Men across India, stirred into patriotic passion by an air force pilot shot down...
Dhiren Makvana gets his moustache trimmed similar to the one sported by Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured and later released by Pakistan, inside a salon in Ahmedabad, India, March 4, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Tension between the nuclear-armed neighbors escalated late last month when both countries claimed they downed enemy jets, with Pakistan capturing a pilot, in an ongoing dispute over the Kashmir region. “Everybody follows Bollywood and celebrities’ style but he is the real hero of our country,” said Dhiren Makvana, 30, the manager of a fitness club, as he had his beard sculpted at a barber shop in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad.
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