At 7, She’s a Viral Dance Star With 3.3M Insta Fans and Dreams of Becoming a Scientist

At just a few years old, Barkat Arora commands a stage with the kind of confidence most adults spend a lifetime building. And today, over three million people admire her talent, celebrating her rhythm, her expressions, and her uncanny ability to own a song.  But alongside the applause, there are also discussions revolving around parenting in the age of virality, with many wondering aloud, ‘What about studies?’, ‘Why so much exposure?’, ‘Is this too much, too soon?’. Barkat's source of support has been her parents who have believed in her dreams. Known as ‘Mini Madhuri’ (referencing Madhuri ...