13/06/2019
With the aim of galvanising the art of parliamentary debating in Kolkata, the Xaverian Debating Society organised an off-campus parliamentary debating tournament on June 8. A mini-tournament, geared to consolidate the debating circuit in Kolkata, it hosted debaters from budding debating societies and premier colleges alike.
The daylong tournament involved participation from different institutions across the city, consisting of three preliminary rounds and knockouts. In the end, Presidency University took the laurels with an impressive display against St. Xavier's College in the final.
This tournament was designed with the objective of introducing novice debaters to the basics of parliamentary debating- through individual feedback, level competition, and assisstance in team formation- and marks a small but significant step in providing platforms where debaters can engage and compete through the XDS.
On behalf of the Secretary Oishik Banerjee and the Assistant Secretary Ved Mehta, we would like to thank Debayan Mitra, Ribhu Mukherjee, and Soham Chakraborty for their organisational assistance, and look forward to hosting more such tournaments in the time to come.