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Arjit Solanki Wins Best Speaker Award at Spectrum 2026
St. Thomas’s College organised Spectrum 2026, an Inter-School Debate Competition, on November 4, 2026. The Event aimed to develop public speaking skills, critical thinking and confidence among Students. Several Schools from Dehradun participated, including Carman School, St. Thomas’s College, St. Jude’s School, Convent of Jesus and Mary and St. Joseph’s Academy. The topic for the Debate was - Smartphones Have Made Smart People Stupid. The participants presented their views with confidence, clarity and well-reasoned arguments. They were judged on content, fluency, presentation, confidence and debating skills. The judging panel comprised Mrs. Cherry Jain, Mrs. V. Kalra and Mrs. Ratna Manya. Mr. G. I. G. Mann, Director of Carman School, Dalanwala, was the Chief Judge. Arjit Solanki of St. Jude’s School delivered an impressive performance and won the Best Speaker Award (Against the Motion). His confidence, clarity of thought and debating skills were appreciated by the judges and audience. The competition also featured an interesting Turncoat Round, in which participants were required to speak both for and against a given topic. Arjit was assigned the topic - Online Teaching is Better than Offline Teaching and presented arguments from both perspectives. Mr. G. I. G. Mann encouraged the participants through his address, while Mr. Gardner, Principal of St. Thomas’s College, proposed the Vote of Thanks. The competition concluded with the announcement of results and the distribution of Prizes. It was a valuable learning experience for all participants, providing them with an opportunity to express their views, listen to different perspectives and strengthen their debating skills. St. Jude’s School congratulates Arjit Solanki on his achievement.
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