Pooja Beauty Parlour Training Center

We are located in Shahganj, right in the Bhoji Pura part of Agra. This place is both a parlor and a spot where we teach girls how to do beauty work. It gets quite crowded in here during the mornings when the students arrive. They sit on the stools and practice on each other, trying to learn how to hold the thread right or how to apply makeup without it looking messy. Shahganj is a busy area, so there is always a lot of noise coming from the street. We have several stations set up with mirrors and lights. Some days we are more focused on the training side of things, and other days we have a lot of regular customers coming in for a quick trim or a facial. It’s a mix of learning and working. The floor usually has bits of hair or cotton scraps on it by midday, but we sweep it up when we get a chance. Teaching is different from just doing the work ourselves because you have to explain things many times. We’ve been here in Agra for a good bit of time now. The girls who come to learn are usually from nearby houses. We keep the tea kettle going because someone is always thirsty. It’s a practical place, nothing too shiny, just a workspace where people come to get things done or learn a trade they can use later on.