Graduation ceremony
A traditional “Graduation Cap” My Son graduated in his Masters (2023) had his graduation ceremony at Aachen, Germany in September 2024. He had done his Undergrad earlier and was in the class of 2020 and that being a COVID year, there was no such an event at Purdue University that year. We have had the privilege of watching the graduation ceremonies of our daughter, one from Christ university and later another from Azim Premji University as a part of her undergrad and masters study completion. The traditional tossing of the cap Each of these, were a moment to cherish for them as they “Walked, wore the cap, tossed in tradition”. The ceremony at Premji university, however was more ethnic with a shawl and not a sash and without that famous head gear to toss. Graduation ceremony at Azim Premji University with a shawl and without a cap Rite of Passage All cultures and societies have the “Rite of passage”. In hunting tribes, it could have been to hunt a lion or make their fi...