![]() ![]() My father introduced me by saying, “This is my daughter, but she’s bald,” so that people do not assume that I am a boy. They admitted they were not happy with my shaved head after I sent them my bald head picture on WhatsApp from Himachal. Obviously I was petrified of the ensuing reactions from my family. However, this was not the initial thought I had in my head.Īfter I returned from my solo trip, I tied a scarf on my head for two days. Owning my mistakes, taking responsibility for my thoughts, actions and relationships, and striving towards everything I wanted to achieve in life. It symbolised leaving my old thoughts, grudges, negative and self-destructive patterns behind, and looking at life in a brand new way. Having my head shaved was a new beginning for me. The feeling amplified because of the fresh and clean air of the mountains of McLeodganj. It made me experience a high of being totally free in that moment. Having my head shaven was an amazingly liberating feeling. After assuring him that I had made up my mind, he reluctantly took the razor, and I recorded the whole process on my DSLR.Īlso Read: Why I Dreaded Visits To The Barber: On Short Hair And Hair Politics He asked me multiple times if I was sure about shaving my head. The barber was probably stunned since he was unable to comprehend my decision as I had beautiful hair. I went straight to the barber shop he pointed to and inquired if the barber there was free to shave my head. The first thing I asked the first local I could spot was, “Is there a barber shop nearby?” ![]() May 1, 2017: I got down from the bus at McLeodganj from Delhi. The only thing that petrified me, was regretting my own decision at any point of my hair regrowth. ![]() Anyways it’s just my hair it would grow back, I told myself. So I decided to just go for it, and let them figure it out later. ![]() If I would have my entire family about my plans for my hair, they would have emotionally blackmailed me and coerced me to not shave my head. Only three people knew beforehand that I was to shave my head: my sister, my cousin, and my favourite professor. I absolutely love my hair, and I’ve kept my shaved hair in the cupboard. While other women choose to scent, straighten, perm, color, beautify their hair using various products, I chose to shave all my hair off. It would not really be awkward in college and at least my boyfriend would not “break-up” with me for going bald. I thought this was the safest point in life to experiment with the ultimate “hair style” that I wanted to get. I completed my post-graduation in April 2017 and was recovering from the end of a relationship. At that very moment, my desire to go bald reached its very peak. During my first Vipassana course in 2012, I bumped into a Chinese lady with a clean shaven head. I thought it was the coolest thing, and I wanted to do it since then, at least once in my life. More so, if it’s a lady who has done it.īack in 2001, I had seen a classmate shave her head when we were in school. Shaving off your hair is considered a bad omen or a taboo. Illness could be another reason why people shave their heads. In certain communities in India, women have to shave their heads after their husband’s death. If the father dies, his sons shave their heads-this is practiced even today. Traditionally, people in Hindu communities shave their heads after the death of a family member. These were some of the initial reactions I received after I decided to shave my shoulder length hair when I went on a solo trip to McLeodganj on the 1st of May. ![]()
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