Maybe my posts are becoming a criticism on the Indian habits....but then I am an Indian. Can't help- its a trait...we love to criticise and analyse and opine. Unfortunately, thats about all we contribute to anything constructively. I am one among them...
Anyway, let me get down to what I have chosen to write in this post.... I have observed and I am sure anyone who has been with an Indian would agree that we have a strange fascination with black hair or rather any colour as long as its not grey. Grey carries a "no entry" sign the moment it starts barging in on the hair... The first few which get noticed are mercilessly plucked off and then begins the long and never ending ordeal of painting the hair black,brown, red, mehendi, streaks.....any damn colour as long as its not grey.... Age is related to the colour of the hair and nothing more. Be it 30 or 80, poor or rich,no one will think twice about buying a godrej hair dye or kaali mehandi, as long as it keeps the hair, in most cases the scalp, sideburns,beard, moustache black.In many cases, the trickles and spillovers to adjacent areas are just an over enthusiastic effort to keep the grey at bay.We hunt the grey with the enthusiasm that Amercians hunted Osama from the caves and corners of Pakistan and Afghanisan.
In the same breath, I would like to stretch my thoughts to the talcum powder which is the Indian equivalent of deodorants specially for the men downsouth. The forehead painted with ash and the torso with a sheet of talcum indicates that the person is now fresh and odourless. A thick mop of underarm hair stuffed and choked with a white padding of talcum offers every (south) indian male the confidence of smelling more fresh than a rose garden in full blossom. The vests without sleeves, a popular Indian at-home attire, is probably meant to just underline this concept in bold.Strangely, talcum powder enjoys little popularity outside and its domain is restricted to babies and kids alone. The indian men will surely be shaking their heads vigorously at this thought but sorry it is true.
If only the Diors and the Tommy Hilfigers had thought of powdering their fragrances, they would have enjoyed the luxury of being a household name in a billion more households in Asia. In case you have any questions, the answer is -"We are like this only..."
(P.S. - Just in case someone is still reading and wondering about me, I don't yet colour my hair though its speckled with a lion's share of white and my underarms do not have the luxury of having a bed of white talcum on them)
Anyway, let me get down to what I have chosen to write in this post.... I have observed and I am sure anyone who has been with an Indian would agree that we have a strange fascination with black hair or rather any colour as long as its not grey. Grey carries a "no entry" sign the moment it starts barging in on the hair... The first few which get noticed are mercilessly plucked off and then begins the long and never ending ordeal of painting the hair black,brown, red, mehendi, streaks.....any damn colour as long as its not grey.... Age is related to the colour of the hair and nothing more. Be it 30 or 80, poor or rich,no one will think twice about buying a godrej hair dye or kaali mehandi, as long as it keeps the hair, in most cases the scalp, sideburns,beard, moustache black.In many cases, the trickles and spillovers to adjacent areas are just an over enthusiastic effort to keep the grey at bay.We hunt the grey with the enthusiasm that Amercians hunted Osama from the caves and corners of Pakistan and Afghanisan.
In the same breath, I would like to stretch my thoughts to the talcum powder which is the Indian equivalent of deodorants specially for the men downsouth. The forehead painted with ash and the torso with a sheet of talcum indicates that the person is now fresh and odourless. A thick mop of underarm hair stuffed and choked with a white padding of talcum offers every (south) indian male the confidence of smelling more fresh than a rose garden in full blossom. The vests without sleeves, a popular Indian at-home attire, is probably meant to just underline this concept in bold.Strangely, talcum powder enjoys little popularity outside and its domain is restricted to babies and kids alone. The indian men will surely be shaking their heads vigorously at this thought but sorry it is true.
If only the Diors and the Tommy Hilfigers had thought of powdering their fragrances, they would have enjoyed the luxury of being a household name in a billion more households in Asia. In case you have any questions, the answer is -"We are like this only..."
(P.S. - Just in case someone is still reading and wondering about me, I don't yet colour my hair though its speckled with a lion's share of white and my underarms do not have the luxury of having a bed of white talcum on them)
Weird thoughts but genuine, tchhh!!
ReplyDelete