Shree Niketan Saloon

Shree Niketan Saloon is on G L T Road in the Baranagar area. We are at number 275/1. If you are looking for us, we are quite close to Mayapith School. You can often hear the school bell ringing or kids playing during the day. It’s a lively neighborhood. The shop itself is old-fashioned. We have high ceilings and the walls are a light blue color. We don't have any of those modern chairs that lean all the way back. Ours are the old metal and leather ones. They are sturdy though. Most of the men who come here live in the blocks nearby. We've known them for years. We know their families and what they do for work. It’s more than just cutting hair, it’s about the community in Baranagar. We don't have air conditioning, just a big ceiling fan that wobbles a little. It keeps the air moving. In the summers, it gets very hot, but no one seems to mind much. We just drink some water and keep working. Sometimes we run out of clean towels and have to wait for them to dry. It's just how a small shop runs. We don't have a manager or anything. I just take care of everything myself. It’s a quiet life, mostly. We are just a regular part of the street here in the 700036 area. It is a long day but the work is honest and steady.