00:00Students debate the biggest ethical dilemmas at the Vasanth Valley School's inter-school debate competition.
00:07From morality to human experimentation, young minds challenged conventional thinking.
00:13Vasanth Valley School emerged winners in both junior and senior categories,
00:18with Shivnathar School in step-by-step school, finishing runners-up.
00:22Take a look at how the entire young minds came together and expressed their own thoughts on the same.
00:45From questioning the morality of bringing children into the world,
00:49to examining the price of happiness and the ethics of saving lives through human experimentation.
00:57Vasanth Valley School's inter-school debate competition challenged students to think beyond conventional perspectives.
01:05With seven adjudicators evaluating the participants,
01:11the competition tested not only their debating skills,
01:15but also their ability to construct compelling arguments.
01:21Challenging, opposing viewpoints and navigate moral complexities.
01:28And the winner is Vasanth Valley School beige.
01:32After a series of intense rounds,
01:35Vasanth Valley School emerged as the winner in both the junior and senior categories.
01:41It was really amazing. I've done this debate for four years and it's my first time winning and it's also
01:45my last year participating.
01:47So it's just really nice to be here.
01:49And the entire experience was all right?
01:50I think it was really cool. I learnt a lot, especially from my seniors here as well.
01:55And I think it was just a great learning experience overall.
01:57Have you guys been debating for a pretty long time?
02:00Yeah, so I've been debating since the eighth grade.
02:03So I'm really happy that my last year got to win it.
02:06It was really great. There was some really good debates.
02:08It was really good competition as a whole. Really good debates happened.
02:12And how long have you guys been debating?
02:14I think all of us have been debating for about a year or two.
02:18The runners-up in the junior category was Shiv Nadar School, Guru Gram.
02:24And in the senior category, step-by-step school, Noida.
02:30Unfortunately, you'd not win, but being a part of the 16 teams and coming to the finals, it's a huge
02:36deal.
02:37Thank you so much. This is our first time at this competition and we're so grateful to Basin Valley School
02:42for having us.
02:43And we're really glad that we could have such a good first experience and some very interesting motions to debate.
02:48And we're very excited to be back here next year.
02:51How was the whole experience?
02:52It was really good. We were debating against top, top debaters and the quality was really good.
02:56And I think all of us learned a lot from this competition.
02:59How was the whole experience for you guys?
03:01Well, honestly, it was quite an enlightening experience.
03:04We got to learn a lot of things from my opponents here.
03:07I also got to learn a lot of things from the rounds.
03:09I felt really grateful that I got this opportunity to perform on this stage.
03:15The competition provided students with a platform to engage with challenging ideas, sharpen their critical thinking, and explore the many
03:25perspectives that shape ethical decision-making.
03:31Bureau Report, India Today.
