International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad changed to Indian Institute of Technology BHU ?
A Photo has been virally shared claiming to be of Latest Convocation of IIT BHU where Students have wore Indian Dress – Kurta Payjama.
Yes It does feel good but this image has two problems
– This is from 2016 Convocation
– It’s not IIT BHU but is IIIT Hyderabad i.e International Institute of Information Technology, not Indian Institute of Technology.
False:
This outfit is truly charming. Congratulation BHU IIT for discarding those ugly relics of colonial times! https://t.co/obnf1xU9Um
— MadhuPurnima Kishwar (@madhukishwar) June 25, 2017
Students frm IIT BHU n other univs discarded traditional European Black Gown Cap n chose truly Indian attire for their convocation ceremony. pic.twitter.com/6lnQsv0yJd
— Mysterious Me (@roykajal) June 24, 2017
This is an important de-colonizing trend in USA among Blacks, and among people in many former colonies https://t.co/paaBfW67b9
— Rajiv Malhotra (@RajivMessage) June 25, 2017
Truth:
A saga ends. Another begins!
Pictures from the 15th annual convocation of IIIT Hyderabad on 13th August, 2016. pic.twitter.com/RmkAvoZq7y— IIIT Hyderabad (@iiit_hyderabad) August 14, 2016
They have been using same attire since Year 2013
https://oldwww.iiit.ac.in/image/tid/7
“Even IIT BHU has also done the same –
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2360794/IIT-BHU-students-ditch-cap-gown-ethnic-style-graduation-ceremony.html#ixzz4l6vzxGkq
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The message The Viral Tweet tried to convey is true, people are changing towards our own old traditions –
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