New Delhi, June 21 -- Dear reader,

It's been more than six months since I've written an edition of Best of the Week, so forgive me for taking you back to a barbershop-my go-to place for ideas.

Though I am sure folks cutting hair and trimming beards would prefer that I use the term salon.

On my last visit a month ago, I asked for a new haircut: one with volume at the top and back, but a little fade on the sides. This hairstyle has recently become popular in India, so I thought I'd give it a try.

The man didn't really understand my description. So, I showed him a picture.

"Arey sir, bullet bolo na seedha. Bohot chalta hai aaj kal," he quipped. (You should have just asked for the bullet haircut. It's quite popular these days.)

I was th...