PRATIJJA - The Annual National Level Open Oratory Competition of KIIT University

If you think you have....Think again.....and step into the arena where real people fight it out with their skills....and get yourself ready to face the sharpest minds and shrewdest tongues...    Now, brace yourself to your next adventure at PRATIJJA - The Annual National level Open Oratory Competition of KIIT University….!!!     Because it’s the place where World War - III will start if it has to.....

Scheduled to be held on 10th April, 2011 at  KIIT University, Bhubaneswar and organised by KRONICLE - The Literary Society of KIIT University, Pratijja this year promises to be even more informative, entertaining and fun. With an overwhelming sirocco of response from participants from all parts of the country, Pratijja 2011 is sure to blow the weather-cock off the church steeple this year.

KRONICLE takes pride in embarking on a journey towards reliving the very foundation of our existence in a new style by highlighting one of our highly regarded Fundamental Rights - the Right of Expression. The foremost aim of this Kronicle is to venture into the enigmatic world of literature."The right to expression" is the fundamental right to every human being.It is a distress to state that most people are unaware of this fact.The youth hold the very key to manipulate the world scenario.Their thoghts are enough to change an "underdeveloped arena" into "the realm of prosperity".But what if those thought are never unveiled to the world?This society aims at bringing the thoughts of youth to the world to help managing the crisesof present and to shape the future.  

 Prizes worth INR 30,000 to be won                                           For further details, please contact:   Varinder: +91 9861688552   Abhijeet: +91 9776209828   Haris: +91 9778656243 

 

Layout of different Rounds for Pratijja Season 6

Round 1: MINUTE Expressions

The participant would be asked to pick up a chit from the bowl of chits on a random basis. The chit would bear a topic which the participant has to speak on using any flavor of his choice, be it inspirational, informative, satirical, humorous, fiction or facts. Round 2: JUGALBANDHI

·         The winning participants of first round will be paired up on a random basis and will be asked to come up on stage.

·         Each pair will have total time duration of 3 minutes each. Each individual of a pair will have 90 seconds each.

·         The format of 3 minutes duration for a pair is as follows:- Participant1 Participant 2

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Both participants will have the same topic to speak for. The topic will be picked by the jury on a random basis. Participant 1 will begin in favor of topic for 30 seconds and then the round will continue. Grand Finale – The War of the Words:- The final 10 participants will be called on the stage to debate on a topic, which will be provided to the participants 60 to 90 minutes before the Grand Finale. The 10 will be divided into 2 groups, For and Against, but each individual will have to prove his/her own mettle. After each speaker has spoken for 3 minutes, there will be rebottling/question-answer round for 1 to 2 minutes, during which the jury and/or audience will ask them questions. The one, who prevails, wins the title of "Champion". Similarly the 2nd Best Speaker wins the title of "Challenger" and the 3rd Best Speaker wins "Outstanding Speaker".