The government of Kerala is very considerate. It has considered following the footsteps of teh authorities of the Guruvayoor temple. It hs condescended to allow women teachers in the state to wear churidars. How thoughtful.
The New Indian Express has some backgrounder to this: [Link]
It is learnt that the intervention of Education Minister M A Baby also fuelled the idea. The order pointed out that since male teachers are allowed to wear shirts and pants female teachers should be allowed to wear churidars as a gesture of gender justice. The order also allows students and teachers in Teacher Training Institutes (TTIs) and BEd centres to wear churidars.
Traditionally, teachers in the State both in schools and colleges were not allowed to wear churidars. The State Government is also thinking of allowing teachers in colleges to wear churidars, sources said.
The dress code for teachers specifying the wearing of saris came into existence even before Independence. However, as the churidar became popular many women requested that they should be allowed to wear it in schools, particularly as women employees in government offices were being allowed to do so.
The churidar, a north Indian dress, become popular in the state during the 1990s. The word churidhar in Hindi literally means ‘resembling bangles’ and refers to the bottom part of the outfit; the top half is called the kameez.
