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children, young people, and society.</p><div class="ppl-hero__actions"><a class="ppl-hero__btn" href="#identity">Who we are</a><a class="ppl-hero__btn ppl-hero__btn--ghost" href="/docs/Verbattle-profile.docx" download="Verbattle-profile.docx"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewB
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1<div class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--up  ppl-section__head ppl-section__head--onDark" style="transition-delay:0ms"><span class="ppl-eyebrow ppl-eyebrow--onDark">Identity</span><h2>Built as a thinking organisation</h2></div><div class="about-identity__grid"><div class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--up  about-identity__item" style="transition-delay:0ms"><span class="about-identity__index">01</span><p>An original Indian intellectual competition</p></div><div class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--up  about-identity__item" style="transition-delay:40ms"><span class="about-identity__index">02</span><p>A unique three-team debate format</p></div><div class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--up  about-identity__item" style="transition-delay:80ms"><span class="about-identity__index">03</span><p>Thinking as the purpose</p></div><div class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--up  about-identity__item" style="transition-delay:120ms"><span class="about-identity__index">04</span><p>Debate and public speaking as tools</p></div><div class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--up  about-identity__item" style="transition-delay:160ms"><span class="about-identity__index">05</span><p>Multi-perspective and multi-valued reasoning</p></div><div class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--up  about-identity__item" style="transition-delay:200ms"><span class="about-identity__index">06</span><p>Responsible public conduct</p></div><div class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--up  about-identity__item" style="transition-delay:240ms"><span class="about-identity__index">07</span><p>22 years of continuous evolution</p></div><div class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--up  about-identity__item" style="transition-delay:280ms"><span class="about-identity__index">08</span><p>Largest debate activity of its kind</p></div></div></div></section><section class="ppl-journey" id="journey"><div class="vb-container"><div class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--up  ppl-section__head" style="transition-delay:0ms"><span class="ppl-eyebrow">The Record</span><h2>Evolution of Verbattle</h2><p class="ppl-section__sub">From a Karnataka championship to a thinking organisation — the same thread, sharpened over two decades.</p></div><div class="ppl-timeline"><span class="ppl-timeline__line" aria-hidden="true"></span><div class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--left  ppl-timeline__row is-left" style="transition-delay:0ms"><div class="ppl-timeline__card"><span class="ppl-timeline__year">2005</span><h3>Debate is important.</h3><p>Verbattle begins in Bengaluru under Deepak Thimaya — a homegrown championship built for India&#x27;s argumentative tradition.</p></div><span class="ppl-timeline__dot" aria-hidden="true"></span></div><div class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--right  ppl-timeline__row is-right" style="transition-delay:60ms"><div class="ppl-timeline__card"><span class="ppl-timeline__year">2010</span><h3>Debate develops communication.</h3><p>The focus sharpens from debate as an activity to debate as a disciplined way of building expression, listening, and confidence.</p></div><span class="ppl-timeline__dot" aria-hidden="true"></span></div><div class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--left  ppl-timeline__row is-left" style="transition-delay:120ms"><div class="ppl-timeline__card"><span class="ppl-timeline__year">2015</span><h3>Debate develops leadership.</h3><p>Speaking is treated as more than performance — it prepares students to influence, organise, take responsibility, and lead with clarity.</p></div><span class="ppl-timeline__dot" aria-hidden="true"></span></div><div class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--right  ppl-timeline__row is-right" style="transition-delay:180ms"><div class="ppl-timeline__card"><span class="ppl-timeline__year">2020</span><h3>Debate develops critical thinking.</h3><p>The platform matures into a stronger intellectual model: reasoning, comparison, analysis, and examining more than one side of a question.</p></div><span class="ppl-timeline__dot" aria-hidden="true"></span></div><div class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--left  ppl-timeline__row is-left" style="transition-delay:240ms"><div class="ppl-timeline__card"><span class="ppl-timeline__year">2026</span><h3>Thinking is the purpose.</h3><p>Debate and public speaking remain the tools. The larger goal is better thinking — and a more civil, dialogue-driven society.</p></div><span class="ppl-timeline__dot" aria-hidden="true"></span></div></div></div></section><section class="ppl-compass about-impact"><div class="vb-container"><div class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--up  ppl-section__head" style="transition-delay:0ms"><span class="ppl-eyebrow">Impact</span><h2>Scale and reach</h2><p class="ppl-section__sub">Active across <!-- -->10<!-- -->+ states and regions — including<!-- --> <!-- -->Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh<!-- -->, and more through national and international online platforms.</p></div><ul class="about-impact__list"><li class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--up" style="transition-delay:0ms">80,000+ competition participants across all Verbattle competitions since 2005.</li><li class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--up" style="transition-delay:40ms">150,000+ direct participants and beneficiaries through competitions, training programmes, outreach events and school-level programmes.</li><li class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--up" style="transition-delay:80ms">1 million+ students reached indirectly through school selection programmes, internal 
1competitions and other Verbattle activities conducted by participating institutions.</li><li class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--up" style="transition-delay:120ms">Hundreds of large-scale competition events conducted across Karnataka, other Indian states, national platforms and international programmes.</li><li class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--up" style="transition-delay:160ms">Around 15 state-level competition events in Karnataka alone during an annual edition, apart from regional, national and international competitions.</li><li class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--up" style="transition-delay:200ms">Thousands of teachers trained through workshops, orientations, mentoring programmes and institutional training initiatives.</li></ul></div></section><section class="ppl-scorecard"><div class="vb-container"><div class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--up  ppl-section__head ppl-section__head--onDark" style="transition-delay:0ms"><span class="ppl-eyebrow ppl-eyebrow--onDark">The Scorecard</span><h2>Led by experience</h2></div><div class="ppl-scorecard__grid"><div class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--up  ppl-scorecard__item" style="transition-delay:0ms"><strong>25+</strong><span>Years combined on the panel</span></div><div class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--up  ppl-scorecard__item" style="transition-delay:60ms"><strong>10,000+</strong><span>Teachers trained</span></div><div class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--up  ppl-scorecard__item" style="transition-delay:120ms"><strong>80,000+</strong><span>Competition participants since 2005</span></div><div class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--up  ppl-scorecard__item" style="transition-delay:180ms"><strong>100+</strong><span>Large-scale competitions run</span></div></div></div></section><section class="ppl-standfor"><div class="vb-container"><div class="cp-reveal cp-reveal--up  ppl-section__head" style="transition-delay:0ms"><span class="ppl-eyebrow">Continue reading</span><h2>Explore About Verbattle</h2></div><div class="about-links"><a class="about-links__card" href="/about/foundation/"><div><strong>Foundation</strong><p>Charitable and social-impact vertical</p></div><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-arrow-right" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14"></path><path d="m12 5 7 7-7 7"></path></svg></a><a class="about-links__card" href="/about/milestones/"><div><strong>Milestones</strong><p>Key moments from 2005 to today</p></div><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-arrow-right" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14"></path><path d="m12 5 7 7-7 7"></path></svg></a><a class="about-links__card" href="/about/overview/"><div><strong>Forum programmes</strong><p>Public forums and expert-led dialogue</p></div><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-arrow-right" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14"></path><path d="m12 5 7 7-7 7"></path></svg></a><a class="about-links__card" href="/about/appeal/"><div><strong>Appeal</strong><p>Founder&#x27;s letter on why Verbattle exists</p></div><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-arrow-right" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14"></path><path d="m12 5 7 7-7 7"></path></svg></a><a class="about-links__card" href="/about/vision/"><div><strong>Vision</strong><p>Where Verbattle is headed next</p></div><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-arrow-right" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14"></path><path d="m12 5 7 7-7 7"></path></svg></a><a class="about-links__card" href="/debate/"><div><strong>Debate format</strong><p>The original Verbattle Debate Format</p></div><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-arrow-right" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M5 12h14"></path><path d="m12 5 7 7-7 7"></path></svg></a></div></div></section></main><footer id="contact" class="vb-footer"><canvas class="vb-footer__web" aria-hidden="true"></canvas><div class="vb-container vb-footer__grid">
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