Mangalore University Gives Importance To Khadi-Silk: Click To Know How

February 4: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed the universities and colleges to use khadi for convocations and other events in the campus. Follwing this direction, Mangalore University has decided to use khadi-silk for ceremonial robes. Earlier, the ceremonial robes were made of velvet and silk.
Mangalore University Registrar Prof A M Khan said that the colour of the gown of the chancellor will be rich dark red or vermilion and the ‘angavasthram’ will be of gold with blue border. The gown of the pro chancellor will have navy blue colour and the ‘angavasthram’ will be of golden yellow with blue border. The colour of the vice chancellor’s gown is sky blue and the ‘angavasthram’ is of gold with red border. A DST honorary degree recipient will wear a white gown with red ‘angavasthram’ and a DLitt recipient will wear a white gown with sky blue ‘angavasthram’.
Similarly, the colours of the gowns of the registrar, registrar (Evaluation), deans of the faculty, members of the Academic Council and the Syndicate have also been changed.