From home service to luxury salons, these Thakurs of Rautahat have mastered them all

The hair-cutting profession has seen a wave of modernisation, as hair salons now have swivel chairs, posters of famous actors and even air conditioning.

In Chandrapur municipality, Ward 7, near the Gaur-Garuda road section, there is Basantapur Chowk. It is a newly built settlement. 62-year-old Ramchandra Thakur lives on the outskirts of the settlement which is a mix of huts and concrete houses. For many years, he was the community’s resident barber. Though he hasn’t kept count, he has provided services to numerous people, visiting households door-to-door for haircuts.