hair Archives

“Hair is Everything”: When Your Husband Has a Better Mop Than You

In our society, lustrous, supple strands still remain a source of pride for women. It even prompted the brilliant Maya Angelou to assert that “A woman’s hair is her glory.” But when what was once your crowning glory ends up getting relegated to the shadow of your husband’s, I must confess it does take some getting used to.

Faye Remedios June 8, 2016

Gender

Yes, We “Curly Girlies” Make Our Hair Our Whole Personality. Here’s Why

After two decades of trying to tame my curly hair, I let it breathe. With time, the comfort of not having hickey-looking burn marks on my neck and forehead from the straightening iron became something I looked forward to. Embracing my curly hair has been synonymous with embracing my person.

Sahej Marwah May 6, 2016

POV

How My Hirsutism Made Me The Son My Father Did Not Have

Dealing with body hair as a woman is one thing, but my condition meant that hair grew in places that would make people scrutinise it. Incredibly, it’s something that brought me closer to my father like never before.

Junisha Dama April 1, 2016

Pop Culture

Pushpa, KGF and How Massive Beards Came to Replace Hairy Chests as a Sign of Masculinity

There was time a when our heroes carried hair on their chest as a sign of restrained heroism. It’s absurd really, but films like Pushpa and KGF imply the arrival of the most explicit and visible evidence yet of a man’s virility, troublingly told through violence – his overgrown beard.

Manik Sharma March 30, 2016