Four girls teach Mumbai how to earn loads and have fun doing It

As a collegian who wouldnrsquot want to earn some extra bucks to pay for their expenses Some teenagers take up runofthemill jobs at a neighbourhood cafe or call centre However the more enterprising ones turn their hobbies into lucrative more absorbing lsquocareersrsquoPallavi Singh tutors city expats in Hindi and has already bagged a job at the American Consulate as their official Hindi tutorLove of the languageTake 23yearold student Pallavi Singh for instance These days Singh is busy preparing for her TYBA examinations However she has her own set of lsquostudentsrsquo mdash all expats mdash who are busy preparing for their exams too Singh was only 19 when she thought of becoming a Hindi tutor and teaching the language to international students at Delhi University Soon after she moved to Mumbai for further studies and continued tutoring expats here to cover up her education and exorbitant living expensesMusic aficionado Poorvi Srivastav has interviewed veterans including singer Asha Bhosle as part of her job at DD NationalldquoIt started as a hobby but slowly I got to meet people from all over the world and understand different cultures And of course I was making good money and could afford living in Mumbai which felt greatrdquo added Pallavi who studies at Sophia College Pallavirsquos work and reputation landed her an opportunity to teach Hindi to noted British historian and author William Dalrymple in Delhi She has now bagged a job at the American Consulate as its official Hindi tutorMusic to her earsPoorvi Srivastav 20 has a similar inspiring story Music she said is akin to breathing for her after all she was born into a family deeply immersed in music For this TYBMM student of KC College a chance to merge music and work by interviewing music bigwigs was a dream come truePoorvi Srivastav with Kumar SanuldquoLike my friends I sent my resume to music companies I got a call from DD National to be part of their Sunday show Magic Hour Show where I would interview music icons such as Asha Bhosle Sonu Nigam Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnikrdquo said PoorvildquoSince Irsquom from Uttar Pradesh I have a good command over Hindi My showrsquos producer gives me a free hand mdash I write the script myself and am exposed to aspects of this career that my peers are not And of course I make good moneyrdquo smiled PoorviSanjana BhandariThe big pictureOn weekdays 21yearold Anupa Rao is a thirdyear student of Literature at Ramnarain Ruia College in Matunga On weekends however shersquos a budding photographer Rao a Chembur resident first got hooked to photography two years ago and signed up for courses to improve her skills Now she shoots pictures for reputed magazines websites and has begun dabbling inwedding photography ldquoI get most of my projects through wordofmouth referencesrdquo said Rao who has also done a course in graphology She said she likes interior design too but her heart is set on pursuing photography professionally after she graduates from collegeAnupa RaoInner beautySanjana Bhandari 20 is not only studying Philosophy this is her last year of the course but she also works as a makeup artist hairstylist and fashion stylist The Borivli resident recently joined Hindustan Lever for a beauty venture She has also worked at the Lakme Fashion Week twice and has attended The Indian Resort Fashion Week at Goa ldquoI love Philosophy but I enjoy styling too Letrsquos see where I end uprdquo she said