For ages, Kashmir is using the long loose cloak, the Pheran and over the years it has become an identity of Kashmir. Off late, however, it was pushed to the back burner by modern clothing. Now a group of designers have rediscovered it for the new generation and made it a status and fashion statemnet.
After Minister s Intervention, IIT Jammu Takes Quick U-Turn on Pheran as Convocation Robes
The decision to select the pheran and pakol, the traditional Kashmir attire, as the dress code for the institute s first convocation was reversed after Jitendra Singh conveyed issues regarding sensitivities .
IIT Jammu students at their convocation. Photo: Twitter/IITJammu
Government09/Jan/2021
Srinagar: The intervention of a Union minister meant that the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jammu took a quick U-turn on its decision to encourage the traditional Kashmiri attire of pheran and pakol as the dress code for its maiden convocation, held on Saturday.
The intervention of the minister of state in the Prime Ministerâs Office, Jitendra Singh â who is also the Lok Sabha member from Jammu and Kashmirâs Udhampur parliamentary segment â meant that the institute was forced to revert back to the British-inspired convocation gown.
December 31, 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi while inaugurating the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) SEHAT scheme.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wearing the Kashmiri Pheran dress gifted by a J&K farm laborer.
NEW DELHI The District Development Commission (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir show the strength of democracy in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted recently, adding that it was the start of a new chapter in the region following transparent election process and enthusiastic participation of voters.
Modi while inaugurating the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) SEHAT scheme for the residents of Jammu and Kashmir on Dec. 26 (last Saturday), also said it is a moment of pride for India.