Mini Tennis Launch

DPS R K Puram lauched mini tennis programme on 20th Feb, 2006. Mr. Anil Khanna, Secretary, AITA was the Chief Guest in the presence of Mr. Narendra Kumar, Chairman, DPS Society. Mrs. Shayama Chona our principal welcomed the guests.

04.02.2006

Literati Honoured

Dr. Shayama Chona, Principal, DPS R K Puram and President of Tamana Association for Mentally and Physically Challenged and Dr. Naresh Trehan of Escorts were recently honoured by the Indian Medical Association (Great Britain) with the President's Award at their Annual Function on 4th Feb 2006, at the Dorchster Hotel, London. His Excellency, the Indian High Commissioner in U.K. presented the awards.

01.02.2006

Kalpana Chawla Excellence Award

Dr. (Mrs.) Shayama Chona, Principal, DPS R K Puram and President of Tamana Special Schools, received the Kalpana Chowla Excellence Award 2006 instituted in memory of late astronaut Kalpana Chawla. The Old Boys Association (PECOBA) of Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, honoured her for her excellence in the field of Education and Social Service in association with cultural organization Sakha. The award was given by Robert Blake, Dy. Chief of Mission, American Embassy, in New Delhi.

Japanese Prime Minister visits DPS

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi left for Delhi, India on the government plane from Haneda Airport on April 28 to make a round of visits to the four countries of India, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands and arrived at his destination that night (Japan time: early morning of April 29).

In two days visit to India, the Minister visited Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram on 29th April, 2005. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Japanese delegates and the Japanese Ambassador of India during his visit to the school. The Chairman Mr. Narendra Kumar and other members of DPS Society were also present to welcome the Prime Minister.

It was a special welcome, 'Japanese style', that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, was accorded by students of Delhi Public School (DPS) here, prompting the visiting dignitary to declare he felt more popular in India than in Japan. DPS R K Puram was the first stop-over of Koizumi during his two-day visit to India, and he was pleasantly surprised by the strong Japanese influence on the school. Treated to a slice of his home country through traditional Japanese songs and dances, he said, "you are very good at speaking Japanese. I feel proud of the fact that you have learnt Japanese very well." The school has a three-decade-long history of teaching its students Japanese language and running a student exchange programme with Japan. Reciprocating the Japanese greeting given by the school children, Koizumi greeted them with a 'namaskar' and said, "I feel much more popular here than in Japan." The children presented a special dance performance, which was a fusion of Bharatnatyam and Japanese styles. While some of the dancers were in traditional Bharatnatyam attire, the others wore the Kimono.

In the morning on April 29 (Japan time: afternoon of April 29), Prime Minister Koizumi offered flowers at Raj Ghat, the memorial site where the cremated remains of Mahatma Gandhi, known as the father of Indian independence who was shot in 1948, are kept. Prime Minister Koizumi then observed a junior high school in Delhi, which began offering Japanese language education five years ago and has exchanges with a school in Japan.

In the afternoon, Prime Minister Koizumi met with Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the President of India. Prime Minister Koizumi then met with H. E. Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India, at the state guesthouse, and confirmed their mutual support as nations aiming to become permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. After the meeting, the two leaders signed the Japan-India Partnership in a New Asian Era: Strategic Orientation of Japan-India Global Partnership, which includes an action plan in eight areas such as enhancing dialogue and exchanges and establishing comprehensive economic engagement.

"I hope that in the future, you will play an important role in strengthening our friendship by acting as a bridge between India and Japan," Koizumi said.