Curbs only let her desire take flight

Charanjit Singh Teja

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, September 6

The lockdown has done a wonder for Kiran Chamak, a qualified beautician. At a time when the curbs had cornered many into a tight spot, she has made her dream come true. Her own make-up studio was something she always wanted to happen. Engaged in different jobs for past several years, she has finally taken up her dream job.

“Job never satisfied me. There were several formalities and restrictions. With spread of the Covid, coaching centres are paying half salaries and many lost their source of livelihood. As no chances of reemployment seemed on the horizon, so I started thinking of my own business,” Kiran says.

Having served some years in a local private college and then working in an IELTS coaching centre, she had a break when the lockdown was imposed by the government. Following this, the institutions showed the door to staff or imposed a heavy cut on salaries of trainers. It was then she had to take care of herself and people around her and the studio was the only thing on mind.

Although she has never practiced professionally, but has done a diploma course in the same. “I was passionate about the make-up and beauty care for long but joined teaching as profession. Now, as there’s no job, I wanted to help my family financially. So, I started the make-up studio at home,” Kiran states.

A resident of Partap Nagar, she has named her studio Kiran Chamak Makeup Studio. After a few days of opening, she has had a satisfactory response. “I have a good social circle and the social media and mobile applications are useful to promote the business. Initially, I spread posters and banners on social media. The advertisement in area is also going on. I am satisfied with the response from customers”, she added.

“I personally feel that the outbreak provided an opportunity to me to start my own business. Otherwise, I would be spending more years in the service sector,” she says.