Verbattle
is the first-ever State
Level English School Debate Tournament.
Verbattle,
in zonals is organised in three
zones namely North,
West and South, with zone centres being
Hubli,
Mangalore and Bangalore, repectively.
Conducted
in association with the Information
Department, Government of Karnataka.
Hundreds
of teams are expected to participate.
A team consists of two students.
An
entry fee of Rs.
500/- is charged per
team. A maximum
of five teams
is allowed from each school. The amount
shall be paid vide DD drawn in favour
of
T V House,
payable at Bangalore.
Entry of teams only
through the schools.
The participants will meet two
conditions. They should
study in a class from 7th
to 10th
and should be in the age group of 12
to 16 years.
State level preliminary
with a total of 81
teams selected from
the 3 zones, and all the other final
stages will be held in Bangalore.
About 10,000
children are expected to attend the
final event.
Cash Prize of Rs.
1,00,000/- plus a lot
of other useful
prizes for the winning
team.
Two finalists cash prize of Rs.
30,000/- each and other
prizes.
The event will be telecast
on Udaya
News Channel. The show
will be capsuled in a highly viewer
friendly manner and will be shown on
Sunday nights at 9
pm for half to one hour
over the period of conduct of the tournament.
The main organiser is TV
House, experienced in
producing TV shows and entertainment
events.
Deepak
Thimaya, eminent TV
host, is the chief consultant and chief
resource person.
The tournament will involve many eminent
personalities in different capacities
as advisors, patrons, and friends of
the event.
Finals
will be held in Bangalore either in
Kanteerava Indoor Stadium or the Palace
Grounds.
The grand final will see the best
three teams competing
against one another for the grand prize.
Verbattle aims to popularize debating
among students, promote free speech
and become a platform for excellence
in debating. Verbattle believes that
debate is not ‘shouting match’.
Participants may win more points if
they :
speak relevantly with either acceptable
or refutable substantiated points.
are not be vicious and vile.
present
arguments in coordination and in synchrony
between the teammates in the team by
demonstration of extreme fairness, justice,
decency and the highest standard of
human evolution.
have a sense of time and understand
the timing of the argument. (Those who
speak in between would be disqualified.)
The speakers
should express themselves:
| •
in a coherent manner |
•
without elaborate or dramatic gestures
|
| •
without grammatical mistakes |
•
without slurring or tripping on
words |
Desired
qualities in a debater -
The debaters should be:
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confident |
•
self assured |
•
well read |
•
open minded |
•
sensitive |
| •
sensible |
•
affable |
•
accommodative |
•
intelligent |
•
quick thinking |
The official
website contains most of the details
pertaining to the event.
The aims
of Verbattle:
Verbattle encourages
young minds to think freely, process
thoughts aptly, convert them into simple
language and present arguments logically;
with clarity in speech, a highly acceptable
accent, audible voice and corresponding
gestures.
Verbattle has the patronage
of writers, philosophers, politicians
and experts in governance and public
issues.
