Reminds me of the letter 21 year-old Nehru wrote to his father about hair thinning, “You need not trouble to send me any kind of oil. I detest using too much oil and I do not think it does much good. Nothing in the world will make hair grow if there are no roots left. All that the lotions can do is to keep the hair clean and prepare the way for any future growth.” You’re in good company, I guess!
Oh man!!! Yet another masterpiece from the masterful Mr. Banerjee!! Hilarious as always! I read a bit, think I’ve found a gold nugget, but then the next line is even better! Problem is I feel that for every line in your pieces!! So no quotes to put here to point to your hilarity…oh, just maybe the back n forth with Simran…can I say I love your wife? Like LOVE her!! In a strictly “huge fan of her humour” non creepy way, ok 😂 also why, why, WHY could you not write this piece before i wasted tens of hours and thousands of rupees at the trichologist last year??? Dont worry no bald patches here, but my bank account would definitely be richer without that pointless experience!
Welcome to the club, Rohan. I started balding in the mid 20's. Like you, I looked for help in our dermatology professor - an acerbic, ascetic, no BS person. He looked at me, and without an ounce of pity or compassion, said, "Son, grow old gracefully." I have tried and am now 74 years old. and completely devoid of hair on the top of my head. Last week, at our 57th year class reunion, when we were assembling for a group photo, one of my classmates told the photographer that he could use my head for bounce lighting. My advice to you, Rohan: Get a good hat - not to cover your baldness but as protection against our Indian sun. And, as Mary Schmich advises in her book, "Get sunscreen." Cheers.
Hilarious piece, Rohan. I didn't enjoy how much of it I could identify with but I wish you well through this journey of grief. You still seem to be in that early stage...what's it called again...denial?
Hilarious piece! Am sharing with some of my friends who decided to do a Yul Bryner and beat the expanding bald spot at its own game. And that image of SRK 🤣🤣🤣
Firstly, clapped for "undercooked sausage." I will never be able to look at someone wearing tight orange clothing - the non-Netherlands shades - the same way again.
Also, I ran my hands through my hair a few times while reading this, which should tell you how well-written this is.
Reminds me of the letter 21 year-old Nehru wrote to his father about hair thinning, “You need not trouble to send me any kind of oil. I detest using too much oil and I do not think it does much good. Nothing in the world will make hair grow if there are no roots left. All that the lotions can do is to keep the hair clean and prepare the way for any future growth.” You’re in good company, I guess!
Haha, classic! Thank you for sharing this.
Have you considered going full Bezos with your hair. This is my backup plan when my head hair thins enough in the future.
Oh no, I don't have that kind of confidence.
Oh man!!! Yet another masterpiece from the masterful Mr. Banerjee!! Hilarious as always! I read a bit, think I’ve found a gold nugget, but then the next line is even better! Problem is I feel that for every line in your pieces!! So no quotes to put here to point to your hilarity…oh, just maybe the back n forth with Simran…can I say I love your wife? Like LOVE her!! In a strictly “huge fan of her humour” non creepy way, ok 😂 also why, why, WHY could you not write this piece before i wasted tens of hours and thousands of rupees at the trichologist last year??? Dont worry no bald patches here, but my bank account would definitely be richer without that pointless experience!
Hahaha, thanks a lot for your ever-present encouragement, Reshma! Much, much appreciated.
Sorry to hear about the toll your bank account took. Elaborate in an issue, maybe? :D
Welcome to the club, Rohan. I started balding in the mid 20's. Like you, I looked for help in our dermatology professor - an acerbic, ascetic, no BS person. He looked at me, and without an ounce of pity or compassion, said, "Son, grow old gracefully." I have tried and am now 74 years old. and completely devoid of hair on the top of my head. Last week, at our 57th year class reunion, when we were assembling for a group photo, one of my classmates told the photographer that he could use my head for bounce lighting. My advice to you, Rohan: Get a good hat - not to cover your baldness but as protection against our Indian sun. And, as Mary Schmich advises in her book, "Get sunscreen." Cheers.
Sound advice, and thank you! My grandfather could carry off the bald look with the same dignity and grace as you do. :)
Hilarious piece, Rohan. I didn't enjoy how much of it I could identify with but I wish you well through this journey of grief. You still seem to be in that early stage...what's it called again...denial?
Haha, yeah, I'm fighting it till my last functioning follicle.
super... and all the best. For Lemur/racoon/kroor singh... whatever it is you are transforming into. We will all still love you. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
If there was a choice, I wouldn't mind becoming Wolverine. Thank you, Savvy!
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I couldn't stop running my hand through my thinning scalp while reading it. Loved how you encapsulated one of our biggest worries so well!
Thanks, Nishad. Glad (but also a little sad) that it resonated with you. May we see better hair days in the future.
Your humour and writing is distinctly Wodehousian! 🤩
That is music to my ears, Sonali. Thank you so much!
That is music to my ears, Sonali. Thank you so much!
According to my mother, mustard oil is the cure for everything.
"Mom, my hair is falling out!" — "Put mustard oil."
#JustBihariThings 😭😂
Haha, I like mustard oil in my jhaal-muri. I don't think I'm brave enough to put it on my head.
Hilarious piece! Am sharing with some of my friends who decided to do a Yul Bryner and beat the expanding bald spot at its own game. And that image of SRK 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you, Binu! Ah, bold move.
"Undercooked sausage" Ha! I think I may have found your missing hairs on my chin...
Hahaha, thanks, Eileen! Don't get me started on the hair growing out of my ears.
Amazing piece, thanks a lot for sharing in a vulnerable yet incredibly humorous way. And thanks for the shout-out!
Cheers, Thomas! :)
Chuckled through it all - what a fab start to the weekend! Inspired to consume the davaa my dermatologist has been sending me home with!
Thanks, Pooja! As long as the davaa works...
My condition was far worse. Had to move to graceful acceptance.. :)
Do read this, when you have a chance!
https://open.substack.com/pub/vikrants/p/no-country-for-bald-men?r=3vfu&utm_medium=ios
Thanks a lot, Vikrant! Love the title - I'm reading No Country For Old Men right now, in fact. :)
The eyebrows sending emissaries bit was the crowning jewel for me!
Glad you liked that, thank you!
Firstly, clapped for "undercooked sausage." I will never be able to look at someone wearing tight orange clothing - the non-Netherlands shades - the same way again.
Also, I ran my hands through my hair a few times while reading this, which should tell you how well-written this is.
Thanks, Sarthak! We're all in the same boat. (At least half of us, as per the data.)