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From canine dressers to professional poker players, Time Out puts together a list of unconventional careers

Ever wished you were at a party surrounded by friends discussing their work day, before heads turned in your direction, envy writ large on the faces looking at you? Ever wanted a job that came with its own sets of rules, a sense of adventure, and a satisfactory pay cheque? Time Out tracked down individuals who have opted for nine uncommon professions, going with their gut instead of popular opinion, and choosing passion over conventionality.

Fast and the flavourist

Sonam Nishad takes Time Out into the world of a food flavourist, developing the grab bag of tastes for many processed foods

Phat dog

Shiny Alexander has decided to take her fashion designing skills and extend them to dressing up your pooches, feline friends and even hamsters

Keeping the chips up

Time Out got Kanishka Samant to share stories about his life as a professional poker player

See the music

Time Out spoke to Santana Issar, one of Delhi’s top AV artists, about the importance of accompanying visuals at music gigs

Sky high

Strategic designer Taira Colah's job is much more interesting than it seems

Don’t be one type

Time Out meets Pooja Saxena, who is busy creating typefaces in Devanagari and Latin, while most of her aunts and uncles think she is whiling away time

Poll action

There is a burgeoning interest in politics among the youth and Surabhi HR makes this interaction meaningful

The sentinel

Anti-piracy personnel Megha Dey Joshi helps protect the written word

Fixing a hole

Kapil Dev and Deepak Kumar are just the kind of people to get in touch with if you’re in a crisis

Moonlighting

Earning an extra buck alongside your regular income seems a lot easier today

By Time Out on July 16 2014
Photos by Stashia D'souza

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