It was a momentous occasion for Delhi Public School R.K. Puram as the First Lady of Malaysia, Her Excellency Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor, wife of the Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Sri Mohd Najib Tun Razak, along with the Honourable Minister, Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jali and their entourage visited the school on 20th January 2010.

Her Excellency Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor with Principal, Dr.D.R.Saini, Vice Principal, Mrs.Shobha Mehta, Mrs.Prema Pandey and other Malaysian delegates at DPS R.K.Puram.	Her Excellency Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor with the students at DPS R.K.Puram

Her Excellency, a devoted philanthropist, dons many hats and dedicates a lot of her valuable time to support many a noble cause. She is the President of the Welfare Association of Minister’s Wives and holds the position of Patron for various associations, such as Children in Hope Foundation, Malaysian Nature Society and the Asian Institute of Management. She is also the first Chancellor of UNISEL, Malaysia.

The delegation was welcomed with the Western music choir of the school, singing a self-composed song. The program commenced with the national anthems of both the countries being played. A melodious song “Iktara” by the Hindi music choir followed. The Principal, Dr. D.R. Saini, warmly welcomed the distinguished guests and declared that the school was honoured by Her Excellency’s presence. A Bharatnatyam dance was performed, depicting Krishna’s destruction of Kalia. The dance troupe of the school enthralled the audience with a fusion performance titled “Sapne”, based on the dreams and aspirations within all of us.

The tiny tots of DPS Shiksha Kendra, a school for the underprivileged run on the premises of DPS R.K.Puram, gave an adorable dance performance. The Shiksha Kendra was established over a decade ago and is now is an integral part of the school with 600 students on its rolls.
Her Excellency Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor then approached the dais. She expressed her pleasure at being in the school. She introduced the other members of her entourage and talked about her interest in children, especially in early childhood education and care especially for those below five years. The focus of her work has been rural children and the less privileged. She congratulated the school for their work for the underprivileged. She spoke about the various programs she had undertaken for the betterment of women and children especially summer camps for Gifted and Talented students. Talking to students, she stressed on the importance of ‘discipline, honesty and sincerity’ in life to achieve success. She emphasized on the need to inculcate the spirit of respect and understanding in all the children of the world. A short interactive session with the students followed. She then handed over the mike to the Honorable Datuk Seri Shahrizat Jali, Minister for Women, Family and Community Development, who elaborated on the conference which is to be held for the first wives of nations all over the world to chart out a strategic plan for the children of the world, to “turn the children of today into the leaders of tomorrow”.

Tokens of appreciation were then given to the guests present. It was a wonderful opportunity for the students to meet such an illustrious visitor and to learn more about the wonderful culture of Malaysia.