The Inaugural Sanjay Shrivastava Memorial Debate was held in Hindu College on Sunday. The debate was a platform for students of different colleges to speak their mind and in turn, spread awareness on issues that plague the politics of contemporary times. The motion of the house was, ‘This house believes that patriotism is triumphing over humanity in the 21st century’.
The team from Miranda House emerged as the winners of the debate and Hansraj College backed the runners’ up title. Union Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha distributed the awards to the winners. The English Debating Society of Hindu College had organised the debate that provided spark as students spoke with clarity and conviction.
But this debate was much more than just an avenue for logical discussions and agreement. This was to commemorate the memory of Sanjay Shrivastava, an alumnus of Hindu College who was a gem of a person. Stories of his success and achievements are still heard in the corridors.
Apart from the Cabinet Secretary, Yashovardhan Azad, a former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and Central Information Commissioner, Former Finance Secretary and Principal Adviser Niti Aayog Ratan P Wital, Additional Secretary(Commerce), Anoop Wadhawan, former Private Secretary of Atal Behari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India, former bureaucrat Shakti Sinha , SN Sahay, Finance and Home Secretary Govenement of Delhi and Secretary of Old Student Association Ravi Burman and Principal of Hindu College Dr Anju Srivastava were among the many others who were present during the debate.