Rajasthan: Land of the 'stache

The Great Indian Shave

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November 4th 2012
One of the major perks for male travelers in India is that you can entrust your facial grooming to an expert. Traditional Indian barbers belong to a specialized caste that goes back centuries. Men depicted in ancient Indian carvings were even clean shaven (though, even until present times, the mustache still refuses to die on the subcontinent). It is believed that many barbers went on to be traine ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more