Hairy-tale

Everybody is entitled to have choices in their life- lifestyle choices. It is mandatory and obligatory in our modern psyche.But what bothers me is the credo of " Nothing is Impossible " that we have taken to our heart. It happens with our hairstyles too.

You have to be comfortable with yourself. Thinning hair affects self esteem, so most fashion conscious men are opting for the bald look. Men have always experimented with their hairstyles more often and with less inhibitions than womenfolk in general. Hair has always been a key part of ones image.and it is not just creative men who are opting for a bald pate..Mens hairstyles have also changed over the years. If there is one romantic scene that has completely disappeared from the hindi movies(besides two flowers trying to peck each other ) it is the hero lying on the lap of a heroine while she tenderly strokes his hair and you could say vice-versa.

Earlier women with long tresses were objects of desire by menfolk and simultaneously envied by other girls. Hairstyles in women have also changed over the years. Now how many of us have the time ,energy ,patience and leisure to maintain a cascading mane. Our crowning glory  has shrunked-  from waist length to shoulder length-to bob-cuts and now even bald look. It actually takes oodles and oodles of courage to go for the bald look in women. Of course the trendsetters are female models and heroines. Hollywood diva Demi Moore and Sigourney Weaver are the leaders of feminine bald brigade. Our desi women have also not shied away from being razor friendly either. Remember Persis Khambatta in Star Trek? Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das and of  late, models Carol Gracious and Diandra Soares have all shown readiness to go under the razor .

Infact,visiting Tirupati  temple for my kids "mundan" ceremony I was taken aback by the number of female devotees who offered their hair on the feet of Lord Venkateshwar.Infact,it was supercool for all the people of that town and nobody cared to give a second glance to shaven women devotees of all ages. Though I was shell-shocked having never witnessed such a thing in my life earlier;infact I was not even aware of this ritual.

Summing up my worries, I was just wondering how bold we have all become and how far we have all come. The motto of our generation is "Nothing Is Impossible"-we have come to not only believe in it but live with it too.When it comes to personal aggrandisement - we stop at nothing-no matter what is the cost to our mental and social health. It is this venom and poison that we are injecting into our kids psyche too,unknowingly. This bothers me.

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