The IIT Literary things

Literary events at IIT Delhi will commence as part of their cultural festival,Rendezvous starting 24th to 27th September 2009.

Find the details at http://www.rendezvous09.com/home.php

Also I have been repeatedly mailed by IIT Kanpur people for Antaragini people for their events. Antaragni was a really good experience last year especially the cash being distributed immediately :)

http://www.antaragni.in/competitions/english-lits/

Cheers

Roshan

NLSIU Bangalore

The invite for Le Gala is attached below. It is one of India's toughest places to compete but the learning I believe is something of the sort of a Multiplier effect. Ping me at roshankar@gmail.com if you need the invite

Cheers

Roshan

Hello All!

 

The National Law School of India University are proud to present, once again, the annual Literary and Cultural Fest, Le’Gala as well as our ever popular rock show, Strawberry Fields.

 

Le’Gala includes several cultural events such as choreography, eastern music, western music, street play, movie spoof and fine arts events such as painting and sketching to name a few. The literary segment included fun-filled quizzes such as What’s the Good Word, 20 questions, JAM and our crowd-pullers such as Open Quiz and Entertainment Quiz. The 3 day event with stunning prize-money also has other attractions such as our Informal events with funky prizes such as dinner coupons to some of the best eateries in Bangalore, gift-vouchers from stores across the country and ofcourse, our ever reliable food stalls with many cuisines to choose from!

 

Strawberry Fields, our prestigious and acclaimed rock show, now in its 13^th edition has launched many a popular bands such as Antaragini (now a Raghu Dixit project), Mojo, Kryptos, Rainbow Bridge, Zero, Junkyard Groove, Bhayanak Maut. Thus, this promises to be the best outing for all rock fans!

 

Le’Gala and Strawberry Fields will be held together from 20^th-22^nd November, 2009.

 

Kindly go through our invite and overview of Le’Gala and register with us to participate or revert back to us with any queries.

 

We hope to see you soon!

 

Thanking You

Yours sincerely

 

Srinivasan Gowrishanka (+91-9916783729)

Convenor, Event Management Committee

National Law School of India University, Bangalore

 

Shivam Singh (+91-9886503275)

Joint Convenor, Event Management Committee

National Law School of India University, Bangalore

 

Showjhanya Shankaran (+91-9945469905)

Joint Convenor, Literary & Debating Society

National Law School of India University, Bangalore

JMI-Encomium

Jamia Milia is having their Techfest/IEEE thing. It has a debate as well.

Link and details are posted below

Try and participate

Cheers 

Roshan

http://encomium.ieeejmi.com/events/technical-events/encopinion.html

ENCOPINION

ENCOPINION or ‘The Debating Competition’ provides a platform to sublimate your thought in the most explicit manner and speak your mind comprehensively on the topics at hand. This event not only shows the thought process of the participants but more than that tests the oratorical skills of the speakers!

But over the past years we have realized that debating competitions becomes a bit boring after a certain duration of time so this time instead of the normal form of the competition we present Encopinion in the exciting PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE form!

Rules and Regulations are as follows:

1. The competition this time is the exciting parliamentary form of debate.
2. The debate is based on the 2 on 2 format that is each team will consist of 2 participants.
3. The teams registering for the event will be divided into different pools.
4. There will be a preliminary round wherein the teams in each pool will have to face each other and will have to debate on a given motion.
5. 1 speaker from each team will be invited to present his/her views on the given motion and his speech is open to interjections from the opposition teams.
6. At the end of the preliminary round the names of the top 5 teams qualifying for the finals will be declared and the same procedure will be repeated in the final round but this time both the speakers will have the opportunity to speak.
7. The time limit for each speaker will be 6 minutes which will include the time taken for the reply speech.
8. The topics/motions will be given on the spot and a time of 15 minutes will be provided to the teams to concatenate their ideas and speak either in support or against the motion.
9. At the end of the final round the name of the winning team will be announced by the judge/moderator.
10. The decision of the judges or the moderators will be final and binding.

Interested persons please register HERE. For more information, contact the coordinators:

Prateek Bagga (9958583372)
Aman Khandelwal (9811258791)
Shivani Karol (9968283306)

Gargi Freshers Debate 2009

The Gargi college Annual Freshers Debate to be held on the 27th of august 2009 is on the motion -


“This house believes the chutes too narrow.”


Please note:

* There shall be a cap of two teams per institution.
* Speaking time is 3+1 minutes.
* There is a prize for best interjector.
* Registration on the day will be from 9:30am-10:30am.
* The debate shall commence at 10:30am sharp.
* The motion is open to interpretation.



Please register by email by 25 august. We also will be glad to address any queries you might have.

We look forward to your participation..



Q.E..D
Gargi Debating Society

Convenors
Pallavi Gurtoo Saudamini Jain
9717956015 9717956023

Co-Convenor
Nikita Nagrani
9971281908

IP College For Women

Hi guys

Here is the invite for Manovriti 2008 for the Debate and Jam Session.

Do try and participate.

Regards

Roshan

Hello

 

As you all must be aware that Manovriti-2008, the Annual Psychology Festival is being organised by the Psychology Association, Indraprastha College on the 17th and 18th November'2008, please find enclosed the invite with the schedule and the rules and regulations for your kind reference.

 

We are positive that you will enthusiastically participate in the Festival, especially in the Debate and the Just-A-Minute on the 18th of November.

 

Kindly register for the Debate by the 17th of November either to Surbhi Kumar (M: 9811997250) or mail us onippsychologyassociation@gmail.com.

 

For further details, you may refer to the enclosed invite or to our blog ippsychologyassociation.blogspot.com

 

Hoping to hear from you.

 

Thanking you,

 

Psychology Association

Indraprastha College

Delhi University

Blisspoint 2008

Sri Venkateshwara College,South Campus,DU has its Economics festival from the 25th-27th November 2008.

http://www.svceco.org/

Follow the link on Blisspoint to get details of events on all 3 days

For further details please contact

Indraveer Shrivastav

President

9810999837

Tarang 2008- Debating Events

Hi guys
Here is a letter I received from the Debating Society at LSR.
Do try and participate in the debates.

The English Debating Society of Lady Shri Ram College would like to invite your institution for Debating Events to be held during Tarang, the annual college festival.

Tarang is among the most eagerly awaited college festivals in Delhi University. The event encourages the best talent from various institutions to participate and interact through the course of various activities.

EDS @ LSR will be organizing the following two events:

THE MURLIDHAR MEMORIAL DEBATE - 7th November ‘08

BLITZKRIEG - 8th November ‘08

Please find attached herewith the formal invitation and details for both debates. We encourage you to register your teams and confirm your participation at the earliest. We look forward to your active participation in the events.

Regards

Ashima Chetan
President
English Debating Society
Lady Shri Ram College
Ph.: 9871616287

For registration contact:

1) E-mail us at lsrdebsoc @gmail.com

2) Contact by phone:

Smriti - 9999269828

Sayantani - 9910049496

Chanan – 9871191147


The Murlidhar Memorial Debate
Date: 7th November 2008
Time: Registration closes at 10:30 am
Format: Conventional
Motion: Will be sent to you subsequently
Venue: Upper Seminar Room
Rules:
· Each college may send a maximum of two teams comprising of two speakers each
· One speaker will speak against the motion and the other for
· Each speaker will have a time limit of 3+1 minutes
· Every speech will be followed by one interjection question.
· Speakers will be marked for manner, matter, method and interjection answers.

Blitzkrieg – The Knockout Debate
Date: 8th November 2008
Time: Registration closes at 10:30 am
Format: One- on-One Parliamentary Knockouts
Motions: Semi - Closed
Venue: Upper Seminar Room
Rules:
This being a new format of debating, it is advised that participants familiarize themselves well with the rules of the debate.

Rules:
Each college may send a maximum of three participants and at least one adjudicator.
The first two speakers, chosen through a draw of lots, will face each other in debate on stage.
A toss of coin will decide the proposition and opposition. A closed ended motion will then be provided to both the speakers.
Flow of the Debate - The proposition will put forward the case for debate and his/her constructive arguments for two minutes. The opposition will then oppose the motion and put forward her points for two minutes. Once again, beginning with the proposition, both sides will be given one minute each to counter the points made by the other side and reinforce their debates.

PROPOSITION OPPOSITION
Common Preparation Time: 1 min Common Preparation Time: 1 min
Affirmative’s Constructive Speech: 2 min Negative’s Constructive Speech: 2 min
Affirmative’s Rebuttal Speech: 1 min
Negative’s Rebuttal Speech: 1 min
Adjudicators Announce their decision
The Adjudicator gets a minute to explain his/her decision and can’t be questioned on his/her feedback




Speakers will be marked for manner, matter and method.
At the end of these six minutes of debating, three student adjudicators for the round will cast their closed votes for whoever they think has won the debate. The majority vote will decide the winner.
The winner of this round becomes the defender. The loser is eliminated from Blitzkrieg.
The winner becomes the defender and another participant is chosen through a draw of lots to be the challenger. The debate will follow as in the first round.
A debater may defend her position as long as she is undefeated. Anybody losing a round will be eliminated from Blitzkrieg.
An adjudicator list will be maintained and they will be rotated with three new adjudicators coming up for each round.
If an adjudicator is from the college of one of the participants in the round is next on the list, she will be skipped for the one after her.
A definition challenge, in the style of a parliamentary debate, may not be issued.
The decision of the adjudicators is binding.
The objective is a fast paced and dynamic extempore debate in a knockout format from which will ultimately emerge a winner who can hold her ground against anyone.
Four prizes will be awarded – To the speaker lasting the maximum number of rounds, the speaker actually winning the debate (last round) and the speaker with the highest score in an individual debate and the best adjudicator
Criteria for selection of Best Adjudicator:
On the basis of Feedback form filled in by the 2 speakers after the one minute feedback is over.
The adjudicators will have to be clear and concise with their feedback as an entire matchup can’t last for more than 10 minutes.
Looking forward to your participation to make the events a success. Please confirm your participation and register your teams with us at the earliest and latest by 4th November 2008.

Regards
Ashima Chetan
President
English Debating Society
Lady Shri Ram College
Ph.: 9871616287