[Reader-list] Fwd: In Valley, gunmen take to moral policing: ‘enforce hijab in college’

[A.K. Malik]

Hi Rakesh, 
           Have you seen anyone going in any indecent dress in any sad gatherings like death,chautha, uthala etc.No body enforces the rules, people do not dress indecently(this also is subjective).But when you are drawing lines-for you bikini or bermuda may be the limiting side,for someone else it may be low skirts,low neck dresses etc.And this definition of decency changes from person to person and time to time.I remember actor Salman Khan saying in a recent interview whatever girls wear is OK with a lttle low below and a little high up.Someone in authority may thus want to impose his views on those being controlled by him/her in his/her own way.
It is a very fluid situation but when it is given a religious colour,it becomes worse.
Regards,
  
(A.K.MALIK)


--- On Sat, 8/29/09, Rakesh Iyer <rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Rakesh Iyer <rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Fwd: In Valley, gunmen take to moral policing: ‘enforce hijab in college’
> To: "Murali V" <murali.chalam at gmail.com>
> Cc: "Rohan DSouza" <virtuallyme at gmail.com>, reader-list at sarai.net
> Date: Saturday, August 29, 2009, 10:17 AM
> Dear Murali ji
> 
> Can you put up the link where this has been quoted?
> 
> Meanwhile, I have contradictions in my own views. On one
> hand, I feel that
> it's the freedom of individuals to wear as they please,
> even in an
> educational institution. On the other hand, I really don't
> know if it's
> right for girls to wear bikinis in such institutions, or
> for boys to go only
> in bermudas.
> 
> Would like to hear from others. However, as of now, I think
> since freedom is
> inhibited by such kinds of moves, be it restriction on
> sindur or wearing
> burqas, this should not be allowed and any such restriction
> being imposed
> should attract severe punishment of those enforcing them.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Rakesh
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