Barbers in India go a long way in history. Perhaps, that’s the reason why our friend caught fancy of one of them at the unimaginatively titled Barber Shop in Dallas. Non-Indians will be quite fascinated by the concept, but barbers also called ‘nai’ in Hindi hav always been close associates of those in power. Imagine a King who is too busy fighting, winning and ruling his kingdom. Well, he barely has time for his wife forget anything else. But there is one activity that he always indulges in and that is getting his haircut.
During the exercise, a commoner (the barber, of course) is brought into close contact with the ruler. Now, the two will definitely share a few words and with that promising beginning, the two usually hit it off pretty well together. As a result, the King ends up sharing his deepest feelings with the nai, sometimes even the dark and gory ones. Most of the times, the nai was happy just being patronized by “His Highness” but there were instance more than only few, where the barber thought of trading the King’s secrets with his enemies for rich favors. And so, the hair stylist influenced the politics of power in the days of yore.
Via BlogBharti
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