Mysuru, December 14, 2018: The JSS Public School J P Nagar, Mysuru, had organized an Inter-High School Debate Competition, as a part of the Manasadhara Fest, on December 14, 2018, in the school premises. The topic of the debate competition was, “Is brain drain a major threat to our national economic growth?”
Dr. C Naganna, renowned writer and visiting professor, University of Mysuru, inaugurated the function. Sri. Srinivas K Iyengar, Director, Public School Division, JSS Mahavidyapeeta, Mysuru, presided over the function. Sri S L Nagendra, the School Principal welcomed the gathering.
Speaking on the occasion, the chief guest admired the school’s divine ambience and soulful singing of the school’s choir. “Oratory has a definite purpose: that purpose is to achieve the greater good of the society. Oratory is never for its own sake. Command over the language must enable to speak the truth which is the ultimate goal,” he said.
He stressed that “a debater should speak not in favour of the powerful and mighty, he should always take the side of the weak and the voiceless people. He concluded his speech by quoting the poem of Khalil Gibran.
Later, Sri Sreenivas K. Iyengar in his presidential address said that it is not the fineness of the language that is most important but the way it is communicated humbly across the people.
Twenty schools actively participated in the competition. The participants exhibited their debating skills enthusiastically.