Dipankar Saloon

Dipankar Saloon is located at 2, N C Mitra Road in Kolkata, right across from the Debonair Bar. It’s a pretty busy spot, especially in the evenings when people are heading out. We’ve been here for a long time and the neighborhood has changed a lot around us, but the shop stays pretty much the same. We handle a lot of shaves and basic haircuts for the men living around Dum Dum. It’s a small shop, nothing fancy at all. You’ll find a few old magazines lying around and the radio usually playing some music in the background. The bar across the street means there’s always something happening outside. Sometimes we have three people waiting on the bench and other times it’s completely quiet for an hour. That is just the way business is. We use the old-style razors and keep them sharp. My brother and I take turns with the customers. It gets quite hot in the summer months so we keep the door open to get some air from the street. People mostly come in for a quick trim and a bit of a chat about the local news. We don't really bother with any of that modern styling stuff you see in the city malls. We just do the usual cuts that people have wanted for thirty years. It is a simple life here on N C Mitra Road.