Roopsi Herbal Beauty School

Being on the 5th floor of Baitwa Apartment here in New Market makes things interesting. You have to take the lift up, and sometimes it's a bit slow, but once you get to Roopsi Herbal Beauty School, you can see a bit of the Bhopal skyline from the windows. It’s a lot of work running a beauty school and a parlour at the same time. We have desks set up in one corner for the theory lessons and then the practical chairs in the other. It’s often noisy with the sound of hair dryers and students talking about their exams. New Market is always buzzing below us, so there is never a quiet moment really. We use herbal products mostly because I don't like the smell of heavy chemicals in such a high-up space. It’s a big room, Plot No 47, and we try to keep it organized but with twenty students running around, there’s usually a comb or a bottle out of place somewhere. I spend most of my time walking between the chairs, showing the girls how to hold the scissors or mix the face packs. It isn't a glamorous job, just a lot of standing and teaching. We’ve had many groups of women finish their training here and go off to open their own small places. It makes the long days on the 5th floor feel like they matter.