May 26, 2006
In India, Conservatives Want Women Under Wraps
Some university leaders call for dress codes but many students say the new rules are inconvenient and sexist
When Meenakshi, a student here at Anna University, walked onto the campus one morning last December, the guard stopped her at the main gate and said she was wearing indecent clothing. She had on a salwar — billowing pants slightly cinched at the ankle — and a loose, full-sleeved kameez — a shirt usually worn knee length. She had just stepped off
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