Devendra Hair Cutting Salon

Our small shop is at House No-1, Shop No-3 on the Barkhedi Main Road. If you know the Aish Bagh area, you probably know how it gets near the railway crossing. The trains go by every half hour and everything shakes a little, but we are used to it by now. It is a busy road, so there is always dust and noise coming in from the open front door. We opened here because it's a good spot where people pass by on their way home. The shop isn't very large, just enough space for a few people to sit and wait on the wooden bench. We have a small TV that usually plays the news or some old movie to keep people entertained. Mostly, men from the neighborhood come by after they finish their shifts at the factories or shops. We do hair cutting and shaving, nothing too complicated or modern. Sometimes we run out of water and have to get more from the tap nearby. The floor is covered in hair by the end of the day, and then we sweep it all up before heading home to our families. It's hard work being on your feet all day in the Bhopal heat, but it is what we do to get by. We don't really have a big sign, just the name on the front board. People find us because they live around here or they see us while waiting for the train signal to open up.