Ahamad Saloon

Ahamad Saloon has been sitting here at Shop No 23 on the main road in Katwaria Sarai for quite a while. Delhi is always moving fast, and this road is no different. You can hear the horns honking and the buses going by right outside our door. It’s a small shop, but it fits what we need. We have the usual stuff—combs, scissors, and those spray bottles that always seem to leak a little bit. We open up early and usually stay until the last person leaves in the evening. Most of our customers live right here in the Sarai or they work nearby and stop in after their shift. It’s a place where you can just sit down and not worry about too much for twenty minutes. We talk about cricket mostly, or how much the price of everything is going up. The lights are a bit bright, but it helps us see what we are doing with the razors. We don't go in for fancy decorations. We just have the chairs and the mirrors and a small radio that plays the news. Sometimes someone brings in snacks to share while they wait. It’s just how it goes here. We aren't trying to be anything other than a neighborhood barber shop where you can get a decent trim. We close up when the street lights come on and we go home.