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Recently there was news in the media of a Vice Chancellor who undonned the Convocation Robe during a Convocation Function of a University. There were public comments and feedback in the print media especially The Hindu, dated 4th and 5th of April '10. Generally the comments were mentioning that we are holding on to the legacy of a colonial past. I think the issue is not about carrying on the legacy of the colonial past. I think donning the convocation gowns during such functions is alright. Because such observances last only for a few minutes.
Worse is the mandate of some IT organizations, upon their employees, to wear tie during office hours. One of my friends who works in Infosys, Mahindra City, Chennai, wears a formal dress, a full sleeved shirt and a tie especially during Mondays and Tuesdays. On enquiry I learnt that Infosys imposes dress codes on its employees and the code has to be strictly adhered to. Else the employees will not be permitted inside the campus and will be turned back at the security entry point itself. The Tie is an import from the west. The issue here is that of perception, rather a misperceived and misconceived notion that anything western is formal and anything Indian is informal. This reflects a crippled, mean and feeble mind, mentality and mindset especially of the Indian Corporate Clan.
Every country has its own indigenous formal and informal dress. Even Indians have an Indian formal dress, for eg the Kurta is a formal dress that can be worn during business meetings. The Tie was introduced during colonial rule. After all a dress, whether formal or informal is designed bearing in mind the climatic and weather conditions prevailing in a nation. The tie and full sleeved code may suit the west, but they certainly don't suit India, excepting in regions where the whether is cold.
Ironically the american companies operating in India do not impose any dress codes. They are liberal. The IBM, HP, Dell, Microsoft employees et al in India, wear casual dresses on all days of the week.
Would saner counsel prevail among the Narayanamurthys and Azim Premjis of India and would they please withdraw the western dress codes!!!
Worse is the mandate of some IT organizations, upon their employees, to wear tie during office hours. One of my friends who works in Infosys, Mahindra City, Chennai, wears a formal dress, a full sleeved shirt and a tie especially during Mondays and Tuesdays. On enquiry I learnt that Infosys imposes dress codes on its employees and the code has to be strictly adhered to. Else the employees will not be permitted inside the campus and will be turned back at the security entry point itself. The Tie is an import from the west. The issue here is that of perception, rather a misperceived and misconceived notion that anything western is formal and anything Indian is informal. This reflects a crippled, mean and feeble mind, mentality and mindset especially of the Indian Corporate Clan.
Every country has its own indigenous formal and informal dress. Even Indians have an Indian formal dress, for eg the Kurta is a formal dress that can be worn during business meetings. The Tie was introduced during colonial rule. After all a dress, whether formal or informal is designed bearing in mind the climatic and weather conditions prevailing in a nation. The tie and full sleeved code may suit the west, but they certainly don't suit India, excepting in regions where the whether is cold.
Ironically the american companies operating in India do not impose any dress codes. They are liberal. The IBM, HP, Dell, Microsoft employees et al in India, wear casual dresses on all days of the week.
Would saner counsel prevail among the Narayanamurthys and Azim Premjis of India and would they please withdraw the western dress codes!!!
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