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Prtk Nayak
The Maria philip Memorial Annual debate competition, an annual tradition at XIME, was held with great vigour and enthusiasm recently. This state level inter B-School debate competition is held in the memory of Maria Philip, daughter of the President, Prof. J. Philip, with teams from prominent B-Schools like IIM Bangalore, TAPMI among others. Participants were judged by a penel of judges with Ms. Chitra Talwar, former VP(Global Sales) Pepsico Beverages International, New York, as the chairperson. The Chief Guest for the occasion was Mr. S. Chandrasekhar,MD, Bhorkula Power Corporation and former chairman, CII Karnataka. Each team consisted of two members who were asked to speak both for and against the topic: "Should India focus on being a Super power or a developed Nation?" .
Participants put forth various facts such as rampant malnutrition, alck of access to basic facilities like electricity and health care and the below poverty line status of a large proportion of the country's population. All of these questioned India's quest to attain the status of a Super power, in view of the fact that fundamental requirements are yet to be met by the country. Three key areas of agriculture, tourism and demographic dividend were identified which could be used to overcomethe gaps in proper development of the nation.
However, there were other viewpoints that elaborated on the various reasons due to which India should concentrate on becoming a Super Power. These mainly involved the country's large Military, large sized economy and demographic dividend.
The first prize was awarded to the team from T.A. Pai Management Institute, while the contestants from IIM Bangalore were declared the runner up. The debate was exciting and infromative and prompted every member in the audience section to think about his/her role in contributing towards the development of the nation, whether to achieve a developed nation status or to become a Super Power.
Participants put forth various facts such as rampant malnutrition, alck of access to basic facilities like electricity and health care and the below poverty line status of a large proportion of the country's population. All of these questioned India's quest to attain the status of a Super power, in view of the fact that fundamental requirements are yet to be met by the country. Three key areas of agriculture, tourism and demographic dividend were identified which could be used to overcomethe gaps in proper development of the nation.
However, there were other viewpoints that elaborated on the various reasons due to which India should concentrate on becoming a Super Power. These mainly involved the country's large Military, large sized economy and demographic dividend.
The first prize was awarded to the team from T.A. Pai Management Institute, while the contestants from IIM Bangalore were declared the runner up. The debate was exciting and infromative and prompted every member in the audience section to think about his/her role in contributing towards the development of the nation, whether to achieve a developed nation status or to become a Super Power.