Star attraction

SUMANTHA RATHORE / TNN / Jun 28, 2007, 00:00 IST

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For many, astrologers have become new age career counsellors. PT reports.

For many, astrologers have become new age career counsellors. PT reports. For many, astrologers have become new age career counsellors. PT reports. For many, astrologers have become new age career counsellors. PT reports. For many, astrologers have become new age career counsellors. PT reports. Ekta Kapoor and Vivek Oberoi are not the only ones to consult the crystal gazers. Students, who are at the crossroads of their academic careers, too, are looking up to the astrologers for advice as to which career will best suit them. Medicine, engineering, fashion designing, architectural designing, medical transcription, mass communication, interior designing, bartending: after all, there are too many courses, each of them with its own distinct appeal.
What is the course one should opt for? Faced with this dilemma, the youth of today are opting for crystal ball gazing to know what their future has in store for them.
Says Aditya Venugopal, a student, "I always take my astrologer's advice because whatever he has said till date has come true for me, and I believe him completely. Astrologers don't force you to take up a particular career. All they do is suggest what would be good for you. Finally, it's up to us to decide what we want to do." So, acting on his astrologer's advice, Aditya has decided to go to Australia for higher studies.
Astrologers, tarot readers, feng shui experts, the students are willing to go to anyone and everyone who can best predict their career prospects. Says Gayatri Shukla, an astrologer in the city, "Over the last few years, there has been a tremendous increase in the number of students who want to know what will be the best career option for them. And stars can tell you that." Students constitute the majority of clients for Gayatri during this time of the year. What does she advise them? "I tell them whether they will be successful or not in their chosen careers, whether they will derive job satisfaction and, most importantly, whether they will be able to make pots of money."

Parul always wanted to become a journalist, but she wasn't sure whether it would be financially feasible. "We can't survive on our dreams alone. Money too matters. My inner voice tells me to go for journalism, but I want to make a lot of money. And my parents, too, want me to take up a career that fetches me loads of money. With this conflict of interests, I went to a tarot reader, to know what the destiny holds for me."
She continues, "Consulting the cards, the tarot reader told me that I should hold on to my dream. And that has made it easier for me."

But, all are not running to the crystal ball gazers to plan their future. Ashutosh Srivastava, a first year B Com student, believes, "If I'm good at my studies, I'll get a good job. I don't think I need anyone to tell me what the future holds for me. I'm my best judge."
sumantha.rathore@timesgroup .com

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