Manish Hair Dresser

If you go down to Bijnaur Chauraha in Lucknow, you’ll find Manish Hair Dresser. We are situated right near the CRPF Colony, which brings in a lot of men from the force who need a quick, clean cut. It’s a straightforward barber shop with the usual chairs and mirrors you’d expect. We don’t do anything too fancy here. Mostly it is just shaves, hair cutting, and maybe a head massage if someone has the time for it. The shop has been in this part of Lucknow for a good amount of time now. It’s a busy intersection, so there is always noise from the traffic and people moving about outside. We keep the doors open mostly to let the breeze in. It isn't a polished salon with glass walls; it’s just a regular place for regular guys. We use basic equipment that gets the job done well. Sometimes the shop gets full of local boys talking about cricket or the news while they wait their turn. We don’t have a website or anything like that, just the sign out front. Being near the CRPF Colony means we have to work fast because those guys are often on a schedule. We just focus on giving a decent haircut and keeping the floor swept between customers. It’s honest work and we’ve been doing it this way for years without changing much. We just show up and open the shutters every morning.