Shivanya Hair Saloon

Shivanya Hair Saloon is up on the first floor of Swastik Plaza. We are right on the Yogi Chowk Main Road, which is a very busy part of Surat. You can hear the traffic and the people in the market all day long from our window. Being on the first floor gives us a bit of a view of the street below. We get a lot of guys coming in for a quick trim or a shave after work. It’s 395006, so it's a bustling area with lots of different shops and stalls. The plaza has other businesses too, so there are always people moving around the hallways and stairs. We keep the salon simple. A few chairs, some sharp scissors, and the radio playing in the background. It's not a place where you'll find anything too fancy or modern. We just do honest work every day. Some of us have lived in this part of Surat our whole lives. We talk about sports or the local politics while we work on the customers. The floor is usually covered in hair by mid-afternoon. We sweep it up when we get a break. It’s a good spot because everyone passes through Yogi Chowk eventually for one reason or another. We stay open until the evening when the street lights come on and the traffic slows down a bit. It’s just a regular saloon for regular people. We don't make a big deal out of things, we just get the job done.