On the fifth of July 2010, a busload of enthusiastic students made their way to PSBB K.K.Nagar to cheer on their team. A team of seven, skilled in Rhetoric, ready to take on the team from K.K.Nagar for the second round of debating.
This time, in keeping with tradition, the teams were given impromptu motions. The debate, held at Silver Jubilee Hall, was judged by Mr.B.G. Krishnan, an erstwhile debator and alumnus of our school; Mr.A.R.Srnivasan, a veteran actor and playwright and Mr. T.T.Srinath, a successful entrepreneur.
The teams debated on a range of topics from art to environment. The motions were as follows:
- It is the artist and not the critic who contributes to society
- ‘I’ is more important than ‘We’
- Food on a plate is more important than a few trees.
- Freedom of Expression is being abused through Freedom of Press.
- There is no such thing as friendly competition.
- We could forgive and forget.
- The sun is sinking in the west.
The teams from K.K.Nagar took away the overall trophy, but not without an engaging battle with the students of Nungambakkam. Arguments and rebuttal rent the air and it was an enjoyable experience for all. The first five prizes were bagged by Visruth Venkat, Meenakshi Srinivasan, Akila, Sanjanaa and V.S.Karthik, the first, third and fourth prizes being awarded to K.K.Nagar students.
The students were immensely grateful for the opportunity provided by the school management and faculty, and this debate officially inaugurated the activities of The Debating Society for the year 2010-11.
Padmapriya Govindarajan
XI C
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