The debaters from National Law School, though disappointed, left richer by Rs. 50,000 nevertheless.
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, is an institution of national eminence in the field of legal education and research, is a residential University established in 1998.
Cicero, although being hosted for the first time by IIM B, turned out to be the biggest debating event in the country with 16 student and corporate teams from all over India - including the IIMs, IITs, Delhi School of Economics, S.P Jain, and National Law School – vying for the coveted championship. Held over a period of two days, the event saw the participating teams take each other on in several preliminary rounds in the build-up to the grand finale.
The final round of the parliamentary debate was preceded by a panel discussion on the current economic environment and its impact on business. The panel consisting of Mr. Suhel Seth, Managing Partner of Counselage India, Mr. Subhas Dhar, Senior Vice President of Infosys Technologies, Mr. R.L Prasad, Head of Lending Business of Standard Chartered, Mr. Ritesh Banglani, Senior Investment Manager for IDG Ventures Ltd., and senior faculty members from IIM Bangalore, Prof. Rupa Chanda and Prof. Vivek Moorthy, discussed the build up to the crisis and how it has affected various business sectors in India. Most of the panelists echoed the belief that the worst might still be around the corner but expressed optimism about India's ability to tide over the crisis.
Post the panel discussion NALSAR Hyderabad took on National Law School Bangalore in the grand finale of the debate. The motion for the debate was "This house believes that inclusive growth is a myth". Prolific debaters from both the sides emphatically presented their views on what it means for India to ensure that all sections of the society reap the benefits of growth without penalizing those sections that are doing well and contributing significantly to this growth. The debaters raised such issues like the meaning of equality of itself, and the feasibility and political will for an inclusive growth plan to work. Mr. Suhel Seth was the chief adjudicator for the debate.
While awarding the debate to NALSAR, Mr. Seth stressed on the importance of organizing such debating competitions and appreciated IIM Bangalore's initiative in doing so. Gagandeep Singh of Delhi School of Economics was adjudged the Best Speaker and Leeneshwari of NLS Bangalore was adjudged the Best Adjudicator for the event.
