Tag: Uniforms

Liberal ideology and gender stereotypes

The conversations around the introduction of unisex uniforms have seen another school in Kerala breaking gender stereotypes. The Government Tribal Lower Primary School in Attathodu has become the first tribal school in the State to embrace gender-neutral uniforms. While gender equality was the dominating factor in the decision taken by the Balussery school, convenience and utility lie at the heart of the one taken by the tribal school.

February 3, 2022

Study finds school uniforms don’t improve child behaviour

Everyone knows that a school uniform is a uniform worn by student’s primary for a school or otherwise educational institution. But it is difficult for anyone to trace the origins of the uniform as there is no comprehensive written history but rather a variety of known influences.

December 22, 2021

Redeem the uniform

The Army owes it to itself, and the nation, to forcefully press for a comprehensive, high-level, multi-speciality probe ~ preferably an inquiry commission headed by a sitting Supreme Court judge ~ into the vexing issue of alleged extra-judicial killings by the “uniforms” in Manipur. For as long as murky clouds hang over Army and Assam...

August 1, 2018