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An opportunity to bring out their creative side

BANGALORE: Long groggy afternoons, hours mindlessly spent channel surfing in front of the proverbial “idiot box” and aimless chilling at malls is passé.

Students would rather spend the summer slogging it out at a “summer job” or catching up with all that one misses during their tight academic schedule.

“I’m working at NDTV this summer. I am a fulltime intern and help out anywhere it’s necessary.

“It isn’t structured, but that’s a good thing because this way i get to experience the working of a news channel. I work as a researcher, editor, transcriptor and reporter. I come in around 10 and work for however long it’s necessary,” says Maya Girish, an intern at NDTV, Bangalore.

And the young and the restless feel that it is almost out of fashion to “sit at home” and those who choose the lazy way out find themselves bored and lonely.

Priyanka Bengani, one such individual, says, “I have absolutely nothing to do throughout the day. All my friends have some work or the other to do and they can’t give me any time. I’m forcing myself to go to dance classes just to pass time. But even that experience falls flat without friends to share it with.”

Though the extra pocket money is welcome, it’s not what they’re in for, says Dhanya Ganesh.

Her sister Ramya chose to slog it out at an office of a business process outsourcing company to get that additional edge of “work experience”.

But Dhanya prefers to work with her theatre group and volunteer with a non-governmental organisation.

“It’s pretty much the only time we get to do what we want to. Besides looking excellent on my resume, it also helps us to find out what we want to do with out lives,” she says.

Though “summer jobs” are increasingly being associated with students who want to earn a quick buck, housewives and working women who have the pleasure of a summer vacation, are joining the bandwagon.

Several women see it as an opportunity to have some fun and bring out their creative side. “Candle-making is my activity of choice,” says Anita Devanand.

“It is refreshing, creative and, especially, something a housewife can do easily. Plus, with my child starting school this summer, I have the whole morning to myself. The wax, the moulds and the wick are easily available in the market.”

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