…here is the cut. Post self wash. Nah. Make that post self wash, and no hairdryer and brushes. Just a comb out the knots (which there were none, thanks to wonderful conditioner and my insistence on overnight oiling) and run. The ultimate test of the goodness of a hair cut lies in this according to me. Whether it falls into shape with no styling. This one does.
And yes, that’s right. That is the school bus. And that is moi, on school gate mom duty.
About Kiran Manral
Kiran Manral is a writer and major social media influencer. After quitting her full-time journalist’s job when her son was born, Kiran became a mommy blogger on the internet, with a remarkably original voice. She was a journalist at The Asian Age, The Times of India, features editor Cosmopolitan, India Cultural Lead and Trend spotter at Gartner Iconoculture US, Senior Consultant at Vector Insights, Ideas Editor, SheThePeople.TV. Kiran is currently a celebrated author and an independent research and media consultant.
She was shortlisted for the Femina Women Awards for Literary Contribution in 2017. The Indian Council of UN Relations (ICUNR) supported by the Ministry of Women and Children, Govt of India, awarded her the International Women’s Day Award 2018 for excellence in the field of writing. In 2021 she was awarded the Womennovator 1000 Women of Asia award. In 2022, she was named amongst the 75 Iconic Indian women in STEAM by Red Dot Foundation and Beyond Black, in collaboration with the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India, and British High Commission, New Delhi.
Her novella, Saving Maya, was long-listed for the 2018 Saboteur Award, supported by the Arts Council of England in the UK. Her novels 'The Face At the Window’ and ‘Missing, Presumed Dead were both long-listed for Jio MAMI Word to Screen, and ‘The Face at the Window’ was showcased at the South Asian Film Festival 2019. The Kitty Party Murder was shortlisted for the Popular Choice award at the 2021 JK Papers TOI AutHER awards.
Her other books include The Reluctant Detective, Once Upon A Crush, All Aboard, Karmic Kids-The Story of Parenting Nobody Told You, A Boy’s Guide to Growing Up, True Love Stories, 13 Steps to Bloody Good Parenting, Raising Kids with Hope and Wonder in Times of a Pandemic and Climate Change, More Things in Heaven and Earth and Rising: 30 Women Who Changed India. She also has published short stories in various magazines, in acclaimed anthologies like Have A Safe Journey, Boo, The Best Asian Speculative Fiction 2018, Grandpa’s Tales, Magical Women and City of Screams. Kiran lives in Mumbai with her family.
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Fortytwoandcounting 
You are a stunner!!
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WoW! Hello hot mommy!
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Hot! Hotter! Hottest!
I think this looks way better than the header image 🙂
Congrats on an awesome haircut!
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what shanda said- stunner… i was not getting the word i wanted to use and wud hav settled with a WOW
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looks great 🙂
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Pretty cool. You are a stunner, no doubts. self wash, no dryer, no combing for hours …sahi hai. I need a good hair cut now.
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oooooh nice, nice..:D i am with u on the goodness test…totaahly!
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you are looking great…
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Wow! There’s a glam-mom if I ever saw one. 😀 Me go with stunning too!
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Hey Kiran,
Wow, you look lovely!!!!
Deepa
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You look fabulous..
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Very nice! chic!
nice length too, you can still do updos with it and also tie it out of the way for working out!
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nice cut! my hairstylist in india could do tat too!! no blow drying needed after wash – it’s the iron test! but here – waaah, i blow dry my hair every 2 or 3 days and hating it!! what we do for looks.
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AWESOME!! 🙂
and what is the magic conditioner pls?!
i am one of those types who has such bad hair that i am ashmed these fancy salon guys might just send em back saying thee is no hope! gah!
you looking GORGEOUS! 🙂
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Wow you look amazing! And that hair…wow!
Also, I must tell you I like your look overall. Yumm really. You are one hot mommy!
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that’s awesome! I need a haircut like that…I’m tired of the blow dryer every morning! Maybe I’ll try the overnight oil part and try if it works?!
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your hair looks great and so do you.
cheers 🙂
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You look gorgeous. I always suspected this and now I am positive…your rants about other yummy mummys looking you down is all bull. Perhaps no one (if..and a highly weighted if because you seem like such a warm person from whatever I read on your blog)talks to you because they are jealous.
Btw, the hair length is absolutely purrrfect.
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Lovely !!
So you think for some one like me who cares very less on drying, styling etc etc, there is hope for looking presentable ?
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You look younger. Is the hubby getting worried now.
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Stunning indeed:)…
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great cut.
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that’s a wow! look 🙂
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Hey, you look lovely :D.
Who took the snap btw?
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Hey hottie!!! 😛
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Chanda, V: 🙂 Thankee.
Aathira: Thankee….
Itchy: Cannot believe you couldnt find the right word. ;P
Madhu: 🙂
Sunita: The magic word is conditioning. Conditioning well saves your skin everytime…
Mandira: Absolutely. Who on earth has the damn ten minutes to dry and style every morning when the child is pulling your brains out and refusing to get ready.
Manisha: 🙂
JLT: You girls are such a cheerleading squad!!!
Deepa: Thank you.
Gentle Whispers: 🙂
Another Kiran: Precisely. Can take it all off the face with a scrunchie if required. Essential in this bleddy 37 degree Celsius weather.
Aarabik: Maybe you need to schedule your cuts around your india trips. 😉
Abha: There is no hopeless hair except a bald head. Magic conditioner? Ever heard of a tacky, totally non chic conditioner called Mrs Marino? There you are. I swear by it.
shilpa: 🙂
Gayatri: Even an hour before washing your hair is enough. Try it. I swear by it.
booboosmamma: 🙂
Anamika: Girl you do good things for my self esteem.
CA: Course there is.
Sraikh: Nope. He knows I’m boringly monogamous and totally sappy on him. And he’s a hunk.
Just someone: 🙂
Chox: Thankee.
Suma: Thankee.
Suki: Thanks, fellow school gate mom shot it…
Childwoman: 🙂
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Hey, I’ve never heard of this Mrs Marino thing or seen it anywhere!
Could you just tell me a) how much it costs, b) whether it has anything ending with “-one” on the ingredients list – eg dimethicone?
Looking for a conditioner for The Baby, actually. Brat’s hair is too thick and curly to surrender to plain nimbu-paani like mine now does.
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Looks great!
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Lovely cut and lovely pic! Your blog is SO misleading!!
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Wow….you look wonderful! The hairstyle suits you.
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