British-Indian student Anoushka Kale elected as president of historic Cambridge Union Society

Anoushka Kale, a 20-year-old British Indian student, has been elected president of Cambridge University's historic Cambridge Union Society, one of the world's oldest debating societies.

Anoushka Kale is studying English Literature is Sidney Sussex College at Cambridge University. (cus.org)

The Cambridge Union's debating society takes pride in become an advocate of free speech since 1815.

Kale secured 126 votes to be elected uncontested for the next Easter 2025 term in the recently held elections for the Union, PTI reported. As the society's serving Debate Officer, she campaigned on bolstering ties with cultural societies of Cambridge University, like the India Society.