Royal Thomian Tamil Debate Encounter

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Royal-Thomian Tamil Debate Encounter
Administrator(s)	Royal College Tamil Debaters' Council, St Thomas's College Tamil Literary Association
Timeline	1994 – present
Tournament format	Annual Tamil Debate encounter
Participants	Royal College St Thomas' College
Current champion	Royal College (7 - 5)
Most successful	Royal College - 7 wins
Most consecutive wins	Royal College - 5 years (2003-2007)

The Royal-Thomian Tamil Debate Encounter(Tamil:றோயல் தோமிய தமிழ் விவாதச்சமர்):, the annual Tamil debate between Royal College, Colombo (a government-run non-denominational school - accommodates approximately 7,000 students) and St Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia (a private Anglican school that has about 2,500 boys on roll) and is the longest Tamil debating series in the world. The first debate commenced in 1994, and until now for approximately 15 years the encounter continues.

[edit] Awards

This debating encounter is debated for the Kulasekaram Memorial Shield.

[edit] The Tally

The Winning Team (Royal College) of the 14th Royal Thomian Tamil Debating Encounter in front of the [St.Thomas' College] Building on 26th January 2008.).

[edit] Captains of Royal College Team

[edit] Captains of St.Thomas' College Team

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[edit] See also

• Royal College
• St Thomas' College

[edit] External links and sources

• Official Website of Royal College
• Official Website of St Thomas' College