I have nothing against dress codes . Ya there is nothing wrong in wearing a full suit with a tie and walking in midday kerala sun and doing door to door selling (Door to door salesman job )..And it is classy to wear a full suit in an overstuffed railway second class compartment in the height of summer and doing ticket checking (TTR job ).. And at least in one airline wearing semitransparent stockings (airhostess job ) . Yes dress codes rock ... poor salesman and TTR . In addition to their sales target in salesmanjob and some unruly passengers (TTR job) they have to bear the "dress code " . Regarding the airhostess job hmm.. no comments ..
Many years ago we were having a lecture in medical college by a renowned surgeon . As a teacher he was famous but also he was infamous ... because he had" his own " sense of dress code . According to him medical students should wear sarees but not Churidhar . It was not a suggestion but he used to say about this often . Even one of the male postgraduates comment "Sir , Churidhar is so convenient " got a sneer from him .The girls of my class were generally docile i mean they had individualistic opinions but generally "peaceful " .
But one day this surgeon tested the limits ...Just before his lecture he gave a small mini lecture regarding his churidhar hate speech . There were some girls in Churidhar . The hate speech concluded by saying he didnt want churidhar wearing girls in his class . But he was in for a rude shock when after a moment of silence the Churidhar wearing girls ( the minority ) went out of the class . It was followed by All the girls in the class going out of the class -- saree wearers etc etc ... (Jeans was not invented during that time :) ) ..
Recently on my birthday bash i wore a kerala lungi and T -shirt . Of course i was not planning to wear a tie and suit for that but i was in half a mind to wear trousers . Then i thought : Lungi represents the traditional dress of kerala why shouldnt i honour my state by wearing it on my birthday .
If this is only about dress codes you are mistaken : its about food too ... What is the best way to eat rice and Sambar the traditional food of south india . Is it with a fork and spoon ? Though there is a school of thought saying the hands are "dirty " (God are you listening : you created hands ) at least many in South india strongly feel the best way to eat food is using this highly versatile hand . In an open fight between fork and spoon and even chopsticks of china the hands wins always . Try to eat a dosa with spoon and fork or a chopstick . Dont mistake me that i am strongly against these complex instruments and am a " naadan " .I still eat oriental cuisine with chopsticks and an occasional continental dish with fork for the fun of it . And of course use fork especially when I am with the Romans . (When in Rome , do as the Romans do )
Now i have two questions still remaining :
1 . Cant the TTRs not have coat as a dress code as its a torture unless you are in an AC compartment .
2. What did all my girl classmates do after mass bunking the class that day ... was it too early for the cinema :) .. Till today i dont know whats so wrong with Churidhar ?
Many years ago we were having a lecture in medical college by a renowned surgeon . As a teacher he was famous but also he was infamous ... because he had" his own " sense of dress code . According to him medical students should wear sarees but not Churidhar . It was not a suggestion but he used to say about this often . Even one of the male postgraduates comment "Sir , Churidhar is so convenient " got a sneer from him .The girls of my class were generally docile i mean they had individualistic opinions but generally "peaceful " .
But one day this surgeon tested the limits ...Just before his lecture he gave a small mini lecture regarding his churidhar hate speech . There were some girls in Churidhar . The hate speech concluded by saying he didnt want churidhar wearing girls in his class . But he was in for a rude shock when after a moment of silence the Churidhar wearing girls ( the minority ) went out of the class . It was followed by All the girls in the class going out of the class -- saree wearers etc etc ... (Jeans was not invented during that time :) ) ..
Recently on my birthday bash i wore a kerala lungi and T -shirt . Of course i was not planning to wear a tie and suit for that but i was in half a mind to wear trousers . Then i thought : Lungi represents the traditional dress of kerala why shouldnt i honour my state by wearing it on my birthday .
If this is only about dress codes you are mistaken : its about food too ... What is the best way to eat rice and Sambar the traditional food of south india . Is it with a fork and spoon ? Though there is a school of thought saying the hands are "dirty " (God are you listening : you created hands ) at least many in South india strongly feel the best way to eat food is using this highly versatile hand . In an open fight between fork and spoon and even chopsticks of china the hands wins always . Try to eat a dosa with spoon and fork or a chopstick . Dont mistake me that i am strongly against these complex instruments and am a " naadan " .I still eat oriental cuisine with chopsticks and an occasional continental dish with fork for the fun of it . And of course use fork especially when I am with the Romans . (When in Rome , do as the Romans do )
Now i have two questions still remaining :
1 . Cant the TTRs not have coat as a dress code as its a torture unless you are in an AC compartment .
2. What did all my girl classmates do after mass bunking the class that day ... was it too early for the cinema :) .. Till today i dont know whats so wrong with Churidhar ?
have you always noticed that when it comes to dress code its the men telling the women what to do? I think it goes back to some deep seated insecurity or their inability to control their own baser instincts. good post.
ReplyDeleteHa Ha I still remember the furore that walkout created!!What an awesome rebellion that was!
ReplyDelete@TZP .. It "was" a male dominated world and hence some of them were insecure as you said towards the end of male "domination " era . This particular surgeon told guys shouldnt wear jeans but was never hyper about it .
ReplyDeleteAnd lastly your point of insecurity is spot on ...have you ever seen an arab male with only eyes exposed ... :) ???
@ Sonia .. I was proud of my classmates especially on that day ... Nowadays i am thinking if he insists on churidhar , girls would come in bikini :) ..as protest
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