The English Debating Society is an egalitarian society dedicated to intellectual growth and public speaking. With our tradition of excellence and our renewed commitment to lending new direction to the form of debating, we seek to create a dynamic committee of debaters where the focus is not so much on winning but on an all-round development and experience. It is with this vision in mind that our plans for the year are a combination of tradition and innovation. While we shall continue with our traditional events such as the Inter-Freshers’ Debate, the Murlidhar Memorial Debate and Tashi; we shall also experiment with new forms and concepts of debating – particularly at the intra-college level.

In the year 2004, the English debating society in association with other members organized the first Model United Nations regional conference on the issue of HIV Aids. This year we seek to create more such platforms to encourage the college community to participate, to debate and discuss, issues that concern us.

Our prospective plans include a bi-lingual debate in association with the Hindi Debating Society as well as more interaction with the Creative Writing and the Elocution societies within the college. We also plan to conduct workshops on parliamentary style debating as well as on public speaking.

The ability to articulate one’s thoughts and opinions well can be an enriching and empowering experience for an individual. We are deeply conscious of our role in nurturing and facilitating this experience to the best of our abilities.