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By Zafra Rifky   Standing alone in front of 100 or more people sporting bored, mildly annoyed, or even curious faces, terrifies most of us beyond imagination. While we stand there, trying hard not to fumble, an overwhelming pressure falls upon us, to entertain, to interest, and maybe even to wake up certain members of…

    Selani Indrapala   “Twinkle twinkle little star How I wonder what you are Up above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky” Dear reader, have you ever wanted to be a star? Have you ever wanted to be a diamond? Have you ever wondered what it takes, to shine the…

    By Linoja Mendis   What do you think you need in order to meet history? A time machine? Well, I would say, a Zoom meeting! It was when the Alumni of the Gavel Club of University of Moratuwa joined the “Alumni Reunion”, did we witness history coming alive in front of our very…

      By Joel Thiyaheswaran 8th of May, 2021 (Saturday) at 5.00 p.m.: In our usual Gavel Club meetings, which are held on Saturdays at 5 p.m. onwards, we speak and learn many things. However, this meeting was special because unlike our regular educational meetings, we got the opportunity to learn from a master.…

      By Shimzara Zakariya It all began when Buddika started panicking about his friend not showing up at the university. Organized by the gaveliers of batch 19, ‘Whodunit’ was a mini sleuth experience provided to the freshmen to mingle with each other. Around 50 gaveliers from batch 20 registered for this event. The…

      By Ishini Saparamadu All of us were on cloud nine when we finished the 433rd meeting on the Gavel Mora Calendar, particularly because it was one of those occasional times we were happy in a virtual meeting. When? 17th April. Where? Well, whichever place our Gaveliers found their internet connection to be…

    By Savin Gunawardena The WhatsApp group for the Gavel Club Notices flickered with a new message that read, “Believe not the lies they tell you. Trust not the things they show you.” An invitation to the April Fool’s Day themed meeting on Thursday the 1st of April 2021, which seemed quite odd given…

By Charithma Hettiarachchi “Once upon a time I made that decision to join Gavel Mora….” This is the opening line of the favourite chapter in every Gavelier’s ‘Gavel Story’ , which brings a sweet smile to their faces and fills the atmosphere with the prediction of a happily-ever-after. Back in 2005, the story of Gavel…

By Zafra Rifky           “It was love at first sight, at last sight, and at ever and ever sight.” – Vladimir Nabokov Every gavelier has undoubtedly experienced a mystical attraction towards gavel ever since their very first gavel meeting. Thus, the first educational meeting themed “Valentine’s day”, was held on the…

“Chocolate… BUT WITH FREEDOM” A recap of the 425th Gavel Meeting by Biyon Fernando       It was the 7th of February, the day we have been waiting for a whole year to take part in an outdoor Gavel meeting. Everyone was excited to meet our fellow Gavelliers physically and speak to each other.…