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This is the mail sent to the Director, NIT Rourkela requesting to reconsider the decision of changing the Convocation dress code to Sambalpuri Attire. Please go through the letter and if you too feel the same, jolt down your opinions and mail the concerned authority.

Good afternoon Sir,

I am # # # # # from the batch of 2017 (ECE) bearing the roll number 113 # # # # # #.

This mail is to bring to your notice the views of the students of 2017 regarding the change in convocation dress code to Sambalpuri ethnic wear. As this is one of the most important moments in our life, it would be more appropriate if the views of students is taken into consideration.

We strongly urge you to consider the below perspectives and proceed accordingly.

1) I am entirely for the expression of culture. In fact, I have regularly taken part in and enjoyed our annual multi ethnic fests where we have seen students from diverse ethnic backgrounds display their cultures. Fests like this further supplement the fact that NIT Rourkela is a melting pot where students of a multitude of backgrounds learn to become men and women in the service of our nation. I also want to convey that about 45% of degree recipients are from states other than Orissa. They would not feel the sense of pride or tradition when an attire is imposed on them. I would like to suggest a change wherin a common saree or kurta colour is prescribed with different coloured uttariyas for different batches like the tradition followed in IIT Bombay or Jadavpur University. As the name of our Institute suggests, it should be promoting our shared values rather than bringing "local heritage" into the picture.

2) And also as the institute is supposed to provide us with the Kurtas/Sarees just a day before the Convocation, it will be difficult for the girl students to get matching blouses beforehand, because there are many variants in Blue color and the matching blouses depend on the design and cloth type of saree too. It is only a token of one of the many deliberations girls would have to do before putting on a saree.

3) As the traditional attire is being adopted in all the premier institutes across India, I would like to point out the difference between those institutes policy with our policy. Some IIT's ask the students to wear the traditional attire in the prescribed color, say Blue. Then the students are free to wear any blue colored dress/saree they are comfortable with and come to Convocation. Few among such IITs provide black gowns/transitional shawls representing culture to wear over the dress they wore. But no institute adopted a policy to provide the saree/kurta just a day before Convocation to the best of my knowledge.

Please consider our views as the degree recipients. The most viable solution, to the best of my knowledge, is either continuing the previous years tradition; where degree recepients may be asked to wear traditional dresses of their choice and the institute providing the black gown to wear over it or by prescribing a common color dress code and giving us the flexibility of wearing the kurta/saree of our choice.
Thanking you sir,