Kantha Devi Beauty Parlor, Seeghaihalli village, Bengaluru

Kantha Devi Beauty Parlor, Seeghaihalli village, Bengaluru Kantha Devi lives in Seeghaihalli village, Bengaluru. Kantha Devi is the sole breadwinner for her family since her husband who was a truck driver got seriously injured and subsequently disabled due to the accident. She also cares for her ailing elderly mother-in-law and incurs medical expenses for treatment of both her husband and his mother. She earns her living as a beautician offering services such as bridal make-up, decoration etc at the customers’ place. Kantha Devi applied for help from PURE India Trust and we helped her set up a beauty parlor at home. Before setting up her own beauty parlor she was earning INR 5000 per month. Now, she is able to offer her services to walk-ins at her home, her income now has increased more than two-fold to INR 13000 per month. Previously, Kantha Devi was able to do make-up and decorations only for special occasions like weddings at customer places which usually is a seasonal business, but now, empowered with a new beauty parlor right at her home, she can also cater to walk-ins on a regular basis. Kantha Devi also scaled up her home beauty parlor into a training centre, training other women as beauticians resulting in an additional income for her.