You must have heard about Feminists saying that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. To add to this, they say that no woman should feel ashamed of her scars, body hair, stretch marks, acne or piercings, and even size; but do these feminists say anything about what it takes being bald in India or bald is not beautiful? It’s a taboo in India. Today in this article, we will discuss about baldness being a taboo in India.
Be it Bollywood or be it Hollywood
The movies impact our society, be it Hollywood or Bollywood. Villains like Lord Voldemort from the Harry Potter series, Dr. Evil from Austin Powers, etc. from Hollywood, and Shakaal in Shaan to Kancha Cheena(Sanjay Dutt) in ‘Agneepath’ from Bollywood everywhere the villains are shown bald.
Ganja, Takla, and other derogatory words’ use are common
In India, not only do persons in darker colors need to hear derogatory words, but bald people are not untouched. You will be nicknamed based on your baldness. For dark-skinned people, it’s Kalua, Kalia, etc. Even getting stared in the metro or in the market is common. The stigma around hair loss dents the confidence of many men. People stare at the guy unnecessarily during society functions, making the guy uncomfortable and avoid public places.
Being Bald In India: Society aunties comments and advice
The society aunties will ask why are you bald at such a young age they will talk amongst themselves about who will marry him. He even may not get a US visa as he is bald. They then try to give ayurvedic and other home remedies for it’s cure.
As the data by Traya, a holistic hair loss solution start-up says over 150 million Indians in their early 20s suffer from hair fall, balding and greying. It’s common now in India; in any case, if it’d common or not, we need to normalize it.
Being Bald In India: Solution
The solution for this issue is simple as L’Oréal says 5 problems one solution in this case is a Sarkari Naukari(that means a Government Job).
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I am Vivek Singh owner and publisher of newsofx.com. I am a journalist by profession. I did my Bachelor’s in Journalism and Mass Communication from Amity University Jharkhand and my Master’s in the same from Central University of Jharkhand grabbing the gold medal.
I am a Men’s Rights Activist, International Men’s Day and World Day of the Boy Child India coordinator, and Global Media coordinator for both of these days.