Floods Destroyed Her Salon, Stroke Left Her Paralysed. She Emerged Stronger Floods Destroyed Her Salon, Stroke Left Her Paralysed. She Emerged Stronger The Maharashtra floods of 2005 destroyed Pragna Vedant s salon and her home. The stress of losing so much resulted in a stroke which left her paralysed.
Pragna Vedant s inspiring story was shared by Humans of Bombay
Pragna Vedant is today a well known beauty consultant who has trained thousands of women at her eponymous beauty academy - but the story of how she got here is full of grit and determination. Raised by a single mother and married off at 16, Ms Vedant arrived at Mumbai with her husband knowing that she wanted to pursue her childhood dream of being in the beauty business. In their single room and kitchen apartment, she converted her room into a salon and began threading and trimming. Alongside, she also began conducting mehendi classes.