Event Review: KEDS' 17th APDC
Ayesha Mushtaq
Class of 2019
King Edward
Debating Society, better known as the Home of the Fearless, is easily one of
the most vibrant societies that we have here at King Edward Medical University.
This society is one that has always upheld the Kemcolian maxim of ‘Altapete’ or ‘Aim High’ throughout these years in all of its various endeavours,
be it hosting of events at KE or participation in competitions outside of KE.
The latest
in these series of endeavours was the
17th KEMU All Pakistan
Bilingual Declamation Championship and Punjabi Takra 2016
This 2 day
extravaganza was held in the New Auditorium on the 13th-14th
of April 2016, where nearly a hundred speakers from all across the length and
breadth of the country displayed their command over language with crystalline
lucidity and eloquence.
The event
was graced by a top notch adjudication panel comprising
Dr. Qasim
Khan (President KEDS 2011)
Dr. Usama
Talib (President KEDS 2012)
Dr. Sidra
Latif (President KEDS 2013)
Dr. Haris
Bilal Awan (Former Incharge Declamations KEDS)
Mr. Hammad
Shafi (Former Incharge Declamations KEDS)
Mr. Waleed
bin Shahid (Founding member NUST Debating Society, Winner KEMU All Pak Declamation Championship 2009)
And Mr. GM
Shah (formely a part of Formanites Debating Society, FC College)
All of whom
were highly acclaimed and invincible speakers of their eras.
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| The adjudication panel |
Chairing the
event were the Presidents KEDS, Syed Ahmad Raza and Ruhma Ihsan, and the Vice
Presidents, Ahmed Rafay Afzal and Khawaja Hassan Akhtar, who added to the
beauty of the event by their graceful presence on the stage and enhanced the
flavor by their witty comebacks at the participants.
The initial
round was held on 13th April, where the house was formally opened by
Ali Haider Jafri and Muhammad Anas Tahir for KEDS, with an English serious and an Urdu humorous speech respectively. After which, the participants
took to stage - some of whom impressed the audience and judges; others, not so
much. At the end, 4 teams and 7 individual participants comprising serious and
humorous speakers made it through to the final round.
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| House opening: Top Ali Haider, Bottom Anas Tahir |
The finals
on the 14th were graced by various dignitaries, including the worthy
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Faisal Masud, honourable Staff President KEDS Prof.
Dr. Asad Aslam Khan, Prof. Dr. Zahid Kamal of ophthalmology, and CEO and
Regional Director Daikin Corporation, the sponsors for the event.
This day saw
a jam-packed New Auditorium and a very energetic audience, who deserves all the
applause for living up to its reputation of being ‘THE toughest crowd of
Pakistan’. For they were wholly generous in their appraisal of the best orators
around, but equally ruthless in their treatment of anyone who failed to impress
them with their debate.
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| Ladies and Gentlemen, THE toughest crowd of Pakistan! |
Representing
KEDS, the house for bilingual declamations was closed by Khawaja Hassan Akhtar
with a powerful Urdu serious speech that moved many of the audience to the
point of tears; and by Ahmed Rafay Afzal with an equally power-packed English
humorous speech that had the audience rolling in laughter with some very
on-point humour. This impeccable display of oratory was doubtlessly the climax
of the event, as both were met with a standing ovation and a thunderous round of applause by the audience,
and these gentlemen showed the guests why exactly KEDS takes pride in calling
itself the Home of the Fearless, and rightly so.
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| These gentlemen, the pride of KEDS! Khawaja Hassan Akhtar and Ahmed Rafay Afzal |
This was
followed by the Punjabi Takra, which had some very gifted speakers impress us
with their serious as well as humorous speeches on a variety of refreshing
topics. After this nail-biting contest, the results were declared. Top three positions in English, Urdu and Punjabi categories were announced, as were the Best Speakers of Under-19 Category. Team trophy
for bilingual declamation went to GCU Lahore.
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| Winners of team trophy: Government College University Lahore |
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| Best speakers Under-19 Category |
To conclude
with, it is imperative to state that the entire KEDS team deserves to be
commended on the flawless organization of an event of such magnitude.
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| The organizing committee |
Pictures Courtesy: KEDS Media Portal Team
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