Technology correspondent, Mumbai

Zichan Ali was a 10 -year artist and took his show throughout India.
Central in his performance is a group of about 45 wig.
“It is a change in identity, which helps me to move from myself daily to exaggerated, bright or eccentric characters. Ali, whose headquarters is in Mumbai, says:
But getting this appearance correctly was not easy in the early days.
“When my career began, it was very difficult to access wigs in India,” he says.
But things are different now.
“The trend changes. The baroes are no longer intended for drawing artists or movies, but many straight women wear wig to look different. It is no longer just an annex to the hair but rather a style.”
Indian hair has always been in the demand for making wig. The nation is the largest source of human hair in the world, providing 85 % of global demand.
Kolachi Venkatesh, based in AVADI, Chennai, collects hair for 20 years. He started at the bottom of the industry as my choice – collecting hair from families and saving it from garbage.
He says: “My parents were a hair and then I started doing the same.”
The hair collected by homes from homes, salons and barberrs is called non -benign hair.
It requires more Remy hair, which is carefully shaved directly from the scalp. However, it has value.
“It has just been thrown but golden,” says Venkatish.
These dotters usually sell hair to local traders such as MR Venkatesh for between 10 cents and $ 1 (0.80 pounds) per kilogram, depending on the quality and length of the hair.
Local or damaged hair brings less, while longer strands bring higher prices.
For the individual selected, there is not much money.
“A diligent mosque may meet from 1-5 kilograms of hair a day, and get anywhere from 59 cents to $ 6 a day. Mr. Vinkatish, who has 50 millions working in favor often, says often less than standards. Wages, especially in rural areas. “
“While our work contributes to a billion dollar global market, our profits are still minimal. Price -controlled brokers.”

Most of the Indian hair collected by merchants like Mr. Vinkatish is exported to China, where it is converted into a wig.
“China has a huge pseudonym amounting to five to six billion dollars,” says Benjamin Sherian of Plexconcil, the Poetry Industry Authority that enhances the Indian industry and communicates with the government.
If India wants a slice of a profitable, wigs market, it has a lot of catching a knee.
“When we look at China, there are hundreds of factories scattered throughout the country that add value to the hair industry, while adding value in India still needs to pick up,” says Mr. Sherian.
He says the government needs to help enhance investment in the hair industry.
“It needs automatic sorting systems, advanced hair processing procedures for collected techniques, innovative, to manufacture wig that will make India stand out.”
Instead of exporting hair for hundreds of dollars, India must sell wig of thousands of dollars, says Sherian.
“We started working on it, but it is a long way. We need research and training centers.”

One of the Indian companies trying to achieve methods is the poetry of the divine singer in Delhi, which Nidhi Tiwari participated in 2009.
The idea was to create high -quality hair accessories and a wig that would attract a wide range of customers.
“There is an increasing need for these solutions due to high hair loss and mitigation issues between women in India,” says Ms. Toyari.
The company helped by switching to the situation.
“Once you look at a specialized topic or taboo, wig and public accessories are now discussed, thanks to advanced social standards and the shift towards acceptance,” she says.
It has also seen a pseudonym a lot of development, making it more attractive and comfortable.
“Technologies like 3D wigs and digital color matching tools provide very special options. I have given lightweight and improved customer hair covers to wear them for a long time without disturbing,” says Ms. Toyari.

At the upper end of the hair market is the temple or hair.
A lot of supply comes from Hindu temples in the south of the country, where hair is shaved in an act of reverence and faith.
Raj Hair International is one of the largest merchants in the temple's hair trade.
Craftsmen at the company's Chennai Factory and hair classification according to the color, texture and length.
“The remy hair contains alignment, the hair flows uniformly in one direction, leading to less than the tangle and silk texture. This is high value hair,” says George Sherion, CEO of the company.
The company is trying to waste the lowest possible hair. To help with this, a hair disassembling machine has developed. They were allowed to work faster with fewer employees.
“Our mission is to constantly upgrade technology,” says Sherion.
The work is prosperous.
“The Indian person is required worldwide because of its high quality, its natural appearance, and the thinness. The demand rises.”
Once again in Mumbai Zichan Ali wants to see more Indian Barrooks on the market.
In addition to making it more affordable, it has a design suggestion: “A wig can create a great factor.”