 Indian school wins debate against UK winner of Debating Matters in London
SM Choksey High School and Junior College, Pune, the current India champions of Debating Matters, won the exhibition debate against this year’s UK Debating Matters champion Durham Johnston Comprehensive School in London on Sunday 5 July. The Indian team argued for the motion “Protecting Civilians From Terrorism Should Come Before Civil Liberties”.
The Choksey team travelled to London earlier to witness the Debating Matters UK finals, held at the prestigious Royal Society of Medicine, London from 3-5 July 2009.
Following a lively exhibition debate, the first between a UK champion school and another international winner of Debating Matters, Team Choksey was declared winners.
Shivanand Ambalavanan of Choksey School also won the prestigious Gima Owen Memorial Award, an audience prize for “the sharpest, wittiest contribution delivered with warmth and humour.” The judging panel was uniformly impressed with the extremely high calibre of the debate, but the Indian team edged past because of their detailed research and their grasp of the finer nuances of the subject.
Heartiest congratulations to the winning team! Watch the podcast of the debate.
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