Not allowed at TISS Mumbai occasion over ‘inappropriate’ gown, says queer scholar chief

By PTI

MUMBAI: The college students’ union president of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) who has chosen to be recognized as queer has claimed discrimination at an occasion on the campus over “inappropriate” gown.

A TISS professor right here stated the institute is thought for its inclusive nature and they’ll look into the matter if there was any incidence the place any scholar was made to really feel discriminated towards.

The alleged incident happened on March 25, when a speech was organised on ‘Ambedkar Nationalism, And the Need for Contemporary Collaborative Activitism.’

In a social media submit, TISS college students’ union president Pratik Permey stated, “I was invited to the Ambedkar Memorial Lecture as a representative of the students’ union, to welcome the guests and do some formalities. When I reached the venue, around 6 pm I showed up in the usual dress. It was a blouse and a skirt.” Around 7, Permey claimed, a professor and some members of the organising committee stated “for an event like this, you cannot wear something like that”.

Even if the institute desires to curb what college students put on, it’s not superb, stated Permey. “Apart from being an indigenous and tribal person, I am also a queer. I also felt that my queerness was not allowed to represent or rather I was not allowed to because of my queerness,” Permey stated.

The scholar union chief who’s from a village in Assam added, “I really felt violated and humiliated. My right and my freedom were curbed. I was not allowed to represent.”

Calling themselves “the first genderfluid, tribal, queer Student Union President of TISS Mumbai from the northeast”, Pratik stated in an Instagram submit that “the village they come from has a lot of tribal people and they were comfortable with very minimal clothes.”

Jai Bhim to all of the Ambedkarites,

The incident was fairly surprising to me and the truth that it occurred in our establishment was all of the extra shocking. It was really a professor who made the remark. I’d not blame the entire of TISS. https://t.co/w2eVTcrToc

— Pratik Permey (@pratikpermey) March 28, 2023

The total submit learn: “Regarding violation of my fundamental right of freedom of expression at the 19th Ambedkar Memorial Lecture. I am deeply disturbed by the fact that this has happened in our institute. I further request everyone in this institute and others to kindly take a moment and understand the narrative of queer people, the underrepresented people. What I wear might make you feel disturbed or triggered but it is my right to wear what I want to, how I want to express myself and you have no right to impose your thoughts on me. As a person from the northeast, we have a different cultural context. People are comfortable in wearing a variety of clothes from revealing to not so revealing. As a tribal person, conservation of body parts was never a concern. The village that I came from has a lot of tribal people and they were comfortable with very minimal clothes. I do not abide by the Brahminical Patriarchal understanding of curbing the agency of a person. Forcing them to follow the same set of ideas revolving around purity and pollution. What happened with me was wrong! And I want people to really stop speculating and controlling how my body will look in public and private spaces. It is my identity and I will express myself how I want to. Jai Bhim to all the Ambedkarites.”

A TISS professor stated theirs is maybe the one establishment within the nation with a gender-neutral hostel.

TISS is thought for its inclusive nature with all supportive mechanisms in place for college kids of all genders and identities to co-exist, stated the professor.

“If there has been any incidence where any student feels discriminated, we will look into the matter. All students are assured of an inclusive atmosphere on the campus,” stated the professor.

(With on-line desk inputs)

MUMBAI: The college students’ union president of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) who has chosen to be recognized as queer has claimed discrimination at an occasion on the campus over “inappropriate” gown.

A TISS professor right here stated the institute is thought for its inclusive nature and they’ll look into the matter if there was any incidence the place any scholar was made to really feel discriminated towards.

The alleged incident happened on March 25, when a speech was organised on ‘Ambedkar Nationalism, And the Need for Contemporary Collaborative Activitism.’googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

In a social media submit, TISS college students’ union president Pratik Permey stated, “I was invited to the Ambedkar Memorial Lecture as a representative of the students’ union, to welcome the guests and do some formalities. When I reached the venue, around 6 pm I showed up in the usual dress. It was a blouse and a skirt.” Around 7, Permey claimed, a professor and some members of the organising committee stated “for an event like this, you cannot wear something like that”.

Even if the institute desires to curb what college students put on, it’s not superb, stated Permey. “Apart from being an indigenous and tribal person, I am also a queer. I also felt that my queerness was not allowed to represent or rather I was not allowed to because of my queerness,” Permey stated.

The scholar union chief who’s from a village in Assam added, “I really felt violated and humiliated. My right and my freedom were curbed. I was not allowed to represent.”

Calling themselves “the first genderfluid, tribal, queer Student Union President of TISS Mumbai from the northeast”, Pratik stated in an Instagram submit that “the village they come from has a lot of tribal people and they were comfortable with very minimal clothes.”

Jai Bhim to all of the Ambedkarites,
The incident was fairly surprising to me and the truth that it occurred in our establishment was all of the extra shocking. It was really a professor who made the remark. I’d not blame the entire of TISS. https://t.co/w2eVTcrToc
— Pratik Permey (@pratikpermey) March 28, 2023
The total submit learn: “Regarding violation of my fundamental right of freedom of expression at the 19th Ambedkar Memorial Lecture. I am deeply disturbed by the fact that this has happened in our institute. I further request everyone in this institute and others to kindly take a moment and understand the narrative of queer people, the underrepresented people. What I wear might make you feel disturbed or triggered but it is my right to wear what I want to, how I want to express myself and you have no right to impose your thoughts on me. As a person from the northeast, we have a different cultural context. People are comfortable in wearing a variety of clothes from revealing to not so revealing. As a tribal person, conservation of body parts was never a concern. The village that I came from has a lot of tribal people and they were comfortable with very minimal clothes. I do not abide by the Brahminical Patriarchal understanding of curbing the agency of a person. Forcing them to follow the same set of ideas revolving around purity and pollution. What happened with me was wrong! And I want people to really stop speculating and controlling how my body will look in public and private spaces. It is my identity and I will express myself how I want to. Jai Bhim to all the Ambedkarites.”
A TISS professor stated theirs is maybe the one establishment within the nation with a gender-neutral hostel.

TISS is thought for its inclusive nature with all supportive mechanisms in place for college kids of all genders and identities to co-exist, stated the professor.

“If there has been any incidence where any student feels discriminated, we will look into the matter. All students are assured of an inclusive atmosphere on the campus,” stated the professor.

(With on-line desk inputs)