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FROM THE

EDITORS’

DESK

Regeneration: Regeneration, renewal, restoration,

revival.
Every year, members of the editorial team gather
to discuss the theme of the annual BEATS magazine. Regeneration, renewal, restoration, revival — they
This year, with all of its ups and downs that no one saw embody what the year 2020-21 has been. Transcending
coming, was arguably the hardest to pin down with physical borders, and touching the lives of almost
a few words. The massive curveball of a pandemic everyone, COVID-19 has forced each one of us to
thrown at us, the global community, brought with it metamorphose and transform. At DPSI, even though
unforeseeable separation and loss that we could have the process took time, each one of us explored sides of
never been prepared for. Despite this, institutions us we never knew existed. We present to you another
across the globe, including DPSI, were able to rebuild special edition of BEATS, based on the theme of
their community by reimagining what the future might regeneration. Each article has been carefully selected,
look like, not only for education, but for every choice mirroring and reflecting the world through the eyes of
we make, in and out of school. For this very reason, this students. Each event has been handpicked to show
year’s BEATS explores the concept of Regeneration how lives have been disconnected, yet interwoven
through sub-themes, such as metamorphosis and and changed, even though nothing seems to have
mitosis, which unfold our development and growth changed. While going through the pages, you will see
as an adapting community in challenging times. Not many works that may not conform to conventional
being able to attend school physically and meet styles of writing, and yet, the raw, vulnerable, and
each other everyday did create a void in our routines unfiltered tone conveys this year most appropriately.
and hearts; however, it also pushed us to use the After many laborious hours put in by everyone in the
available tools to construct an online community that editorial team, we invite you to travel back to 2020, and
in no way compromises on the quality of learning and see the world through the lens of our students.
interactions. All in all, ‘Regeneration: Reimagining
the Future’ celebrates and recognizes our ability to Aanya Chowbey & Annika Singhal,
overcome challenges and grow past obstacles as Cultural Secretaries, DP 1
individuals, as a school and as a global community.

Simar Bhogal,
School President, DP 1