Hill dress code to stay in colleges
Posted by barunroy on October 25, 2008
FROM THE TELEGRAPH
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| Darjeeling college students before the dress code came into force and (below) in traditional clothes |
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Darjeeling, Oct. 24: College students across the Darjeeling hills must continue to wear traditional clothes three days a week, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has ruled.
The new diktat is a modified version of the Morcha’s month-long “cultural movement”, under which everyone in the hills must wear traditional clothes outside home seven days a week. The movement ends on November 7.
“College students in traditional dress will not be able to drink or smoke as they would be easily identified. This would create a healthy atmosphere in educational institutes. We want them to wear traditional clothes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,” Morcha president Bimal Gurung told a news conference.
He said a meeting would be held with college principals after Diwali.
Although most students, having just broken out of the shackles of school uniforms, were unhappy about losing their “freedom” all over again, few agreed to speak about it even under the cover of anonymity.
“We have just come out of school where we had to wear a uniform for 12 long years. Even if it is for three days a week, traditional dresses are like uniforms. We are mature and independent enough to choose the clothes we want to wear. Now that the announcement has been made, do we have much choice?” asked a first-year student.
Another college-goer said she did not mind wearing traditional clothes but attending classes in them would be difficult. Women have to wear a farayi, which is like a sari, over a choubandi choli (blouse). The men’s dress is called daura sulal.
“We are not really used to these clothes. Making us wear them on some special occasions would have suited us fine,” a student said.
There are few takers for the Morcha theory that the diktat would help create a healthy atmosphere in colleges.
“We do not want anyone to trample on our independence. Moreover, merely wearing a dress will not change a person’s habit or attitude,” said a student.
M K Goley said
From Ghissing to Bimal Gurung
It can be well described in Hindi “Aasman se gire Khajoor pe Adke” or may be “From the frying pan to the fire”
God save Darjeeling
Daily Observer said
The dress code is for the college students. For the general public there’s a new ‘andolan’. From Nov. 7 onwards, all the ppl based in the Darj. Hills must eat ‘dhero’, gundruk ko jhol and moola ko achchar in order to show the rest of india tat Darj. Hills are indeed different from the rest of Bengal!
There’s a joke doing rounds in Bazaar these days which goes as:
Baba – Yuva Morcha,
Ama – obviously Nari Morcha,
Chora ra Chori – Bok Lay Morcha!
Vinod said
How can a Party which claims to have plenty of intellectuals with then come up with such statements. Haven’t they read History. Nowhere in the world such a thing has succeeded, Nor the greatest of the Dictaors nor the Communists have had success in such fields. GJMM is diverting the people in petty things ans is not concentrating in the main issue.
Ravi said
Evidence that Bimal Gandhi never read his books.
Shital said
As for the youth to understand the cultural heritage of our community i agree with Bimal Gurung’s verdict.
G chettri said
finally to college than again uniform.
Please tell BG even if we wear normal cloths we will stiil be different from rest of Bengal as they wear dhoti
khaskhas said
looks more disciplined
rubin said
Guys give him a break……any leader tryn to get gorkhaland and all people are together to pull him down….please support…
JTM said
opposition is getting successfull
G chettri said
I have not understood yet the Dress code Funda. The pressure on WB State Govt is slowly being lifted with the pretext of Govorner request and Pressure on common Gorkha Janta is being increased.
God help BG
Gorkhamunda said
he is a moron this Bimal gurung.
I just feel helpless as a gorkha that we have such stupid illiterate people leading us.
how dare he forge the traditional dress on people. Who is he to decide what i can wear.
The earlier we get rid of this idiot the better it is for the gorkha race
khaskhas said
how double standard our people are.here you say you can even die for the sake of Gorkhaland and on the other hand you just can;t wear your treaditional dress for the sake of GL.you say you’ll sacrifice everything for GL but I doubt it coz you’re refraining from wearing your own traditional dress.
when you can’t give up your western attire just for a period of one month for the sake of GL,what sacrifices you’ll are talking about.what can you do for GL when you can’t just give up your dress habits just for a month.
you guys just talk.but we walk our talk
Fly Swatter said
Hey Telegraph or Bongie babu editors – stop bullshitting !!! …. and “GJMM Student’s Union” …. don’t let the power over the youngers get to your heads …. please confirm with GJMM Central Committee as well as BG himself before taking any action. Don’t turn the children against you for the young ones will be older soon, just like the present now will later be past …. and for turning off the college students …. your moral authority will soon erode and you will short circuit ….. psssstchaaak!!!!! …….. Actually I smell a bongie conspiracy, smells of “chingdi-maach and misti-doi” ….. he, he, he, heeeeeeee