Varanasi: dhoti, saree at IIT convocation

The IIT-BHU has decided to do away with the traditional black robe at its convocation ceremony to be held on Wednesday.

The IIT-BHU has decided to do away with the traditional black robe at its convocation ceremony to be held on Wednesday.


The boys will be seen wearing a dhoti or a pyjama and cream kurta while girls will either don a white salwar and cream kameez or a cream saree paired with a white blouse at the event where former president APJ Abdul Kalam is the chief guest.

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The institute would gift all students an angavastram (stoll) that would have the new logo of IIT-BHU on it.