Open Hearts & A Movie Star
On 23 July, Open Hearts began the year with an investiture ceremony and a guest who had the room buzzing, especially the Malayalam-speaking students on campus.
St Joseph's University, Bengaluru
Debating Society
Est. 2023 / Arguments, writing, recordings
Peregrinus ad Veritatem
Epigram rooms for public thought
Debates, essays, reports, and Airwaves coverage from students who care about the sentence, the clash, and the room.
50+Debates and events
200+Members
6Weekly issues
12+Partner societies
The Record
Pieces from Epigram's old rooms, brought forward.
Articles, reports, notices, and event posts from the old site now live beside the new work.
Diplomacy, Debate, Delegates
A Mock MUN on 2 August 2025 gave both first-time and seasoned delegates a demanding room to practise negotiation and research.
The First Dog To Become A Star
A quiet essay that begins with Laika and ends with a harder question about what progress asks us to ignore.
Initiatives & Programmes
What Epigram actually does.
Parliamentary Debates
British and Asian Parliamentary rounds for students who want pressure, structure, and a better ear for argument.
The Josephite Weekly
Campus news, opinion, satire, features, and essays from students who are paying attention.
Liaison Debates
Joint rooms with societies like Parishodhana, where different departments bring different instincts to the same motion.
Oasis Competition
A competitive stage for sharp speakers from Joseph's and beyond.
Voices of the Silicon City
A debate event built around the questions Bengaluru keeps asking itself.
Investigative Writing
Reports, essays, columns, and sharper campus writing from the same people who argue in the room.
Publications
The latest from Publications.
Essays, debate notes, opinion, campus writing, and media pieces from Epigram.
Debating Calendar
The next rooms to watch.
Debates, workshops, liaison rounds, editorial sessions, and Airwaves coverage.
Airwaves
The campus, recorded properly.
Video, podcasts, interviews, transcripts, and debate recordings from Airwaves.
Public Gateway
Send us what should be seen.
Writers can send drafts. Organizers can send posters. The team reviews it before it goes public.
01 Send it in
02 We review
03 It goes live
Writing
Submit Articles
Send essays, blogs, reports, and images for the Publications team to review.
Events
Request Event Feature
Share a poster, description, date, and venue so Epigram can list it properly.
Calendar
Track SJU and Around
See what is happening in SJU and nearby, and what Airwaves might cover.
Recruitment
Join the argument.
Apply for debating, writing, editing, media, design, research, or operations.