In his early twenties, Shankar Tharoor—who heads HR operations in India for a US-based software company in Bangalore—supports the Movember movement, as he believes men seldom find time to think about their health. Life’s many complications come in the way, he says. — Photo: Shankar Tharoor
Mustache-A-Day: Muralidharan, India
Having spent more than three decades as an assistant at the Veterinary Hospital in Palakkad, South India, Muralidharan knows everything about the place—from where the doctors are to where the rickshaw drivers congregate outside the clinic. I met him one fine morning and asked if he would like to contribute to the Movember project.…
Mustache-A-Day: A Golden Friend
He left us too early and shall be forever loved and sorely missed.
With a mustache that commanded respect and generated fear in equal measure, Nair rose to be the Health Inspector of Palakkad district in Kerala (South India) and retired as Municipal Commissioner of Chittur-Thathamangalam town (also in Kerala).
Mustache-A-Day: Striving On
Driver Guruvayurappan lives in Kerala with his wife and children. He also works at a gas company, carrying heavy cylinders that give him a backache. At age 40, Guruvayurappan wonders if he should migrate elsewhere or buy a rickshaw that could serve as an alternate source of income, but till things work out, he needs to…
Mustache-A-Day: Chilling Out!
Vistaprint’s Head of Finance (Mumbai) loves to write poems and relax with his sons.
Mustache-A-Day: Five Useful Tips For Younger Men
Gopalankutty Menon—former manager with Asea Brown Boveri—shares a few useful tips for the younger generation.
Mustache-A-Day: Milan Nair, Kuwait
What do you do when you are stressed?
Why does he grow a mustache, you ask?
Mustache-A-Day: Methil Praveen, India
In his early forties, Methil Praveen currently sports a stubble. This picture is from decades back when he used to flaunt a great mustache, which soon became part of his persona. He lives in India with his wife and son, and swims and dives to stay fit. Photo: Methil Praveen
Mustache-A-Day: Tips For Salesmen
The White Shop at Palakkad town in South India bids adieu to one of its oldest salesmen next year.
Mustache-A-Day: A Doctor’s Message
Have you seen death? asks Dr Swaraj as I glance up at him. A retired doctor in his late seventies, Dr Swaraj spends his time meditating, reading or wandering around his massive home in Palakkad, South India. “I have seen lives leaving bodies; so I believe in the existence of souls,” he says, explaining…
Mustache-A-Day: The Handlebar
Manly and majestic.
Manly and majestic.
The Perfect Sunset: Friends
A get-together on Lake Vembanad.
A get-together on Lake Vembanad.
Love Is A Powerful Antidote To Destructive Body-Shaming
Your fight isn't against yourself; it is against a crazy fixation with bodies.
Your fight isn’t against yourself; it is against a crazy fixation with bodies.
Call For Submissions: Can Women Leaders Create A Better World?
Do men and women see success in different ways?
Do men and women see success in different ways?
100 Words on Mustache: The French Beard
Why did my clean-shaven friend grow facial hair?
Why did my clean-shaven friend grow a French beard?
From Selling Firewood For Food To Being Head Chef in Singapore
Chef Pokryal caters to a global clientele but his heart remains firmly set in India.
Chef Pokryal caters to a global clientele but his heart remains firmly set in India.