Archive · 3 Dec 2025
Mumbai College Bans Burqas in Classrooms
A college in Mumbai has made a new rule that students cannot wear burqas or niqabs in classrooms.
This has upset many students who have been wearing these clothes for years.
Some students are changing in the bathroom before and after class.
The principal says the rule will stay for now, but students are asking for it to be changed.
No legal action has been taken yet.
Vivek Vidyalaya Junior College in Mumbai has banned burqas and niqabs in classrooms.
Students are allowed to wear hijabs and headscarves.
A video of students being stopped at the college entrance went viral, escalating the controversy.
Students are changing in the bathroom before and after class to comply with the rule.
The principal has refused to revoke the rule, and no legal action has been taken yet.
- Who
- Students of Vivek Vidyalaya Junior College in Mumbai
- What
- A ban on wearing burqas and niqabs in classrooms
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Goregaon, Mumbai
- Why
- To avoid clothing that reveals religion or shows cultural disparity
- College Name
- Vivek Vidyalaya Junior College
- Location
- Goregaon, Mumbai
- Controversial Attire
- Burqas and Niqabs
- Allowed Attire
- Hijabs and Headscarves
- Date of Incident
- Not specified
- Legal Action
- None taken yet