Our Achievements and Impact

“This was something I was yearning for years! I have always wanted to be part  of the national selections and it finally happened. I cannot put to words, how much I have learned here and how incredibly grateful I am to ISDS. There were aspects which were just completely new and informative to me, greatly expanding my horizon of thought. The cross-applicability of ISDS’s curriculum allowed me better understand and appreciate not only debating but also allowed me to make sense of and enhance my everyday life”.

Riddhi, Saraswat, St. Anne’s Convent School

“I had an overall excellent experience with ISDS – the trainers were incredible, feedback was extremely constructive, and the masterclasses were informative!”

Advika, Sadaivan, TISB

“Looking back and comparing myself as a pre-ISDS debater and post-ISDS debater, I find a substantial change in myself both as an individual and as a debater. Although our team lost our debates, the feedback given by our adjudicators was worth remembering and insightful. There is no regret because we lost as we are feeling much more confident and motivated!”

Abhineet, Agarwal, Shirdi Sai Public School

“I have attended a range of different ISDS programmes, each one of them were unique  and exhaustive. All programs were well structured and covered an array of topics which definitely helped me take my debating to the next level!”

Nitin, Kishore, Bhavans Rajaji Vidyashram

“ISDS by conducting so many workshops and selection rounds has spread the culture of debate in India and for people like me who like debating, this is the best thing that can happen. I actually used to consider debate as synonymous with speech training until grade 8, until I was introduced to competitive debating by ISDS!”

Lahari, R, BASE PU College

“Initially, I was nervous to put myself out there and present my arguments and ask POI’s as it was my first time taking part in debating. After the completion of the rounds, I was able to boost my overall confidence along with my debating skills!”

Kaashvi, Girish, Mallya Aditi International School

“This experience was very new to me. In fact, partaking in ISDS’s programs has made me more “productive” and instilled in me, a pursuit of knowledge and a sense of curiosity”.

Jayanth, Kiran, Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School

“It was a great and enriching experience to be part of the ISDS debating workshop. Special thanks to Varshini and Atul for bringing conceptual clarity coupled with an interesting way of introducing them. Although I have done many debates in school before, this workshop shed a new light on debating and helped me gain more interest in it. In short words, it was worth all the time and effort!”

Dhruti, Mudigonda, Manthan International School