Chembur’s Acharya & Marathe College bans jeans T-Shirt
Chembur’s Acharya & Marathe College bans jeans T-Shirt
The Dress Code in educational institutions and in places of worship are coming into force.
Now after a ban on hijab, Chembur’s Acharya & Marathe College has banned Jeans and T-Shirt. As per the notice issued by the college on 27 May,
torn-jeans, T-shirts, revealing dresses and jerseys are not allowed.
On Monday, students of the said Acharya & Marathe College sporting jeans and T-shirt were in for a rude shock as they were stopped from entering the college.
The college has initiated the rule after the Bombay High Court dismissed a plea filed by students of the college, challenging the institute’s dress code banning hijab and other religious identifiers that it issued last year.
The notice, signed by Principal of the college Dr. Vidyagauri Lele, states, “Students should wear formal and decent dress while on campus. They can wear a half-shirt or full-shirt and trousers. Girls can wear any Indian or western outfit. Students shall not wear any dress which shows religion or cultural disparity. Nakab, hijab, burkha, stole, cap, badge etc shall be removed by going to common rooms on the ground floor and then only they can move throughout the college campus.
As per Ateeque Khan from Govandi Citizens Association, who was approached by many students, Last year they banned hijab and this year they have banned jeans and t-shirts which are very commonly worn by not only college-going youngsters but by all irrespective of religion and gender. They do not understand what they are trying to impose on the students by bringing such impractical dress-codes.”
However, according to the college, the administration is preparing them to be ready for the corporate world. Principal of the College Dr. Lele emphasised that they just want students to wear decent clothes and that they have not brought in any uniform, but just asked them to wear formal Indian or western clothes. After all, they will be expected to wear those once they are employed.
Dr. Lele further went on to add that the dress code was informed to students at the time of admissions and she is unable to fathom why they should raise concerns about it now. “Out of 365 days of the year, students hardly have to be in college for 120-130 days. What problem should they have in adhering to a dress code for these days?” There has been multiple instances of indecent behavior on campus by students which led the administration to bring out the new dress code.
In the last academic session, the college introduced uniforms for students from the junior college section, which banned hijab among other religious identifiers. Students were asked to remove hijab or niqab at a designated place in college after entering the gate. Nine students had moved the Bombay High Court against the ban. But their plea was dismissed by the HC last month stating that larger academic interest doesn’t violate rights.
Earlier in May, the Chembur college was under the scanner for issuing a dress-code for students from its degree college section too. According to students, while the dress code in May stipulates that burkha, niqab, hijab, or any religious identifiers such as badges, caps, or stoles will not be permitted inside the college, the new code declared on June 27 banned jeans and t-shirt too.
Coming to places of worship, many devotees visit a temple in shorts(women and men). Couple of South Indian temples to cite an example, the Ram Mandir in Bangur Nagar, Goregaon have put up a notice board outside the temple that
shorts and torn jeans are not allowed. Likewise all places of worship be it of temple church and masjid must follow the dress code and not to give entry to devotees inappropriately dressed.
News Edit K.V.Raman
