When it came to dressing up I was so finicky. Anyone who has been around me at that time knew I would start crying for a sing pin sticking out. But I was blessed by having people around me who would work hard so no pin is sticking out 🙂 My mom, dad and uncle all of them were at work before Garba ninght or an Annual dance show. And my dad’s best friend Ashwin Tapodhan who is a professional make up artist, who specialized in Bhrathanatyam dress up in those days would dress me for every single Annual show. So from my first ever performance at 5 or 6 years of I was dressing like I am getting ready for my Arangetram .
Then came days when I started to perform more than once a year and my uncle started getting busy. So I had to got to the beauty parlor to get ready for the show. And ……. yes I cried through the evening.
That my mom said she had enough of my crying. I have to learn my own make up and hair if I want to keep performing. So my uncle put together a make up kit for me to learn. During the whole summer vacation of seventh grade I did my make up and hair almost everyday. Right around that time I came in touch with Sarmishtha Didi ( whole another story ) and she gave me encouragement to learn hair and make up too. 
And this is where I reached in few years. I also started doing make up of younger students and my friends for the performances in order to practice more. All of the people around me always pushed me to the new limits and taught me that there is no way to stop at the problem. Look around and you will have a solution.
trail of the anklets 