The sixth Sankalp Sahodaya Inter School Symposium, ‘The Quest’, was conducted at BASAVA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, DWARKA on Friday, 30th August 2019.The event was spearheaded by the Student Council members of the school. Ms.Radhika Chitkara,a legal researcher and practitioner working on issues of gender and forest rights and state violence graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.She was joined by a jury of three members – Ms.Nisha Ram, a Guest faculty at NIFT Delhi who has been in the fashion industry for the past 20 years, Dr.Arti Bahuguna,Asst.Professor at Maharaja Surajmal Institute and Mr. Padam Jain, Head of ROBO Genius Academy at Dwarka. The Quest has been an annual feature at BASAVA to deliberate on critical and thought provoking issues. This year, the coveted topic – ‘AI vs. AI: Is Art Integration an Antidote to Today's Artificial Intelligence Controlled Life?’ was chosen by the school Principal, Dr.Manimala Roy.

13 schools from Delhi took part in the event which witnessed vociferous student speakers sparring with each other and exploring the link between a life controlled by artificial intelligence and the role of art and aesthetics in our everyday life. At the end of the symposium, the jury members along with the Chief Guest shared their experiences and gave valuable tips to the young generation. Bhavya Pokhriyal and Kiran Goswami from Queens Valley School, Dwarka bagged the first prize followed by Aayush Gupta and Rudraaksha from ITL Public school in the second position. The third position was bagged by Nandini Chaudhary and Antriksh Raina of Basava International School. The event concluded with the distribution of certificates to the participants followed by the official photograph. The Symposium brought out the fact that instead of exclusivity, AI and Art can complement each other.