Year: 2016

283rd Meeting

By Rochelle Silva Who was that mysterious Gavelier who walked around the Gavel Avurudu festival asking people to say “cheese” and “butter”? He was none other than Disal Kuruppu Arachchi, our proficient photographer who preserves priceless memories, and the Toastmaster who warmly welcomed us all to the 283rd meeting...

Gavel Avurudu Celebrations and 282nd Meeting

By Chathuranga Amunugama When the sound of fire crackers becomes normal, when you feel the mouthwatering smell of Kavum with every deep breath you take, and when you find yourself defending that one kokis with all your might, you know it is Sinhala and Tamil New Year season. After...

281st Meeting: The big match meeting

By Theshani Nuradha Rays of the sun washed over us as we gathered in a room with walls of wind A perfect atmosphere for a Gavel meeting A ball from a nearby cricket pitch landed perfectly in the hands of Mr. President HOWZAAAT? Wow, this is the perfect place...

280th Meeting

By Ama Kalpani Cristiano Ronaldo is a world famous football player in the grounds. Michael Phelps is one of the best swimmers when he is in the pool and Mohammed Ali is a colors winning boxing player when he is in the ring! With a small reminder about preserving...

279th Meeting

By Niluxsi Puvanenthiran “At that moment, we were blessed to have wings like angels and reached the gate of heaven accompanied by Batman” The 279th Gavel meeting kicked off with a storytelling Table Topic session by Dinuka starting with ‘I was walking along a rail-track at Ohiya, Sri Lanka…’...

Women’s Day Celebrations and 278th Meeting

By Mohamed Athif “If all nations of the world stopped their military expenditure just 8 for days, all the children in this world can be given free education for 12 years.” The President Merl Chandana called the 278th Gavel Meeting – Women’s Day Meeting to order with a quote...

Gaveliers excel at Unilever Challenge 2016

Unilever Future Leaders’ League 2016, is a dynamic marketing competition, where aspiring young brand managers get the opportunity to compete against like-minded future leaders from over 30 countries. The local leg of Unilever’s Global Future Leaders’ League, the Unilever Challenge, is a unique competition that tests the ability of...

277th Meeting

By Chathuranga Amunugama Asia cup, Oscar award ceremony and Gavel conference preparations! So much action for a single week! However, despite all these, the Gaveliers found themselves in their favorite place to spend the Thursday evening. Merl Chandana, the newly appointed president, broke the silence of the ENTC PG...

Inaugural meeting of the new executive board and 276th Gavel Meeting

By Lihini Dinushika With the end of another year in the Gavel calendar, it was time for the new board to come into light. The spirits were high when the new president, with his everlasting smile, initiated the 276th Gavel meeting by welcoming the members and the special guest...

Installation Ceremony and 275th Meeting

By Samadhi Poornima Kumarasinghe When one era ends, before the dawn of the next, we usually tend to look back at the past. The 10th installation of the Gavel Club of University of Moratuwa thus began at Queens Café, Mount Lavinia with a reflection of the past year. The event...