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By Mohamed Athif Following the historic Gavel Avurudu meeting, 242nd gavel meeting was called to order in the ENTC PG Seminar room at 5.15pm as usual. The meeting started off with the national anthem led by Rochelle Silva and the control was handed over by the president to the Toastmaster of the day, an outstanding…

By Ama Kalpani Trees with blossoming “Erabadu”, melodious calls of the cuckoo bird, smell of delicious sweet meats, whitewashed houses, and crowded cities with people rushing here and there signified Sinhalese and Tamils were getting ready to celebrate one of the most fascinating festivals in their culture. So why should not we, Gaveliers? We also…

By Timal Mohan 240th Gavel meeting was held as the last meeting before the Sinhala and Hindu New Year festival of year 2015 at the PG seminar room of the ENTC department. The President started the proceedings at 5:30pm with the national anthem which was led by Merl Chandana. Then the control was handed over…

By Shehan Thilina Jayasinghe “When Gavel meets the great tradition of Big Match” people “hit all the boundaries with their words”! The annual Big Match Meeting, a colourful evening with a long history unfolded at the 239th meeting of the Gavel Club on 26th March 2015 at the PG Seminar Room in ENTC Department. The meeting was…

By Rochelle Silva “You can run behind and set your eyes on all the possibilities and opportunities. But can you think of a person who has the capability of following her dreams, but would opt to comport your dreams? Only a woman can do that. Only your mother can do that for you. Only your mother can do…

Speech Olympiad VII   The Gavel Club of University of Moratuwa, an affiliate of Toastmasters International, commenced the 7th volume of its flagship event, Speech Olympiad VII for the Imperial College Challenge Shield with its preliminary rounds falling on the 2nd of July 2013 and the Semi-finals on the 16th of July 2013. This event…

“A Tribute to the often unsung hero” It was the high time to appreciate the hero of our world, our father. According to a suggestion of the Immediate Past Vice President Membership, Chandima Senevirathne the 174th Gavel meeting was dedicated to voice our thoughts about our fathers. The meeting was held at room 215 Sumanadasa…

The arena of orators – Speech Olympiad VII, was getting ready to crown the best speaker of the university for the year 2013. Enthusiastic speakers were also gathering their thoughts and preparing to deliver their best speeches making the dream to hold the Speech Olympiad Shield, a reality. With the intension of lending a hand…

After a successful orientation meeting Gavel members again met on 20th of June 2013 for another Gavel meeting. It was the 172nd Gavel meeting held at room no 215, Sumanadasa building. Role players for this meeting were as bellow: Toast Master – Isuru Pasan Topic Master – Sirimevan Jayasundara  Timer- Hiran Chathuranga  Ah counter –…

The 171st meeting was another milestone of the Gavel history, because Gavel family was early waiting to welcome its new members from ’12 batch. The meeting was held at 4.00 pm at room 215, Sumanadasa building on 10th of June 2013. It was the inaugural meeting for ’12 batch. The room was packed with new…