Hair gone: In Ajmer village,these youths take a ‘bald’ step

TNN | Updated: Apr 13, 2020, 07:53 IST

With salons shut owing to the ongoing lockdown these youth and kids shaved off their hair in Ajmer on Sunday.

AJMER: Frustrated with the lockdown and closure of services such as hair salons, youths of Mayapur village, near Ajmer city, shaved their heads to keep their hair style worries away. Since all have gone bald, they don't need to worry about being teased.
After the lockdown on March 21, hair salons in Ajmer city had shut shop and all had to stay indoors. “We generally went to Ajmer for a haircut as we are not keen on our local barber,” said Monty Rawat, a youth from Mayapur village. As worry over their unruly hair styles grew over the last last 20 days, the youths decided to take things into their own hands. To solve the problem, they decided to shave their heads.
At first, two youths shaved each other's head. This soon became over a dozen youths as friends helped each other to go bald. “This caught on and has become the common hair style of the village. Now, no one has to worry about next two months,” said a local youth.
Villagers said that all were very cautious in their locality and from March 20, no one from the village had ventured out nor a single person from outside entered the village. “We do not want any infection in our village and, therefore, we made a team and secured the gates of the village day and night,” said a local resident.
Mayapur is a village near Ajmer city with a population of about 6,000 people. Most of them are agricultural or dairy farmers and depend on Ajmer city for every service.