Hair Raiser
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A chemist explains why your hair curls in the summer
The structure of your hair follicles, your genetic code and environmental factors influence how your hair behaves on a day-to-day basis.
Tara S Carpenter, The Conversation
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Indian schools and the Right-Wing have something in common – the desire to control women’s hair
Everyone has something to say about a woman’s hair, and it’s always based on stereotypes and a wish to control her life.
Karishma Attari
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The guide that explains how leaving your hair untied brings you sexual (and evil) thoughts
The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti has some thoughts on policing women's hair. But they are not the only ones.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
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JD(S) suspends MP Prajwal Revanna amid sexual abuse allegations
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Hair on fire: Pakistani barber replaces scissors with flames for nuanced hairstyles
Shafqat Rajpoot's technique is extraordinary, even if it is not entirely his own invention.
Scroll Staff
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Untangling history: What hair and hairstyles meant in 16th and 17th-century Europe
Historian Dr Stefan Hanß investigates how hair reflected the profound religious and social changes sweeping through the continent.
University of Cambridge
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Why the barbershop is vanishing in the US
Is the decline of the corner barbershop another indicator that male friendships and community ties are eroding?
Kristen Barber, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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When Americans thought hair was a window into the soul
Christian, criminal or cowardly? People once thought your hair could hold the answer.
Sarah Gold McBride, The Conversation
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Keep your hair on: Africa is a billion-dollar business for Indian beauty firms
On Tuesday, Godrej Consumer Products India announced its plans to acquire the South Africa-based hair extension company Friska hair for an undisclosed amount.
Manu Balachandran, qz.com