Kolkata’s prestigious St. Xavier’s University recently went viral after news that an assistant professor of the university was forced to resign for posting pictures in a swimsuit on Instagram, and that too before joining the university. , has given a blow to the liberal people of Kolkata. Since then, people have come under criticism on social media. Social media platform Facebook has been buzzing with the hashtag Take That Xaviers (#takethatxaviers) for the past two days.
Netizens are clearly explaining that no one else has the right over their body and clothes. People from Kolkata like mental health activist Ratnaboli Ray, psychologist Payoshi Mitra, former president and one-time SFI leader Anisha Pal, actor Bidipta Chakraborty and others also figure in the list.
Ratnaboli Ray started a campaign on Facebook on Wednesday. Posting a photo of herself wearing a swimsuit, she wrote, ‘Kanchakola’. He said in his opinion, “Teacher’s dress is a personal choice, students should not bother about it. An institution which does not understand this, needs to expand its periphery”. She also requested others in the society to raise their voices and post pictures in swimsuits.
Psychologist Payoshi Mitra posted a picture on Facebook of her mother and daughter taking a dip in the sea. He wrote there, ‘We are three generations in a swimsuit. We also love posting our pictures on social media. I will continue to post more pictures soon.’ He also thanked Ratnaboli Roy for starting the campaign.
Anisha Pal, former president and one-time SFI leader also posted a picture of herself wearing a bikini, quoting French poet Helen Sextus as she wrote, “Censor the body and you censor breath and speech at the same time. Your Write to you. Your body needs to be heard” Below he added a thank you note to Ratnabali Roy, who vocalizes the initiative. Anisha also used the hashtag ‘Take That Xaviers’ (#takethatxaviers) in her post.
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The film industry is also not far behind. Popular Bengali actress Bidipta Chakraborty also posted a picture of herself in a swimsuit with her elder daughter. He used the hashtag ‘my body my rights’. He expressed his gratitude to Ratnabali Roy and Payoshini Mitra. Another Tollywood actress, Rupsa Guha is also vocal about the campaign. She also uploaded a picture of herself in a swimsuit using the hashtag, ‘Take That Xaviers’ (#takethatxaviers). In the 21st century, as women travel to the moon, some are facing persecution over clothing, which once again proved to be an inherent patriarchy.
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