Sri Rani Hair Styles

Sri Rani Hair Styles has been at No 27 on Seven Wells Street for many years now. We are quite close to the Corporation Office, so we see a lot of people walking by all day. Chennai is always humid, so the shop often feels a bit sticky despite the fans we have running. The floor is made of old tiles that have some cracks in them here and there. We have a few tall chairs for the haircuts. The mirrors are old and have some black spots near the edges, but you can see yourself well enough to know the cut is fine. I usually get here early to open the shutters and let the morning air in. It gets very loud with the buses passing by outside in the afternoon. Most of the men come in for a quick trim or a shave before they go to their jobs. We don't have a computer or anything like that, just a small notebook to keep track of the daily earnings. Sometimes the scissors need sharpening, and I have to wait for the man who does that to come around on his cycle. We keep a few old magazines on the wooden bench for people who are waiting their turn. It’s a plain place, nothing fancy about it at all. The water in the sink takes a while to drain sometimes, so we just have to be patient. We do the work and go home.