Depate Speech

" Its better to debate a question without selling it then to settle a

question without debating it"

Greetings to all present here!. I feel preivledged to witness live the

inter school English Debate Competition conducted here in BLS
World School.
Dear participants, you all have performed at your best and won the
heart of the jury members guests, audience present here.. Your
accomplishments shows the teacher guided you the best, your parents
have constantly supported you too.. The topic of the debate is indeed a
sensitive one. There is no doubt that the Indian youth is influenced by
materialism which should not be the core of what we are . This
thought process has in fact t has made people arrogant and in tolerant.
Who is to be blamed? Parents for not inducing these values because
of their jobs and hectic schedule.
Co-operate work culture which glorified it's basis on materialism and
money.
Schools with result oriented education.
Society were people are indifferent to aesthetic art, means of
expression and moments of joy..... Can never flourish. Perhaps one of
the core reasons of our present day agony is our attitude towards these
aspects of life.
Let me tell you frankly, those who think that scoring high marks in
examination is the ultimate destination are mistaken. Life cannot be
lived with degrees and testimonials only.
This way our values won't be influenced no matter how much wealth
we have.
You need to aquire self confidence, you ought to be assertive and you
must be bold. All these traits are developed through debate dialogues
focused group discussions role plays and other means of performing.
As said by Swami Budhananda
" we should conquer our mind first and then focus on materialism"
Great schools aim in shaping up the personalities of individuals and
preparing for facing challenges in life ahead.
Gone are those days when these activities like debates were termed as
extra curricular activities, now these are integrated with curriculum
that majorly contributes in enhancing social integration, leadership,
healthy recreation, self descipline and self confidence in youth.
For promoting and supporting such debate competitions I express my
gratitude to the chief guest of the event who also happens to be the
chairman of the school Mr BL Sharma and strongly believes that
every child must be raised to build communication skills, confidence
and collaboration so that each of them develops into well groomed
and sensible citizen of tomorrow.
I am thankful to Ms Mamta Gupta, principal Brain internation school
Vikaspuri Delhi, for being today Guest of honour to witness and bless
the participants.
Today's special guest includes from the member management
Ms Sandhya Sharma, Dr Swati Kaushik and Ms S urabhi Goyat. We
all are grateful to you for sparing your time and appreciate the hard
work of the participants and the team.
We are delighted and thankful to our jury members for taking up the
daunting task of judging the best out of the best . Thankyou
Mr Ritu Raj, Asst professor, Motilal college Delhi University
Ms. Mukulika Batabyal, Asst professor Shaheed Rajguru college,
University of Delhi.
My thanks goes to all the participating team and the escort teachers. I
am sure they will go from here caring sweet memories of the tough
battle between the participants.
And for all participants and students sitting here.. winning or loosing
is just a momentous, what matter the most is the participation and
willingness to compete inspite of all odd circumstances. As the results
are ready to be announced my message for you all is that whenever
your start a new journey, you will often have to deal with challenging
situations alone along the way. I know you will make a wise decision
and choose the right one. Whatever you do with conviction no
mountain is high and the sky is only the limit. Be limitless in all that
you do. Like you are presently bringing laurels to schools, continue
to do so for everyone around you.
Looking forward to all that you gonna start and make waves.
Best wishes to you all.
Have a nice day.