Civic notice to school for ‘ban’ on religious, cultural symbols

The controversy erupted after some parents raised objections over students being prohibited from wearing ’tilak’ or ‘tikli’ (bindi) on their foreheads, bangles, and rakhi or sacred threads.

​The controversy erupted after some parents raised objections over students being prohibited from wearing ’tilak’ or ‘tikli’ (bindi) on their foreheads, bangles, and rakhi or sacred threads.