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By Judith Shenali Welikala The value of something is felt only when it happens once in a blue moon! Agreeing to the above fact, the 297th Gavel meeting started sharp at 5 p.m. at the PG seminar room at ENTC, making it a rare occasion where all the Gaveliers were present on time. President Merl…

By Ama Kalpani It was a perfect evening to gather to celebrate a once –in- four- years venture. We did not have tracks or swimming pools or basketball courts like in Brazil. Yet we too, gathered at the premises of Independence square to celebrate Olympics 2016 in style with our own Gaveliers of University of…

By Mohamed Athif 293rd Gavel meeting was held in the ENTC PG Seminar room at 5.15pm as usual. The meeting started off with the national anthem led by Kithmin Wickramasinghe. An enthusiastic Gavelier and an outstanding speaker, the Toastmaster for the day was Kasun Ranasinghe. It was clear from the Round Robin session itself, that…

By Kasun Ranasinghe They say one person can change the world. Then just imagine what 10 people can do! That was exactly the number of members that attended the 291st Gavel meeting. Exams, end term break: all chipped away at the attendance, but within those ten people burnt a passion that set ablaze an astounding display…

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 Niluxsi Puvanenthiran “Even when you lead the national anthem, you can develop leadership skills” as Gavel always points out. As per that, the 287th meeting started off with the national anthem led by Rochelle. Our Gavel family had enlarged with more members on that day. “The distance between your dreams and reality is called…

By Pragatheeswaran Vipulanandan It was a gloomy Wednesday evening, yet  things were about to go high in the ENTC-1 lecture room. It was the 286th Gavel meeting.  A girl with a sugary voice, it was Waruni Adikaram who led the national anthem. “Do you know why today is special?” A question brought everyone’s attention towards…

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…