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  By Ama Kalpani “The best of times are always found when friends and family gather around.” It was another Wednesday where Gavel family got together for the 262nd time for another remarkable meeting. President Vibhanu Arachchige commenced the meeting at the usual place, PG seminar room of ENTC, and the proceedings were started after…

By Lihini Dinushika The smell of victory was in the air as President Vibhanu Arachchige began the 261st gavel meeting with the pleasant reminder of Kaushalya Gayan Batawalas’ victory at IUBS. As usual the proceedings started with the national anthem which was led by Kaushalya. Then Vibhanu managed to bring some grimaces to the faces…

By Chathuranga Amunugama “There is something romantic about the way raindrops fall to the earth. They slowly cleanse it, make it new and nourish it to grow its beauty organically, even when it appears like the sky is crying”. Gloomy afternoon, the sound of the raindrops, a white board full of topics, and a room…

By Niluxsi Puvanenthiran With giggles and laughter of amiable Gaveliers, the 259th Gavel meeting commenced. It was more special to the Gavel family as it was the second joint meeting with Gaveliers of Institute of Chemistry. Afnan Azeem, a very enthusiastic Gavelier of ICHEM took up the role of Toastmaster and started the session with…

By Mohamed Athif The 257th Gavel meeting was held in the ENTC PG seminar room at the usual hour of 5 PM. The President, Vibhanu Arachchige called the meeting to order. The national anthem was led by Samavath Mallawarachchi. The president introduced the Gavel Club to the many newcomers from level one, welcoming them to…

By Mohamed Athif The CIMA Global Business Challenge (GBC) is an international business competition for undergraduates around the world. The Gavel Club of University of Moratuwa has achieved several victories over the past few years including two Championships in 2009 and 2010 reflecting its members’ excellence in public speaking and leadership. Gavel’s team of “Paragon…

By Kasun Samavath Mallawarachchi Rarely do we get the opportunity to have a Distinguished Toastmaster participate in a Gavel meeting, and the 256th meeting was one such rare occasion. Toastmaster Srianthie Salgado, who had been a great pillar of strength for us even during the Speech Olympiad IX, not only graced this meeting with her presence, but…

By Malith Jayaweera After the semi-finals of Speech Olympiad IX, the time had come for another wonderful Gavel meeting. The Toastmaster, Chamanthi Jayaweera, started the round robin session by mentioning her adventures in Poland where she had got the opportunity to present in front of world class CEOs, representing her team in CIMA GBC (Global…

By Chathuranga Amunugama Blank white board without topics! Aren’t we going to talk about something?? The worst nightmare a Gavelier could experience!!   Demonstrating the quote “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is practice”, the 254th Gavel meeting was mostly focused on the impromptu speeches of our talented speech Olympiad semifinalists. It was Timal Mohan who…

By Rochelle Silva With the Preliminaries of Speech Olympiad IX drawing near, each and every club member was busy preparing speeches or organizing the details of the event itself. Thus the 253rd Gavel meeting brought together a flock of busy and enthusiastic Gaveliers to the ENTC PG seminar room on 27th of July 2015 for…