Mantrana - Kalindi's Debating Society

Greetings Everyone!

*"Mantrana"* - The Debating Society of Kalindi College, Delhi University is delighted to inform you all that we are organizing a *"Wednesday Special Session"* in conversation with *Ms. Bhumika Saraswati*, from AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, on the Topic - *"Dalit struggle - it's meaning and relevance"*

Bhumika saraswati is an independent journalist who has contributed stories to various media houses like to The Hindu, The Wire, NDTV, First Post, and New York Times.

She is currently pursuing her masters from AJK MCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia and was formerly a student at Kalindi College. She has also written her research paper around Bhima Koregaon violence.

She takes keen interest in understanding the intersection between gender, caste and class.

📌 Date : 17th March, 2021
📌 Time : 4:15-5:15P.M
📌 Platform : Google Meet

*Registration Link*:
https://forms.gle/LnGgRNxjvRvMh3NFA

NOTE - The link for the meeting will be mailed only to those who register themselves.

Team MANTRANA is pleased to have her on board and we look forward to the session.

"There are no tough opponents in a debate, but only tough issues."
- Francis Escudero

Greetings everyone ✨

Vantage'21, a conventional debate competition on the topic 'THBT Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules, 2021 is the need of the hour' held on 12th March 2021 saw the participation of 32 students from 16 different colleges.
The competition was adjudicated by Mr. Shivam Shandilya and Ms. Akanksha Thakral and it turned out to be a great success.

Team Mantrana is extremely glad to announce the results for the event:

1st Best speaker -Mukul Sharma
2nd Best Speaker - Abhishek Tripathi
Consolation Prize - Raju Bajpai
Best Interjector - Nitiksha Tyagi

Heartiest congratulations to all the winners and thank you everyone for participating.
Keep Debating!

Team Mantrana is extremely proud to announce the first adjudicator for Vantage'21. Presenting to you, Mr.Shivam Shandilya

He is a graduate from Motilal Nehru College, Delhi University and has been the Debate Head Of the College Debsoc for the session 2019- 2020 .He has adjudicated the Debate competition of Daulat Ram College and ANDC college, Delhi University .He was also invited for a speaker session in Shivaji College. He has numerous national achievement on board. He also keeps writing on socio-political issues in various media organisation.

Notable Achievements:

• Winner, Youth Parliament and Multi Level Conventional Debate, Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi

• Winner, Young India Debate by Indian National Congress

• Winner, RLA Annual Debate (2018-2019)

• Winner, RLA Annual Debate (2019-2020)

• Winner, KMV Students' Union Debate (2019-2020)

• Winner, JDMC Memorial Debate (2018-2019)

• Best Speaker, Conventional Debate Competition, Jaypee Institute

• Best Speaker, Miranda House Annual Debate

• Best Speaker, Conventional Debate, Lady Irwin College

• Runner Up, National Debate, Election Commission of India

• Runner Up, Multi Level National Debate, JIIMS

• Runner Up, KMV Students' Union Debate (2018-2019)

Hola Debaters!💫

*MANTRANA -The Debating society of Kalindi College* is organizing *VANTAGE' 21.* It is an inter-college bilingual conventional format debate competition.

*Topic - The house believes that; Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules, 2021 is the need of the hour.*

🗓️ *Date - 12th March, 2021*
🕑 *Time - 2.00 P.M onwards*

📌 *Registration Link* - https://forms.gle/4AUVU4MH94RqnBMXA

*Note*- *️⃣ 10th March, 2021 is the last date to register.
*️⃣No cross institute teams allowed.
*️⃣Limited 15 slots, first come, first serve.

*Registration Fee* - INR 0/-
💰 *Cash Prizes*
*️⃣ 1st Best speaker - INR 900/-
*️⃣ 2nd Best Speaker- INR 600/-
*️⃣ Best Interjector- INR 500/-

All the rules and regulations have been mentioned in the registration form itself.

Excited to host all the fellow debaters, with a fiery round of arguments.

For further enquiry contact -
Divya - 8800415275

Regards
Team MANTRANA

Greetings everyone ✨

*Mantrana*, The Debating Society, Kalindi College is delighted to inform you all that we are organizing a *Wednesday special session* on the topic *"Rethinking Feminism: A Theoretical Perspective "*, in conversation with *Ms. Aparna Dixit*, Centre for Women's studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

She is a scholar of Women’s Studies and is presently writing her Ph.D. thesis on ‘Political Economy of Alienation of Chikankari artisans of Lucknow: A Feminist Analysis’ under the supervision of Prof. Savita Singh, School of Gender and Development Studies, IGNOU. Her M.Phil Work is based on “Marriage Symbol Politics: in the context of Hindu Married Women”. She is associated with Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women’s Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia since June 2013. Her interest area is broadly Gender and work, Feminist Research Methodology, Feminist Theories, and Gender, Culture & Media. She has a number of Research papers, Book chapters, and articles to her credit and also involved in academic translation from English to Hindi in the area of women’s studies. She writes poems and stories in Hindustani as a reflection of her political ideology. Her story ‘come on Aragha’ was recently in the list of best 15 stories selected by The Lallantop during Sahitya Aj tak and will be published soon.

📌 *Date* : 10th March, 2021
📌 *Time* : 4:15-5:15P.M
📌 *Platform* : Google Meet

*Registration Link* : https://forms.gle/3y7gxuYRPrWzFnEC8

Team Mantrana is pleased to have her on board and we look forward to the session!

Greetings everyone ✨

*Mantrana*, The Debating Society, Kalindi College is delighted to inform you all that we are organizing a *Wednesday special session* on the topic *"Inclusivity is cool: Mental Health"*, in conversation with *Ms. Aanchaal Chatrrath Alagh*, Registered Clinical Psychologist and Certified Art Therapist.
She is a licensed expert in Clinical Psychology with 3 years of experience in the field and Seasoned Psychotherapist and Counsellor with 5 years of experience dedicated to serving patients in a meaningful way, listening to their concerns and helping them approach their Mental, Emotional and Behavioral problems.

📌 *Date* : 3rd March, 2021
📌 *Time* : 4:15-5:15
📌 *Platform* : Google Meet

*Registration Link* : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeCBaEdPRzAtVA-72Qzbqeh1ZsTUN-eVa4OTtjQmA7ChUuAFA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Team Mantrana is pleased to have her on board and we look forward to the session!

Congratulations to all the winners 🎊
We're so proud of you✨

Greetings everyone✨

MUN? Delegation? Executive board? Still confused about the ABCs of MUN? Don't worry!
Mantrana- The Debating Society of Kalindi College is delighted to inform you all that we would be conducting a training session on the topic, "Introduction to Model UN" to clear all your doubts.

Date: 10th February 2021
Time: 4:15 PM
Platform: Google Meet

https://meet.google.com/huw-ffrj-wnj

To guide you all, we will be having with us Mr.Shivam Gupta, a well known name in the debating circuit and an epitome of knowledge.
He is a 3rd year student and is currently pursuing his Bachelors in Business Administration. He has a striking experience of 68 MUNs and has been a part of 10+ debates. He has also conducted MUN training sessions for various institutes. We are sure you'll get to learn the finest details and technicalities of the MUN world after having an interaction with him.
Team Mantrana is pleased to have him on board and we look forward to the session.

"It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it." -Joseph Joubert

Hello everyone!
With profound exhilaration, Mantrana- The Debating Society of Kalindi College introduces to you the office bearers for the session 2020-2021.

We welcome you all to our debsoc family and hope to create some amazing memories filled with cacophony of opinions xD
Looking forward to work with y'all!

Want to know more about them? Stay tuned!

A beautiful human inside out, whose expression never hold aggression yet always win the meet and someone who's always there for people, Anchal Singh signed off with her words :

" MANTRANA, You made me a little more self-aware, a little less wrapped up in my own, gave me some constants, variables and definitely a context to my life. The stories which we created would return to me, once, twice and then again and again.

It seems like it was yesterday only when I was standing nervously on the podium in Sangam Parisar giving my auditions as a fresher to get into the DebSoc, and was a bit sceptical about my chances of selection, then being the General Secretary for two years, and finally today, signing off as president of MANTRANA.

MANTRANA and I, we have grown with each other taking all those baby steps. All of this feels like a whirlwind of emotions passing by me.

Starting off as a novice and participating in YPs/MUNs in the first year to chairing some of them in the third year, I've travelled this far.
And most importantly, MANTRANA gave me an amazing bunch of people who became part of my home team in an unknown city.

This semester has gone by fast due to the pandemic and stuff, but I wish I had more time to interact with my fellow society members, especially juniors, who have been the front-line confreres. Indeed, if I had to rate a three year journey with MANTRANA on a scale from George Washington to Donald Trump, it would definitely get a Woodrow Wilson.

Anticipating for a proper society farewell when all of this ends;) ".

With a dazzling personality, Ish*ta Kochar, is an ardent debater, who'll always be found standing up for what is right. She signed off with her words :
"When I joined Mantrana in the second year of my college as an active member all I learnt from my seniors was to participate as much you can, to go and learn from that. That’s what I did every weekend, going to different competitions. When in third year I got the opportunity to represent as society Vice President I tried to inculcate the same thing to the juniors that go out, participate, fall, fail and sometimes people would make fun of you, but that’s how you would learn. Indeed, my association with Mantrana has been full of love and remembrance as it’s not always about winning or losing."

"My MANTRANA's journey began with me running behind a friend asking her how I can join the club to going and sitting in room no. AB1 where weekly sessions were held.

I still remember impatiently texting *takocharr r before participating in a conventional debate because it had been so long before I had last participated. I was all nervous and didn't know if I could do it. She made me calm and encouraged me to participate. She instilled a belief in me that I can do it. And that's how everyone here in MANTRANA is.

Cut to the auditions day, when I stood up and delivered my speech and got selected for the post of 2nd year Representative. When I got to know this, my joy had no bounds. I was happy for making it to the core team of MANTRANA, and more importantly, among these benevolent and smart ladies.

From then, when I was too nervous to even participate in a CD, I've come down to participating in MUNs, YPs, and even judging one of them. This whole while has been delightful.

I'd be lying if I say I made it till here all alone because I was constantly helped and guided by my fellow team mates with constant support and belief in my. But again, that's literally how everyone here is. So encouraging, smart and kind. I'm glad to have met such beautiful souls and I can't ever stop learning from them. I still remember saying "Haar jeet toh dekhi jaayegi, baat participation ki hai" on the very first day.

MANTRANA taught me that you've got yourself and that's literally enough. It instilled confidence in me when I wasn't confident enough about myself. It taught me that learning never stops, literally. MANTRANA'S motto that "we don't take debaters, we make debaters" stands absolutely right.

To many more memories!"



With these words, Pooja Aggarwal• Second Year Representative-Team Mantrana'19-20 signing off.