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Masculinities in India


Barber/Beautician: Men in Beauty Parlours

Also look at Ahmed, S. M. Faizan. “Living on the razor’s edge: From a polluted to a positive sense of male self” in Psychological Foundations- The Journal. Vol. IV(2), December 2002. (Not available online)

A Snapshot of Men & Masculinities. Photography of Field Sites by Sanjeev Saith & Text by Radhika Chopra

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