Meeting #134

The 134th Educational Meeting , Pongal Themed Meeting was held on the 18th January 2025 at Life Centre, Ridgeway Place , Colombo 04 .  

Role Players 

• Toastmaster of the day - Narayani Kanendran

• General Evaluator - Pasindu Fernando

• Grammarian - Abishek Naguleswaran

• Ah Counter - Inaam Ismail

• Timer -  Paul Anton

• Round Robin Master - Hasindu Ranaweera

Our Pongal-themed meeting was a delightful celebration of joy and cultural richness, skillfully led by our amazing TMOD, TM Narayani. The evening began with an engaging round-robin session by TM Hasindu, who posed the thoughtful question, “What do you love most about the Thai Pongal festival?” .

Then we had a series of inspiring speeches, starting with TM Naveen, who shared the stories from his work experiences. TM Narayani delivered an energetic and insightful speech on why elders control us, while TM Anouki brought laughter to the room with her speech about sweet little lies. TM Hasara left us with a meaningful message, emphasizing that life is a journey of mystery where we write our own stories.

Adding richness to the meeting, our Past President, TM Ammar, conducted a Moment of Truth (MOT) session, which was both enriching and reflective. TM Yowan then led us through a series of thought-provoking and inspiring Table Topics that sparked new ideas and perspectives. 

The meeting concluded with meaningful evaluations that offered valuable insights for our speakers.