Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Indian IITs, IIMs Turn No-Bag Day Into Campus Trend
Some students at Indian college campuses are trying a fun activity called “No-Bag Day.”
On this day, they do not use normal school bags or laptop bags.
Instead, they carry their things in unusual objects.
These objects can include buckets, umbrellas and even pressure cookers.
Students have also used drawers, pillow covers, clothes hangers and bicycles.
IIT Bombay and IIM Lucknow recently took part in the activity.
The idea is to make an ordinary classroom day feel different.
It also gives students a playful way to be creative and spend time together.
Students at IIT Bombay and IIM Lucknow recently participated in “No-Bag Day” activities.
The event asks students to leave conventional backpacks and laptop bags at home.
Students used buckets, drawers, umbrellas, pressure cookers and other unusual carriers.
Other alternatives included pillow covers, clothes hangers and bicycles.
The activity is intended to break classroom routines and encourage creativity and camaraderie.
- Who
- Students at IIT Bombay and IIM Lucknow.
- What
- They participated in “No-Bag Day,” carrying their belongings in unusual objects instead of conventional bags.
- When
- Recently, according to the report.
- Where
- At the campuses of IIT Bombay and IIM Lucknow in India.
- Why
- To break the routine and encourage creativity and camaraderie.
- Event
- “No-Bag Day”
- Participating campuses
- IIT Bombay and IIM Lucknow
- Restricted items
- Conventional backpacks and laptop bags
- Alternative carriers
- Buckets, drawers, umbrellas and pressure cookers
- Other examples
- Pillow covers, clothes hangers and bicycles
- Purpose
- Breaking routine through creativity and camaraderie