Following Hijab Controversy, Mumbai College Now Bans Jeans and T-Shirts

Students from Acharya & Marathe College in Chembur who were wearing jeans and T-shirts on Monday were rudely shocked when they were barred from accessing the campus.

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A few days after the Bombay High Court rejected a challenge from college students contesting the institution’s previous year-old dress code that forbade the hijab and other religious symbols, the college announced a new dress code that banned jeans and T-shirts. The notification from the college label “dress code and other rules” from June 27 states that jerseys, exposing dresses, T-shirts, and damage jeans are not permit.

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The notification, which is sign by Dr. Vidyagauri Lele, the college principal, says that students should dress appropriately and formally when on campus. They can dress in trousers and a full or half shirt. Girls can dress in any western or Indian attire. Any attire that promotes discrimination base on religion or culture is prohibite for students. Only those who have taken off their nakab, hijab, burkha, stole, cap, badge, etc. are permitted to roam throughout the ground floor common areas of the college.

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Many students contacted Ateeque Khan of the Govandi Citizens Association, who stated, “They outlawed the hijab last year.” This year, t-shirts and jeans—which are widely worn by people of all genders and religions, not just college-bound youth—have been outlawed. We don’t know what kind of unworkable clothing codes they are attempting to enforce on the youngsters.

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College Defends Dress Code as Preparation for Corporate Life, Citing Incidents of Indecent Behavior

Nonetheless, the college claims that the administration is getting them ready for the business world. Dr. Lele, the college’s principal, stated, “All we ask is that students dress appropriately.” We have requested that they dress in formal Indian or Western attire, but we have not brought in any uniforms. After all, when they start working, they’ll be obliged to wear those.

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According to Dr. Lele, students were notified about the dress code at the time of enrollment, so she doesn’t see why they would be concerned about it now. Students barely need to spend 120–130 days a year in college out of a 365-day year. She added, “What problem should they have to follow a dress code these days? The administration implemented the new dress code in response to numerous incidents of students acting indecently on campus.

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