I have never thought about why I keep a mustache. It has never occurred to me that I could walk around without one too. As a teenager, like all other boys, I wanted my mustache to grow thick, and I took enormous pride in it when it actually did grow. My pride and the confidence a mustache instilled in me is why I still keep one. It has grown to be part of my personality. Losing it is unthinkable. Perhaps I have a deep-seated fear that if I were to lose my mustache, I would lose a little of my confidence too!
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Photo: Santosh Nair
men have always associated mustaches with manliness and pride…