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Gavel Mora Celebrates Women’s Day
By Saadha Salim On the 8th of March, a flyer commemorating Women’s Day was shared on the Gavel Mora Whatsapp Group. It was that time of the year again when we expressed our appreciation to the most beautiful beings in our lives. As per the recent practices, the Women’s Day themed Gavel meeting…
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A heartfelt goodbye and a heartening welcome
By Dasis Wickramasinghe After many virtual meetings and a few outdoor meetups, it was time for us to bid farewell to the outgoing executive committee and welcome the new executive committee. From cringy jokes to the heartfelt convos throughout the year, the outgoing executive committee had managed to make us feel like we belong at…
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The Food of Love
By Geethma Prasadi Valentine’s Day was around the corner. But what do you think reminded me of Valentine’s Day so early this year? Was it a bunch of flowers from an unknown lover? Or was it the chocolates sent by my lover? No. It was just some words in a text message. “Hey… Would…
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The Trials of Ingarika
By Oshani Wijesooriya “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way.” – John C. Maxwell Unlike usual Sunday mornings, on Sunday the 6th of February, all our dear gaveliers gathered around virtually, to join the most-awaited Leadership themed meeting on ‘Purposeful and Meaningful Leadership’, which was…
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Con Amor – “With love”
By Thulasithan Gnanenthiram The excitement began on the 12th of January when our own Gavelier Jayoda sent a message on our WhatsApp group with “#physicalmeetup” and “#outdoormeeting”. The group went wild as the members hadn’t seen the others in years and most of the newbies had never seen the others at ALL.…
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Olaf’s First Christmas with Gavel Mora
By Umesha Tilakarathna “As the days get colder, the fireplace warmer, the streets brighter, we know that christmas is just around the corner” The feeling of Christmas air hit me earlier this year as I was appointed as a co-chair along with Gavelier Malintha for the last Gavel meeting of the year, the…
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The Finals of Speech Olympiad XIV
By Shimzara Zakariya As our moderator Saeedha Nazar beautifully put it, the stage was set for the grand day and it all came down to the five stupendous speakers, one final contest, and one glorious title. Speech Olympiad, happening consecutively for the 14th superlative time, is the premier intra-university speech contest which…
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The Haunting of Gavel Mora
By Linoja Mendis Come with me… And you’ll see… A Five Hundred Year Death Anniversary. “My lady, there was a small mixup with the mails, please forgive me for I have wronged you. I will personally punish the mail demon tonight.” And this is exactly how a bunch of pesky humans entered…
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The Orator – Souvenir of Speech Olympiad XIV
The Orator – Souvenir of Speech Olympiad XIV.pdf by Amri Nazeer
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Aloha to the 450th Meeting of Gavel Mora
By Shenali Liyanage The roar of the crashing turquoise waves subsides, giving way to the warm glow of the setting sun, glistening upon the tip of each gently rolling wave, creating dazzling little pinpricks of brilliant white. Hues of purple, deep blue and cyan with hints of vibrant orange decorate the horizon…