A women hostel at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IITD) has put up a notice asking women to wear “full covered decent western or Indian dresses” on their house day.
House day is an annual event at the institute where residents can invite guests in the hostel for an hour. The event is scheduled for April 20.
The notice, put up at Himadri hostel and signed by the warden, was shared by the inmates with Pinjra Tod – a students fighting against discriminatory rules for women in hostels, universities and colleges.