And tie me to your tender being.
Hair can inspire so much poetry in the bosoms of Indian men.
Long hair has been so romanticized in our culture. A peep into any dancer's wardrobe, or a bride's accoutrements, will reveal a rich treasure trove of ' parandhis ' or ' kunjalams ' to adorn the plait, and various other ornaments to adorn the hair and forehead. When I was young, every South Indian family would have the Sunday ritual of massaging oil into the hair, letting it set in for at least half an hour, and then, washing it off with Shikakai. My Gujarati friends would have their mums or grand mums massage oil on their heads the previous night, and my Muslim friends would of course, henna their hair at least once every fortnight. Every girl in my school had a ritual for her hair.