XXII Fr.Joris Memorial Nihil Ultra debate

The XXII Fr. Joris Memorial Nihil Ultra Debate was held in the college auditorium on the 21^st of April 2012.

The Xaverian team comprising of Dr. Kunal Sarkar, Dr.Sandip Chatterjee, Barry O’Brien and Prof. Anaya Chatterjee took on the might of the opposing team of career politicians comprising of Prof. Sougata Ray, Sukhendusekhar Roy, Arunabho Ghoash and Ritabrata Banerjee.

The debate was moderated by Dr. Rudrangshu Mukherjee of the Telegraph. The topic “in the opinion of the House, Democracy in India is ineffective without the right to recall and reject” was one that touched many a raw nerves and easily lived up to the reputation this event has created for itself over the decades.

Attended by the city’s chattering classes, this annual event was marked by not only oratory of high class but also points and counter points that held the audience spell bound.

Barry O’Brien, with his forceful rendition of points irrefutable almost single handedly converted the debate into a spectacle that even surpassed IPL nail biters in terms of sheer power play. While the counter offensive led by the irreplaceable Prof. Sougata Ray did try to counter the Xaverian blitzkrieg, it lacked both the power of conviction and the punch of delivery.

The receptive audience overwhelmingly passed the motion bringing the curtains down on the superbly chalked, executed and implemented event whose credit goes to the two conveners Bharat Baid and Joyjeet Biswas.

A word of appreciation is also due to the Members of the Women's Forum of the SXCCAA who, as usual, managed the backstage impeccably, efficiently and silently.