Fwd: The GNLU Debate, 2013 - Formal Invite

[Achitha Jacob]

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From: GNLU Debating Society <gnlude...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 6:44 PM
Subject: The GNLU Debate, 2013 - Formal Invite

Dear Sir/ Madam,

The Debating Society of Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar takes great pleasure in formally inviting your institution to participate in the first edition of “The GNLU Debate” to be held in the GNLU campus from 7th - 9th September 2013. The GNLU Debate 2013 is based on the British Parliamentary style of debating. Our tournament is the first of its kind in Gujarat and is a flagship tournament as it is the first BP of this season.  

Our adjudication core comprises of a brilliant pool of debaters who have had extensive success at past British Parliamentary tournaments, namely, Mr. Aashay Sahay, Mr. Arjun Bolangdy and Mr. Pranay Bhatia. They, obviously need absolutely no introduction, but we would like to show off our adjudication core:

Aashay Sahay

A legend from RVCE Bangalore, has been a pioneer in the debating circuit in India, is the brains behind debatersdiary.com; India’s largest debating portal and the founder of INDC. Aashay has been on the adjudication core of the IIT Bombay National Debate 2012, IIT Delhi Debate 2013, BITS Pilani QED 2013, NALSAR IV, RVDT 2011, ILS PD 2013, VIT DT 2013, ILNU PD 2013, JGLS PD 2012, VIT PD 2012, Xavier’s BP, Stella Maris BP, CNLU PD and the CCET Debate. Having graduated from the RV College of Engineering, he has won the Ramjas, Lady Sri Ram, Christ, PEC, MSR and AIL debates while getting best speaker at the 64th Mukerji Memorial Debate and NUJS PD 2013 among others. In addition to having made finals at NLS, IITB, NUJS and Mukerji Memorial (Stephens) he also has the distinction of having broken at every international tournament he has been to: UADC 2010 & 2011, Asian BP-2009, 2010 & 2011 where he was an invited adjudicator. 

Arjun Bolangdy

An alumni of the RV College of Engineering, is one of the best adjudicators in the country with a debating experience second to none.  He was the Chief Adjudicator at RVDT, 2011, Deputy Chief Adjudicator, Trivium, 2011 and Chief Adjudicator at the 1st Justice Tarkunde Memorial Parliamentary Debate, ILS PD, 2013. He was also awarded the best adjudicator at NSU Asians, 2011, NLS debate, 2010, BITS PD, 2011 and Third Christ PD 2011. He was also the breaking adjudicator at the 2nd UADC in Macau, 2011. Arjun Boldangy was also a part of the winning team at Polemic, Ramjas College, 2012, SRCC PD, 2012, Jindal PD, 2012 and the M.S Ramaiah PD, 2011.

Pranay Bhatia

An IIT Bombay graduate, is a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Co. Pranay was part of the winning team at the NLS Debate 2010 and St. Xavier’s BP 2011, and was Best Speaker at NLS Debate 2009 and 2010, IIT-D 2010, Polemic 2010 and SRCC 2010. He has been a Semifinalist and 2nd on tabs at Asians BP 2010, Finalist at the Bar Council BP Debate 2010, a participant and Top 5 Speaker among Asian teams at Bostwana Worlds, and a Semifinalist and Top 10 Speaker at the Malaysian Debate Open 2010. Pranay was CA at INDC 2013, IIT Bombay National Debate 2011. In 2011, he judged the Grand Finals at the Asians BP. Pranay is also a founding member of the IIT Bombay Debating Society.

There is a team cap of 40 teams with 16 teams qualifying for the Quarter Finals. The team cap per institution is 3 teams and each team must be accompanied with one adjudicator (n=1 rule). Accommodation and food will be provided to all participants from 6th- 10th September, 2013.

Prize money up for grabs is as follows:

TEAM

Winners: Rs. 40,000

Runners-Up: Rs. 20,000

Finalists: Rs. 10,000 each

Semi-Finalists: Rs. 5,000 each

ADJUDICATOR

Best Adjudicator: Rs. 20,000

2nd Best Adjudicator: Rs. 15,000

3rd Best Adjudicator: Rs. 10,000

SPEAKER

Best Speaker: Rs. 10,000

2nd Best Speaker: Rs. 7,500

3rd Best Speaker: Rs. 5,000

The GNLU Debate is an open tournament and cross teams are more than welcome to participate. The last date for registration is 20th August, 2013. The registration can be done by filling up the following registration forms (click to fill the forms):

Institutional Teams

Cross Teams

Independent Adjudicators

Please find the Schedule of the Tournament attached with this mail. 

Do like our official Facebook page for instant updates: The GNLU Debate

Please feel free to contact us if you have any further queries by mailing us at gnlude...@gmail.com.

You can also contact the organizing committee:

Vaishnavi Rao (President) : +91-9574563607  

Rajalakshmi Natarajan (Vice President) : +91-9974127139   

Vishal Tripati (Secretary) : +91-7405085177  

Sankeerth Vittal (Treasurer) : +91-7405085169  

Thank you,

The GNLU Debating Society

 

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