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Self-Reliance
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s enduring call to trust your own mind, speak with conviction, and value original thought.
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DPS Balco · Korba, Chhattisgarh
“Service Before Self” — the motto of DPS Balco
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A Modest Proposal
Jonathan Swift’s fierce 1729 satire uses shocking irony to expose indifference to poverty and injustice.
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Of Studies
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Delhi Public School
Balco, Korba.
Delhi Public School Balco, Korba (C.G.) was established in the year 2012 to provide quality education to the children living in and around Balco Township. The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi. Since its inception, the institution has been rendering commendable services to society by nurturing global citizens under the aegis of Delhi Public School Society, New Delhi.
Within a short span of time, the school has distinguished itself in the field of education as well as in various cultural and sports activities. It has emerged as a pace setter in education by emphasizing a multi-dimensional approach for the development of students through physical, moral, socio-cultural, emotional, aesthetic, and cognitive learning.