The NUJS Parliamentary Debate

After a one year hiatus, the NUJS Inter-collegiate Parliamentary Debate bounced back king-style, with as many as thirty three teams from various parts of the country, and neighbouring Bangladesh battling it out for top rhetorical honours. After dominating most of the tournament, Team 1 from NLS Bangalore lost a tantalizing 5-4 split in the finals to Ramjas College from DU, with Vipul from NLS topping the Speaker Tab. The Competition had it all: adjudication histrionics, Tab-room drama, definitional challenges, a party on the roof and even a cross-team from DU which came over only for the love of debating. The tourney’s resurrection indicates a healthy renewal of impetus to debating in college which we can only hope is here to stay.