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Photographs: Sujan Jayasinghe from LetMeKnow.lk Published on “Ceylon Today” and “The Nation” Gavel Conference 2016, an event which brought together all the Gaveliers and non-Gaveliers of state universities, private higher educational institutes and schools island-wide, concluded successfully on 05th June 2016 at Hotel Taj Samudra, Colombo, with the participation of over 200 students, Toastmasters and…

By Pragatheeswaran Vipulanandan Finally, the idea of having a Gavel meeting in a different location was implemented. The one and only prestigious “board room” was made even more special because of a historical meeting. Things got a bit intense when a few familiar faces walked in, but not faces of Gaveliers. They were more matured;…

By Judith Shenali Welikala “The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, they make them.” Acting out the true meaning of this quote by George Bernard Shaw, the President, Merl Chandana, called the 288th Gavel Meeting…

By Rochelle Silva Who was that mysterious Gavelier who walked around the Gavel Avurudu festival asking people to say “cheese” and “butter”? He was none other than Disal Kuruppu Arachchi, our proficient photographer who preserves priceless memories, and the Toastmaster who warmly welcomed us all to the 283rd meeting of the Gavel family at ENTC…

By Chathuranga Amunugama When the sound of fire crackers becomes normal, when you feel the mouthwatering smell of Kavum with every deep breath you take, and when you find yourself defending that one kokis with all your might, you know it is Sinhala and Tamil New Year season. After spending a jolly good new year…

By Theshani Nuradha Rays of the sun washed over us as we gathered in a room with walls of wind A perfect atmosphere for a Gavel meeting A ball from a nearby cricket pitch landed perfectly in the hands of Mr. President HOWZAAAT? Wow, this is the perfect place for the Gavel “Big Match meeting”!…

By Ama Kalpani Cristiano Ronaldo is a world famous football player in the grounds. Michael Phelps is one of the best swimmers when he is in the pool and Mohammed Ali is a colors winning boxing player when he is in the ring! With a small reminder about preserving our individuality no matter what we…

By Niluxsi Puvanenthiran “At that moment, we were blessed to have wings like angels and reached the gate of heaven accompanied by Batman” The 279th Gavel meeting kicked off with a storytelling Table Topic session by Dinuka starting with ‘I was walking along a rail-track at Ohiya, Sri Lanka…’ It was a very thrilling session…

By Mohamed Athif “If all nations of the world stopped their military expenditure just 8 for days, all the children in this world can be given free education for 12 years.” The President Merl Chandana called the 278th Gavel Meeting – Women’s Day Meeting to order with a quote from one of the most celebrated…

Unilever Future Leaders’ League 2016, is a dynamic marketing competition, where aspiring young brand managers get the opportunity to compete against like-minded future leaders from over 30 countries. The local leg of Unilever’s Global Future Leaders’ League, the Unilever Challenge, is a unique competition that tests the ability of undergraduate students to conceive and implement…