What's in a dress code? 76% Indian uni like IIT, IIM ditch colonial caps & gowns in favour of traditional attire
3 months, 3 weeks ago

What's in a dress code? 76% Indian uni like IIT, IIM ditch colonial caps & gowns in favour of traditional attire

Hindustan Times  

Over the past few years, India has been witnessing a significant shift in its graduation traditions. Indian universities like IIT, IIM ditch colonial caps and gowns In July 2015, the UGC issued a directive that sent ripples through universities across India. The letter, in alignment with Prime Minister Modi's Make in India initiative, called for a departure from Western gowns and caps at convocations in favour of traditional Indian attire. Notably, four institutions — Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Visva Bharati, Tezpur University, and Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University — had already embraced traditional attire before the 2015 UGC directive. Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad students in traditional attire The initiative, led by Professor Jayanthi Sivaswamy and Professor Dipti Misra, aimed to replace the uncomfortable black robes with garments better suited to the climate and the institute’s ethos.

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Design region appropriate dress code for convocation in medical colleges: Govt
7 months ago

Design region appropriate dress code for convocation in medical colleges: Govt

Hindustan Times  

The Union ministry of health and family welfare on Friday wrote to the heads of all central government-run medical institutions asking them to identify an Indian attire as dress code for students at graduation ceremonies to replace the black robes and black caps currently used. According to the health ministry directive, the current dress code is reminiscent of the colonial …

IIT Kharagpur Issues Clarification After Convocation Dress Code Sparks Row
1 year, 4 months ago

IIT Kharagpur Issues Clarification After Convocation Dress Code Sparks Row

ABP News  

The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur has issued a clarification after the release of the dress code for the 69th convocation of the institute, sparked row. The institute has said that the convocation dress code issued by the authorities is not mandatory for students and is something subject to their personal choice, as per a Times of India report. Notably, …

Should Indian lawyers do away with robes? Dress code in the spotlight after law minister's remark
2 years, 5 months ago

Should Indian lawyers do away with robes? Dress code in the spotlight after law minister's remark

Firstpost  

While some lawyers view the current dress code as ‘distinctive of their trade’, others call it a ‘colonial relic’. Speaking at the Sabarmati Samwad program in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad organised by weekly magazine Panchajanya, Rijiju was quoted as saying by Live Law, “Regarding the dress code in the courts, I won’t make any comment. Debate on dress code in courts Paran …

Follow dress code prescribed by College Development Committees, says Karnataka Government
3 years, 1 month ago

Follow dress code prescribed by College Development Committees, says Karnataka Government

The Hindu  

Amidst the row over Muslim girl students wearing hijab being barred into pre-university classes in Udupi district, the State Government on Saturday issued an order stating that students have to comply with the uniform/dress code prescribed by College Development Committees. The order comes even as a few girl students from Udupi, on being denied entry into classrooms for wearing hijab, …

Don't let CAPF personnel wear combat uniforms: Army to Defence Ministry
5 years, 1 month ago

Don't let CAPF personnel wear combat uniforms: Army to Defence Ministry

India TV News  

The Army has written to the Defence Ministry demanding that the CAPFs, deployed to handle the law and order situation in the country, must refrain from wearing combat dress as this may be "misinterpreted" by people and could have an adverse impact on its image and prove detrimental to national interest. According to the Army sources, The letter was written …

Jeans, T-shirts may be barred from Rajasthan colleges
7 years ago

Jeans, T-shirts may be barred from Rajasthan colleges

Deccan Chronicle  

Jaipur: Students in Rajasthan colleges may be barred from wearing jeans and t-shirts from the next academic session. Dress code for girls includes salwar suit, dupatta, sweater or cardigan, saree, shoes, sandals and socks Kiran Maheshwari, higher education minister, said, “The move intends to bring uniformity in colleges. A dress code will bring a sense of togetherness, discipline and identification …

Bhopal: MANIT drops Gandhi cap, puts on British robe again
8 years, 11 months ago

Bhopal: MANIT drops Gandhi cap, puts on British robe again

Hindustan Times  

The Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology in Madhya Pradesh has reintroduced the British-time convocation dress code, reportedly on students’ demands. MANIT public relations officer Ajay Verma said, “The decision was taken at a meeting of administrators.” Institute sources said that the decision was taken when director Appu Kuttan, who favoured the Gandhi cap and the sash, was on leave …

Indian governor Ram Naik orders universities to ban ‘European graduate gown culture’
9 years, 4 months ago

Indian governor Ram Naik orders universities to ban ‘European graduate gown culture’

The Independent  

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