Shankar Hair Dresser

Out here on Jharia Main Road in Dhanbad, you’ll find Shankar Hair Dresser. It’s a busy part of town with a lot of dust and noise from the traffic. Our shop is right in the thick of it. We don't have a big sign or anything flashy to bring people in. People just know we are here. Most of our customers have been coming to us for years. They live around Jharia and stop by when they need a trim. It gets pretty hot inside during the summer months, but we have a couple of fans that help. The floor is usually covered in black hair because we stay quite busy throughout the day. We don't do any of those modern styles that require a lot of gel and spray. Mostly just regular cuts and shaves for working men. It is a simple life running a shop like this. You see the same faces every few weeks. We talk about the coal mines or what’s happening on the main road. The chairs are a bit stiff but nobody seems to mind much. We don't spend money on fancy decorations. It is just a place to get your hair done and move on with your day. Dhanbad is a tough place sometimes, but we keep the shop running no matter what. It's just what we do to get by and help out the locals around the Jharia area.