This small town in Karnataka is making heads turn because of its hair industry

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After a haircut, you barely notice the clumps of your hair on the floor but a wig made from that same hair could become a cape of pride for a follically challenged person one day...

Hair processing is a Rs 3,000-crore business in India which is not surprising at all..

With the gradual introduction of new equipment and technology, Bhagyanagar now boasts more than 200 hair processing facilities employing 6,0008,000 people..

Pawar, who owns a hair processing business in Bhagyanagar, members of some communities collect unprocessed hair from each salon in every street across Karnataka...

Despite the fact that Bhagyanagar has been a very successful provider of raw hairMuttanna Vaddar claims that their supply is lapped up by exporters from Chennai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kakinada, Eluru, etc.this has hampered the development of the local wig-making sector...