Sangam Hair Salon

Sangam Hair Salon is over in the Bakaram area of Musheerabad. It’s a small place in a corner of Hyderabad 500020. I’ve been running this shop for a long time now. The street outside is narrow, so people usually just walk here or park their cycles nearby. Inside, we have three chairs, but usually only two are working right because the hydraulic on the third one is a bit stiff. We do simple haircuts and shaves for the men around here. It’s a local gathering spot in a way. On Sunday mornings, the shop gets really full and people just sit on the wooden bench and talk about the news or what’s happening in the market. I try to keep things tidy, but with so many people coming in and out, there's always a bit of dust. We use the same kind of scissors I’ve used for twenty years. They work fine if you sharpen them regularly. There’s no air conditioning, just two wall fans that move the air around. It gets hot in the summer, but we leave the door open to get a breeze. We aren't doing anything fancy here. It’s just a basic salon for the neighborhood folks who want a decent look without any drama. Sometimes I forget to turn the sign off at night, but everyone knows we are closed when the shutter is down. We just keep going like this every day without much change.