Monday, July 16, 2007

Archaic, Colonial Dress Code

Organising State funerals is an onerous, cumbersome task. Precision and propriety are to be finetuned. The Cabinet Secretary, Mr K M Chandrasekhar, had his first taste of it at the State funeral of his namesake, the former Prime Minister.

S. K. Sheriff, the new Home Secretary in the Delhi Administration, also had his role. He is not new to ceremonial and State functions, being a key aide to the then President, K R Narayanan. He took charge of the State funeral of Sahib Singh Verma, former chief Minister of Delhi.

Both Chandrasekhar and Sheriff, being sticklers for protocol,
wore "bandhgala" suits despite the humidity... !! The dress code can be stiff and sweaty.

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