell, sound and colour encapsulating the invaluable essence of one of the oldest inhabitated regions of the world. Prof. Rao overwhelmed with the outstanding success of students congratulated them for their achievements and encouraged them to achieve new heights through devotion and dedication. Commending the efforts of the parents & the teachers behind the success, he said, “There are three critical aspects of a student life – Choosing a career of interest, Cultivation of a distinct personality and an attitude towards others”. He requested them to help students find a career of their interest as Classes X & XI are critical to the foundation. Prof. Rao also distributed sweaters to the students of Deepansh – a Shiksha Kendra run under the aegis of DPS Bokaro along with the Course Completion Certificates to the Women of Koshish – a vocational training center run under the school. Praising endeavours of the No. 1 School of Jharkhand he said 840 plus students felicitated for academ- that this is a unique school and he felt heartened to come to DPS Bokaro - a value based educational institute, highly successful in ic brilliance; 49 Gold Medalists, Rolling bringing about a holistic development of its students. The mission - Service before Self is reflective in the culture of the School’s Trophies and Cash awards to Aryabhatta family. More than 60% students getting scholar badges and the Mathematics Competition Winners distinguished results in the IIT are really praiseworhty.” He also praised the cultural programmes presented by the students. Prof. Community Social Outreach Project and Rao later presented a memento to Dr. Mohan as a gesture of re- Empowerment Programme: membrance. The Director and Principal, Dr. Hemlata S. Mohan ex- Sweaters to students of Deepansh – a tended her warm note of welcome to the Chief Guest, other Shiksha Kendra & Course Completion dignitaries and the parents. In her welcome address, she congratulated the students receiving the scholar badges and fur- Certificates to Women of Koshish ther highlighted the achievements of the school in academics and co-scholastics. She informed the House about the unique innovations & the concept of parallel curriculum in the school nnayan 2016 – The Annual Celebrations was a spe- like Reliving & Rethinking History through Open Classrooms; cial day for the school to reward the academic brilliance SHABD – National Inter School Image-Text-Voice Conver- of its students. More than 840 students were awarded cer- gence Meet, DRISHYAM – Bokaro International Film Festival Utificates, badges and gold medals for exceptional performance in and other such endeavours. the academic year 2015-16 on the auspicious occasion graced The Guests of Honour – Mr. Rai & Dr R. K. Rai gave away by the presence of renowned intellectual, Prof. O.R.S. Rao (Vice prizes in different segments and had words of praise for the Chancellor, ICFAI University, Ranchi) as the Chief Guest of the Dipsites. Mr. Rai enlightened the students with various quotients event. Dr. R. K. Rai (Chairman, Seven Palm Hospital also the of happiness which subsequently leads to a successful profession. CEO, CTPL, Ranchi) and Mr. R. R. Rai (former Managing Direc- Dr. R.K. Rai laid emphasis on the scientific develop- tor, Bihar State Construction Corporation) enhanced the show ment of human brain. He said that the process of de- as Guests of Honour. velopment of a human brain is rapid while being in a The function was solemnized with the lighting of the lamp by the student life. He reiterated that DPS Bokaro provides the right chief guest and the constellation of dignitaries. The guests were blend of exposure through holistic development programmes cordially welcomed with an offering of bouquets followed by the and an extensive curriculum. rendition of the welcome song and the school song. The Head The programme concluded with Vote of proposed by the Head Boys, Md. Altamash Mazhari and Aniket delivered the wel- Girl Mehuli Sadhu.

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Chief Guest: Mr. Anutosh Maitra, CEO, BSL Guest of Honour: Mr. Rajiv Agarwal, ED, Projects, BSL • Proud moment for the Hemlata S. Mohan in her address to the Dr.gathering encapsulated the remarkable achievers of Chenab, Sutlej & accolades the school won in recent times in the on- Jhelum Houses going academic year and expressed her gratutede to all the stake holders in making the school an academically • Vivid Hues of Creativity, and culturally vibrant hub.

expressed through Music A wide array of cultural extravaganza varied from and Dance invigorates an Orchestra (on the Patriotic theme by both the Primary & Senior Wing students) to the Dance (Western Fusion entertaining evening by the Primary Wing) followed by a Sufi song ‘Nit Khair Maanga’ - a perfect blend of resonance and passion. The exquisite dance - ‘Chhad De’ enthralled the audience towards the end.

The curtains were drawn with the Vote of Thanks by the Chenab House Wardens - Mrs. Rinki Kumari and Mrs. Farzana Begum followed by the Natioal Anthem. On this mesmerizing occasion, the Vice Principal, Mr. Pravin Kumar Sharma, the Headmistresses Mrs.Pratima Sinha, Mrs. P. Shailaja Jayakumar and Dr. Manisha Tiwari along with teachers, parents and students were also 16 Dec. 2016: Spectrum 2016 – A vibrant and colourful present to make it a grand success function at DPS Bokaro was organized to celebrate the achievements of Houses (Chenab, Sutlej & Jhelum House) filled with strings of mesmerising performances including dance and music. The auspicious function was graced by the presence of Mr. Anutosh Maitra (C.E.O., BSL, Bokaro Steel City) as the Chief Guest while Mr. Rajiv Agarwal (ED – Project, BSL, Bokaro Steel City) was the Guest of Honour. The other dignitaries who were present were Mrs. Manjula Maitra, President, Mahila Samiti, Bokaro Mr. Rajvir Singh, (G.M.,TS, BSL, Bokaro Steel City) & Mrs. Rekha Agarwal.

The guests were cordially welcomed with saplings (token of the Go Green campaign) & bouquets followed by the rendition of the welcome song and the school song. The function was solemnized with the lighting of the lamp by Mr. Anutosh Maitra joined by Mr. Rajiv Agarwal & the Director & Principal of DPS Bokaro, Dr. Hemlata S. Mohan. The Jhelum House Wardens- Mahashweta & Priti Mishra welcomed the august gathering. On the occasion, the achievements of Chenab, Sutlej & Jhelum in the academic year 2014-15 & 2015-16 were presented by the Sutlej House wardens Sulekha Kumari & Archana Sharma.

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85th Birth Anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam World Student's Day marked with OJAS 2016 All of us do not have equal talent, but, all of us have an equal opportunity to develop our talents."

The themes for the junior group were ‘Health, Hygiene and Nutrition’, ‘Agriculture and Food’, ‘Mathematics and Everyday Life’ and ‘Traditional Knowledge System’. The judges for the Inter House Science Projects were Dr. Thakur Ashokanand, Vice Principal, Bokaro City College and Head, Department of Physics, Dr. Neelima Mishra, Head, Department of Physics, Bokaro Mahila College and Mrs. Sushma Rani, Department of Botany, Bokaro Mahila College. The Child Rights Projects were judged by Smt. Gunjita Sinha, Department of Zoology, V.K.M. Inter ributes were paid to Bharat Ratna, Dr. A. P. College, Dr. K. N. Jha, Department of English, Chas J. Abdul Kalam as the school remembered College, Prof. A. K. Singh, Department of English, K.V. nation's dyanmic and beloved President on College, Bermo and Dr. Ashok Kumar, Department hisT 85th Birth Anniversary. The School organized of History, Bokaro Mahila College. For both the Ojas 2016 with Inter House Science Projects, Child groups, the judges lauded the critical thinking and Rights Projects Competition and a presentation on sustainable, innovative and low cost solutions which the life and teachings of Dr. Kalam. the students proposed.

The programme began with the garlanding of Dr. Kalam’s bust by the Director and Principal of DPS, Bokaro, Dr. Hemlata S. Mohan. She said, “Ojas is a celebration of the immense contribution of Dr. Kalam who constantly promoted Science & Technology in making the Nation - ‘Knowledge Superpower.' Ojas reflects multiculturalism, diversity and co-operation among the students.”

To sensitise eco-articulation, inculcate innovativeness with wealth from waste and to faster awareness among the students towards the varied applications of Science and Technology juxtaposed with Rights & Issues, an Inter House Science Projects and Child Rights Projects Competition was organised at school. The theme ‘Skill India’ was explored by the students at Asvaghosa Kala Bhawan through Science Projects Exhibition cum competition. The contest had sub themes – ‘Understanding Weather and Climate/ Natural Resource Management’, ‘Energy’, ‘Sustainable Development’, ‘Disaster Management’ & ‘Lifestyles and Livelihoods’.

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Chief Guest Shri B.B.Pradhan, IPS said, “Colours inspire us towards deeper meaning of lives”

DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL’S NOTE The Director and Principal of DPS Bokaro, Dr. Hemlata S. Mohan in her concluding address said : “As we move towards the completion of 30 years of educational excellence; celebrating the Pearl Jubilee, this 29th Annual Sports Day become more joyous and auspicious.” She congratulated all the winners & appreciated the participants as participation is very important. She encouraged them to work hard to and make it bigger next year. as the sports day will touch the three decades land marks." THE CHIEF GUEST’S NOTE: The sporting day saw the enthusiastic participation The Sports ground turned into a spectacular of teachers and other staff members in a race ringside view of life with swirling maze of colours exhibiting their vigor and vitality. The grand and eager bodies in motion. The Chief Guest, Shri. event was declared closed with the declaration B.B.Pradhan emphasizing on the profound effect of the results which placed RAAVI House on the of colours in human life, stated, “The colours in first position, CHENAB House in second while this beautiful world resonate with different aspects SUTLEJ House in the third position. of our lives." He encouraged the students to get inspiration from the colours around them and askes them to delve deep into the patterns and associations that lies inherent and unexplored. He wished that the students will have an empowered mind along with a sound body. The Chief Guest showered his appreciation on the efficient and clockwork march past and the precise field display by the students. Recollecting his fond memories of the last visit 7 years back, he mentioned that it is delightful to see the enthusiasm of Dipsites increasing manifold. Thereafter he officially announced the Sports Day ‘Open’ with the release of balloons. The Chief Guest felicitated the winners of various events with medals and certificates. The sports edition of the school E-newsletter – ‘Samanvay’ 2017 was also released on the occasion. Issue - 5| 2nd July 2017| 34 DPS Bokaro Chronicle

he morning at DPS Bokaro unfolded a sporting session amidst flapping flags, thumping feet and brazen trumpets upholding the true sportsmanship spirit, as the school celebrated itsT 29th Annual Sports Day – SAMANVAY 2017. The Chief Guest, Shri B. B. Pradhan IPS, Director General of Police (Home Guards & Fire Services, Jharkhand) graced the occasion with his charismatic presence. He was greeted with a sapling and a melodious rendition of welcome song followed by the school song. The other dignitaries who were present were Mr. Rajvir Singh, GM (TS), Bokaro Steel Plant, Mr. Suresh Agarwal, Secretary, D. S. Memorial Society and Mr. N. Muralidharan, Pro-Vice Chairman, DPS Chas Bokaro besides Mrs. Neelkamal Mishra, Principal, D.A.V Public School, Sec-6, Bokaro, Mr. K. Krishna Rao, Principal, DPS Chas, Mr. Amar Prasad, Principal, Sardar Patel Public School, Mr. Anil Kr. Gupta, Principal, Crescent Public School, Sec – 6, Bokaro and Ranjit Bharti, Director of Rukmini Devi Public School, Phusro, Bokaro. The welcome address was delivered by the Head-Boy, Altamash Mazhari and Head Girl, Mehuli Sadhu. The School flag was hoisted by the Chief Guest, escorted by the Director and Principal, Dr. Hemlata S. Mohan. the oath of sportsmanship administered by the School The entire school was exuberant with vigour and Sports Seretary, Viren Malhan. Thereafter,nng of the vivacity as the sporty Dipsites geared up to witness the event. synchronized and rhythmic March Past presented by all A magnificent field display was presented by 675 the six houses – Sutlej, Chenab, Jamuna, Jhelum, Raavi, students of classes VI to VIII. The drill depicted communal Ganga to the tunes of the School band, ably playing harmony and emphasised the significance of the motto “Saare Jahan Se Accha….” Later all the houses took towards ‘Kushal Bharat, Kaushal Bharat’ a landmark step towards the multi-pronged Skill India Mission. Then, the programme moves towards the legacy of Patanjali with the demonstration of various ‘asanas’ of Yoga Sutras with dexterity. The act reinforced the importance of Yoga in leading a healthy and fullfiling life. Another group of students presented the Aerobics highlighting its value in freeing bodily inhibitions. One of the highlights of the programme, was the enactment of the students of Deepansh – a ‘Shiksha’ Kendra run under the aegis of DPS Bokaro. The children presented a theme based colorful piece- ‘Mexican Carnival’ depicting grit and persistence to overcome hurdles in life. The field display came to a spectacular end with a blissful performance that embodied the significance of tri- colour of our National flag.

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