How does Indian Army /Police Services officer keep clean shaven look or how does clean shave face look came into trend and style/ fashion in India?
Basically if you go into the past you would find that keeping beard is a natural thing and every society is having males who are keeping beard and long hairs on natural.
All the man anywhere they live the growth of hair is natural process it is an extension of physical body and acts as natural reflexive forces and time.
It is further assumed that the energy which could be used to define dimension of human spirit.
People generally do not shave it till it becomes necessary of rituals important to perform some warshiping.
Clean-shaven look was significantly present in ancient India and part of important Yogic culture and society. Clean-shaven look was part of Brahmachari awastha as keeping torso and facial hair was an essential part of the life of people. Now a days keeping beard is sign of renouncing world in Yogic culture but in ancient and mediaeval time it was vice versa as removing beard and shaving were part of renouncing the world in many spiritual parts but Similarly most of the people in ancient world on spiritual path might find to be growing beard and hairs as natural, therefore the beard with moustaches was part of Identity from King to common man hence the army soldiers of kings also had beard and long hair during the Islamic invasion. The attackers' army, when entered in Bharat found that it was difficult to different between their man and opponents so therefore to look different they came up with the idea of looking different by removing of their mustachers. The growth of moustaches could not be done in a few days and need sometimes around 30 29 days to 90 days for good moustaches to grow. Therefore it would always a difference among armies even though appearing in disguise and Bharat warriors kept on continued their look. With the passage of time, the attackers' had established their local small kingdoms and joined by locals as resistance forces, it was become important to identify own men and others so that not to kill own soldiers in war and look of beard without moustache was became a trend too.
With the passage of time keeping beard without moustache was become an Islamic appearance in Bharat subcontinent which is still happening and Muslim population is continued with similar look in Bhartiya Sub-continent as a religious identity too, however if we go beyond the boundaries of Bharat subcontinent, the appearance of Muslim is different from subcontinent Muslim population as one could notice that difference with the Muslim population of Gulf countries.
Thereafter in 17-18 th century onwards, British came to the Bharat as company. In initial phase they were having big handlebar moustache and beard too. The similar appearance with ancient Bharatiya people which was still quite common in Hindu population. So after sometimes they have the same problem of identifying between Bharat's warriors and their local soldiers in army because both of them looked similar to each other, having similar appearance and culture. Therefore the Britishers came up with the idea of removing of beard and moustache as well so that they could identify their man in the crowd by clean shaven look.
That came as a surprise to everyone and initially it was like a child/female face and mocked by people too but Sooner it was accepted as a neat and tidy look which gave a look of clean and tidy appearance with western outfits.
Sooner than before, it became the fashion pattern in Bharat and many of them joined by removing their beards and moustaches and adept the clean shave look and become part of neo- cultural revolution.
Very soon an unspoken mandatory silent rule was applied for all who are in services of Britishers. Even after the transfer of power on 15 August 1947 and we had got our own government, the same look remained for the Bharatiya army and other security forces, accepted as disciplined measure to keep separate the forces services from civil population.
The impact was also be seen in private sector and with the passage of time it has become a common look in Bharat.
The same has been adopted by international working committee and thus become the part of day today life for everyone.
Now I feel that we must keep natural look in day to day life as keeping a good beard will make a relaxing as well as an alert person and respectful to everyone.
Thank you.
-Arun Rise Sharma
#arunaksarun
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