“If somebody is passionate towards their dream, take a step, hold their hand and support them at each step,” said a real-life inspiration Mrs. Babita Saxena. Babita runs her Beauty Parlour in Dwarka, West Delhi, and her journey towards her dream to open a Parlour will fill your heart with enthusiasm.
Babita Saxena was a final year student when she decided to open her Beauty Salon. In 1994, she watched a Bollywood film, from where she got to know about this career option. The thought of being her boss fascinated her. She told her mother about her curiosity to pursue a beautician training course. When her mother told Babita’s father about her dream, he told Babita to focus on her studies. He further added that a Parlour job is not a respectable job in society and that she should stop dreaming about it.
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But Babita Saxena had already made up her mind. Her father’s ‘NO’ wasn’t a full stop to her journey. Her undeterred passion convinced her mother to let her take the Parlour lessons and step forward towards her dream. She joined as an intern at a Beauty Salon along with her friend. Babita’s father was a rigorous person. To pursue something without his permission was an open invitation to problems. However, Babita was more concerned about her future and her goals.
Babita Saxena used to go to college in the morning and come back by 1 PM. Then at 2 PM, she used to go to the salon and returned at 6:30 in the evening. Even after this hectic schedule, she used to help her mother with the household chores.
After a few months as an intern, Babita Saxena decided to learn better techniques at a reputed Beauty Salon. The owner of that parlor told her that it would cost her ₹10,000 for the course. As Babita’s father didn’t know about her beauty course, she could not ask her father for money. Moreover, she did not want to stress her father more. They were a family of 8 brothers and sisters, and all were studying. Hence, to pay for her classes, she started offering English tuition in the morning from 6 AM to 8 AM.
Babita shared how she used to hide her Parlour uniform from her father and change her clothes in the parlor only. Her mother was aware that she needs to wear a skirt and shirt in the parlor. This game of hiding and seek continued for a year. Then one day, when she was going back home from the parlor, her father caught her. At first, she got frightened, but then she told her father the truth. She asked her father to come along and meet her salon teacher. He agreed. Babita’s salon was in the Oberoi hotel seeing her father became happy and proud. He allowed Babita to continue her salon course.
After a while, her marriage got fixed. Babita Saxena told her fiancé that she would marry him only if he promises to open a beauty salon for her. Her fiancé agreed to her demand and helped her set up a parlor after six months. She balanced the house and her parlor very well.
She finishes household chores in the morning and then leaves for the salon. In the evening, she comes back and cooks dinner. Even after her first child was born, Babita didn’t shut shop. Her mother-in-law used to take care of her baby. Now Babita has two children. Besides being an aspiring woman, Babita Saxena is a caring wife, a responsible daughter-in-law, and a great mother. It is magnificent how she manages her home and her dream perfectly.
Babita Saxena says that it couldn’t be possible without the support of her mother, father, husband, and her in-laws.
Her dedication and her passion to be self-dependent helped her overcome all the hurdles on her way. She says that it is essential to have somebody who believes in you and your dreams, then only you can achieve what you want.
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It must have been tough for a woman to convince her father to allow her to pursue a beautician course. People were quite conservative in the 90s. A Supporting family can help you do wonders in life!