Indian Schools Debating Society (ISDS)

The Indian Schools Debating Society (ISDS) is one of India’s largest debate education non-profits and runs a suite of training activities to improve the debating skill and general knowledge of students, teachers, and trainers. ISDS selects, trains, and represents India at the World Schools Debating Championships (WSDC), the world’s most prestigious debating tournament.

Founded in 2008 by Ramco and supported ever since, ISDS has expanded from working with 25 students in Chennai in 2008, to reaching 1000 students every year. ISDS’ Team India won the World Championship in 2019 and bagged the ‘Best Speaker in the World’ awards in 2018 and 2019.

ISDS in 2022