Shrikant Make Up Academy

We operate out of a space at number 483 in Kadbe Ali. If you know Shaniwar Peth, you know the streets are narrow and always full of people and scooters. It is one of those old parts of Pune where everything feels very packed together. The academy is where we teach people the basics and some advanced ways of doing makeup. It is not just about the products, but how you use your hands and the brushes. We have students coming in from all over, some even from outside the city. The room gets quite warm when we have ten or twelve people all practicing at once, but we just open the windows and keep going. We have been here in Shaniwar Peth for a long time. The building itself is quite old and has that traditional feel you only find in this part of town. We are not a big fancy school with a lobby; it is more of a workshop where everyone sits around and learns by doing. I spend my days showing them how to blend colors and fix mistakes. It is messy work with powder and glitter everywhere, but it is what we do. Between the noise from the street and the chatter inside, it is never quiet here. We just focus on teaching skills that will help these kids find work later on.