Shiva Hair Cutting Saloon

Shiva Hair Cutting Saloon is a small spot located on Chandanwadi Road in Begum Bazar. We are right at Shop No-1, just beside Babaji Stationery. Most people around here know us because we’ve been here for quite some time. It is a typical Hyderabad barber shop. We have the traditional chairs and a big mirror that covers most of the wall. Men come in for a quick haircut or a shave before they head to work in the market. Begum Bazar is always chaotic and loud, so our shop is a place where guys can sit for twenty minutes and just relax. We don't have air conditioning, just a couple of good ceiling fans that keep the air moving. My father started this kind of work, and I just kept it going here. We use regular scissors and razors, nothing fancy. The floor gets covered in hair pretty fast on Saturday mornings, so we are always sweeping. You can hear the sounds of the street vendors outside all day long. Sometimes we share tea with the guys from the stationery shop next door. It is a simple life. We don't have a website or anything like that. If you need a haircut, you just walk in and wait your turn. That is how we have always done things. It gets dark early in the winter but the street lamps are bright enough.