Apsana Beauty Parlour

Apsana Beauty Parlour is situated in the Shahpur Market area of Ludhiana, right near Neelam Digital Studio on Chaura Bazar. This part of the city is always crowded with people shopping for clothes and other things. My parlour is a small space on Shahpur Road where women can come to escape the noise of the market for a little while. I do a lot of threading and hair coloring here. The room is often filled with the sound of the bazaar outside, like the rickshaw bells and people shouting, but we get used to it. I have a small stove in the back to make tea for myself and sometimes for the customers if they are waiting for a long time. The walls are painted a simple color and I have some pictures of different hair styles pinned up. It gets very hot in the Ludhiana summers, so the fan never stops. In the winters, it is the opposite and we all wrap up in shawls. I don't have a lot of help, so I do most of the work myself, from cleaning the mirrors to handling the cash. Ladies come in with their bags from the market and sit down for a quick service before going home. It is a busy little spot and there is never a dull moment. Once the market shops start pulling down their shutters, I do the same and head home through the narrow lanes.