March 13, 2026

SRCC to host the 20th Edition of Asia's Largest Debating Festival

By Shri Ram College of Commerce

The Debating Society at SRCC is gearing up to host the 20th edition of its flagship event, the Shri Ram Debating Festival, brought on by its title sponsor, KPMG. Once again, embellishing its reputation for hosting one of Asia's largest and most prestigious Asian parliamentary debating tournaments, this three-day celebration of oratorical genius and critical thinking begins on March 14 with a keynote address from KPMG. Evidently, this grand event has not gone unnoticed by the corporate world. Its previous affiliations extend to noteworthy partners such as EY, Microsoft, Bharat Petroleum, Indian Oil, and beyond stand testimony to that fact.
While the College basks in the glory of its centenary year, The Debating Society, SRCC carries forward this zeal, boasting of a debating legacy of 50+ years with trailblazing alumni such as Late Shri Arun Jaithley, Mr Navtej Sharma, Mr Rekyesh Om Prakash Mehra, among many others.

Apart from well-seasoned debaters, it is also the breeding ground for budding debaters who hone and sculpt their debating skills with meaningful discourse that discusses and shapes the tangled mazes of the present-day geopolitics, morality and social philosophy.
This year, gracing the occasion with their august presence, standing testament to SRDF’s impeccable standards of fairness and intellectual rigour, the society has brought forth a core adjudication panel, including Jane Mentzinger, who served as the Chief Adjudicator in Ottawa WUDC. Joining her is Klaudia Maciejewska, who was the Chief Adjudicator in Tshwane WUDC as well as Glasgow EUDC. In addition to them, the panel includes Angad Singh Chawala, who served as the Deputy Chief Adjudicator in South China Australs, along with Mahor Nagda, the Deputy Core Adjudicator Elect for Hanoi ABP and Andrew Chen, who will serve as the Deputy Chief Adjudicator in the WUDC Ottawa, Dutch EUDC and has served as the same at Panama WSDC.

The debating fraternity sits with eager hearts, for they have to prove their mettle to claim and compete for a prize pool of more than 2 lakhs, but to grant them respite from the labour of heated intellectual rigour, The Debating Society, SRCC’s hospitality beams with an assortment of delectable and scrumptious refreshments and an amicable organising company.