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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…

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…

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By Chathuranga Amunugama Asia cup, Oscar award ceremony and Gavel conference preparations! So much action for a single week! However, despite all these, the Gaveliers found themselves in their favorite place to spend the Thursday evening. Merl Chandana, the newly appointed president, broke the silence of the ENTC PG seminar room by starting the proceedings…