The weekend of Oct 14-15 belonged to the budding orators of the first year as they set G-11 alight with their words. The Fachcha Debate and the Litzkrieg were conducted on these dates and the participation received was enthusiastic. The Fachcha Debate and the Litzkrieg have been two important first year activities on IT’s schedule for some time now. Both are aimed at improving the communication skills of new students and instilling self confidence in them. The Fachcha debate is all about preparing students for formal declamations whereas the Litzkrieg is more light-hearted and teaches students to talk amusingly on anything under the sky.
The activities kicked of with the debate prelims on Oct 14, which received about 50 participants. The topic chosen was “The Government’s Reservation Policies in Educational Institutes are justified”. The topic was very relevant and appropriate and the first yearites proved with their well thought out arguments that they are thoroughly informed about recent events. The standard of debating was excellent. 14 of the best speakers then battled it out in the debate finals, on the topic “The Power of Clemency should be withdrawn” on Oct 15. The topic was very challenging and sensitive but the first yearites were up to the task as they raised thought-provoking points with maturity and responded to interjections with astuteness.
The intense discourse in the debate was followed by witty exchanges during the Litzkrieg. The first yearites had a sizeable audience laughing all the way during the jam, the extempore and the lat-i competitions.
As always the juniors were backed by a committed group of seniors as they did everything they could from conducting workshops beforehand to giving pep talks at the event.
(Reported by Ankit Khanna, 2nd Engineering Physics)