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Mehndi meant punishment for the schoolgirl

By: prabirghose

Mumbai : India | about 1 month ago

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12-year old Tinha Kausar of Class-VII had applied mehndi on her hands on the occasion of Eid. However, when she went to school after the festival, she was punished by the school Principal for breaking rules of the school that prohibited students from wearing jewelry and mehndi. The girl was made to sit outside the office of the Principal facing the toilet for the whole day from 8.30 in the morning to 3 in the afternoon. The punishment was extended for the next day also and was withdrawn on the intervention of the Education department.

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Post a Comment Comments: 8

Posted By

FauziaSultana | about 1 month ago

That was very unfair on the part of the Pricipal of the school to punish the 12 year old.After all mehndi(henna)is applied as it something to do with our culture and tradition in South East Asia.It is applied on festivals like,Eid, Diwali,and when a girl is getting married.Was the head of the school from a foreign country?

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prabirghose | about 1 month ago

fauzia - it seems the particular school does not encourage such practices ... applying mehndi is a sort of fashion statement and many schools discourage it among the kids ...

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ladym33 | about 1 month ago

That does sound unfair, due to it being a cultural celebration type thing and since it does not wash off easily or fade for some time.

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prabirghose | about 1 month ago

yes ladym - the color remains for a few days ... at least it is temporary... not like tatoos which is permanent ...

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Shirley66 | about 1 month ago

Two days of punishment is too much! Why that severe?

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Mayuko | about 1 month ago

I'll admit, I'm not familiar with mehndi (I've only seen people wear it) but that punishment is just unfair. Sitting on the floor, staring at a toilet for hours?!
That's really disturbing.

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prabirghose | about 1 month ago

yes mayuko - the prinicipal must be a pervert of sorts ... kids can be punished in many other less humiliating and tortuous ways ...

shirley - it seems the kid came back to class without completing the punishment period so she had to repeat it the next day ...