Life of an Intern: Episode 3

August Recap – A Roller Coaster Ride

So here comes the end of August! This month has been nothing short of a roller coaster—filled with fun, work, and a big realization of what the word “RESPONSIBILITY” truly means.

Work & Projects

My individual project, Siddhant Chaturvedi’s styling and shoot, was a success and turned out so nicely. I feel really proud of myself, and even Sonal ma’am praised me (though she always does). Alongside that, I worked on smaller projects like mannequin styling and reference, influencer look-book, AW trend report, finding similar pieces as MAX from other brands for social media content, generating AI image-to-video trend edits, and assisting in Kamakshi ma’am & Rohit sir’s shoot (production).

I also got the opportunity to see and understand how e-commerce shoots are done and also interact with models, stylists, makeup artists, and photographers. It was such a fun day with everyone—especially with Luwang sir (Head manager of E.com department).

Fun & Random Moments

This month, I did lots of cooking, because I love it. I also did something just for myself. I was missing wearing a saree, so I convinced Muskaan to click some photos of me. We also randomly went to a café not for any special reason, but because we just happened to wear new dresses together and looked too good to waste the moment. The most surprising adventure? Taking an auto 30 minutes away from office just to go to MINISO for BT21 merch, and then coming back with 3 perfumes (1 for me, 2 for her) after spending almost ₹400 on travel! Honestly, we are not good for each other because we always encourage random, Hanikarak things.

This year, I also got to experience a real Ganesh Chaturthi celebration for the first time. It felt so warm, I went for pandal hopping with my cousin, ate street food, and took lots of pictures. It honestly felt like a pre-Durga Puja celebration.

Responsibility Check

This month also gave me a huge realization. I finally understood how my mother manages to finish all the household work alone, whether she’s sick or not. No wonder she sometimes gets irritated, complains of being tired, or says one day she might leave everything on us, because only then will we realize her importance. Doing it all alone is so freaking tiring.

How did this realization hit me? Here’s the story:

I live with my Pisi (my father’s sister) in Bangalore for my internship, but she and my Pishemoshai (uncle) went to Kolkata (my home, oh, how I miss it, God!) for a week. Which meant I became the head of the house! Like, omg.

My Thakuma (grandmother) has dementia, so I had to look after her the whole day (except when the caretaker aunty comes from 8–12). On top of that, I had my two sisters—Tuli, who was not well, and Mili, who was totally unbothered. You can imagine the situation!

For the whole week, I woke up at 5:45 am, made breakfast, packed tiffin for me and Tuli, cleaned, did pooja, managed office work, washed clothes, and took care of both Thakuma and Tuli, all the things Maa does daily. By the end, I felt so drained and kept asking myself—"how does Maa do this every single day? " Truly, she is the real main character.

Mentors & Learnings

This month, for the first time, I clicked a lot of pictures with my two beauties (my mentors), which was really fun and made me realize how much I’ll miss them after my internship ends. I also had an in-depth conversation with Sonal ma'am, where I learned a lot about my work, identified areas where I'm lacking, and discovered ways to improve myself. This was extremely insightful for me. Just one month left, and while I’m super excited for Pujo (Going home after 2 years in Puja!), I also want to make sure they don’t forget me. (And yes, a little extra praise for them too, since this is my evaluation month. Not scared, but a little worried!)

That’s all for August. See you in September— By the way, Pujo aschhee!✨