|
On the dais at The Telegraph debate 2006. A Telegraph picture
|
The
tradition of the argumentative Indian will come alive in the city on
Sunday evening when eminent personalities from diverse backgrounds will
engage in a war of words at The Telegraph Calcutta Club National Debate.
With
the general elections scheduled for 2009 and Assembly elections across
the country throwing up surprise results, the motion could not have
been more relevant — This house believes that a coalition government reflects the true nature of Indian society.
Those
batting for the motion will include Sheila Dixit, the chief minister of
Delhi, and Sanjiv Goenka, the vice-chairman of the RPG group. Priya
Ranjan Das Munshi, the information and broadcasting minister, and
Salman Khurshid, a former minister of state for external affairs, will
speak against the motion.
The
other speakers will include Ravi Shankar Prasad, a former information
and broadcasting minister, cardiac surgeon Kunal Sarkar, Roopen Roy,
the managing director of Deloitte and Touche Consulting India, and
politician Sougata Roy.
Rudrangshu Mukherjee of The Telegraph will be the moderator for the evening. The debate will start at 6.30pm.
One of the most important events in Calcutta’s intellectual calendar, this annual debate triggers a big fight on diverse issues.
Among
those who have voiced their opinions on this platform are Arun Jaitley,
Vasundhara Raje, Salman Khurshid, Mani Shankar Aiyer, Narendra Modi,
Pramod Mahajan, Barkha Dutt, Lalu Prasad, Mark Tully and Amar Singh
Chaudhury.
|