Traditional attire compulsory for college students

KURSEONG, Oct.21: From today onwards, the students of Kurseong College will have to be dressed in their respective traditional attires as the Kurseong College student union has made the dress code diktat compulsory in the college, for a month. If any one does not obey the rule then they would not get any kind of help from the union in the near future.

The Kurseong College Students Union Council, executive member, Mr Pema Ghisingh said that students should also contribute in the ongoing revolution for the greater cause of Gorkhaland. Hence wearing of traditional attires has been compulsory for a month. "However besides some students, almost everybody else are going to college in their respective traditional attire," he added. Rubina Gurung, BA 3rd year student, said: "As students belonging from Gorkha Community and as citizens of Darjeeling hills, we should contribute in the ongoing revolution for the greater cause of Gorkhaland from our side, as whenever the separate state of Gorkhaland is formed, the students from Gorkha community as well as other community students will also be beneffited in several aspects."

Tej Bahadur Chettri, B. Com 1st year student and a citizen of Bhutan , who was dressed in Bhutani attire said: "Though I belong from Nepali/Gorkha community my ancestors and parents lived in Bhutan, since a long time, hence I and my friends preferred to dress in Bhutani attire."

The Kurseong College principal, Mr Prabhat Pradhan, who was also wearing traditional attire in the office said that the directive of the GJMM to wear of traditional attire during this ongoing festive season is very much appreciable as wearing of traditional attire also depicts our traditional and cultural identity. "We have not issued any compulsory notice but the staffs, lecturers, and students are willingly wearing it," he added.