The clothes were a reminder of the stereotype that is still rampant today.
Just like one is expected to wear the finest of silks for a wedding, social workers must present themselves in a plain and uninteresting manner,” she writes.
The philanthropist goes on to express grave concern over the existence of an “external force” dictating people to appear in a certain way to be part of the “elite” club. This, she added, led many people into “wrong habits”.
“In most metro cities, many college-going girls become part of high-level prostitution because they want to earn quick money to buy designer clothes. This is because of the pressure created by the external force,” she says.
“So when I experienced the same myself at the airport I was more upset than angry,” she said.
It talks about the author’s experiences while she was working for Infosys Foundation, set up in 1996.
