Elita Karim shows us how to balance her zeal for music, food and journalism
Photograph by Kazi Mukul
Editor of the Star Weekend at The Daily Star, Elita Karim has a very efficient and independent team working for her. One of the four partners at Nawab Chatga, Elita plays a very significant role in making decisions, working on promotions and also reaching out to people to try out the food. While she’s at it, she manages to find time for music as well. “I perform with a group of friends and we perform together. I try to keep at least a day in order to practice for 4 hours a week after work.
It goes without saying that multi-tasking comes easily to Elita. “I actually used to take pride in the fact that I could multitask so well, but that was in the past. Now I feel that maybe I need to focus on one or two things at a time. But in all honesty, it is indeed difficult to choose between all the things that I do. I love writing, performing alongside running a restaurant. I don’t think I would ever give up on either one of them.”
Be it a passion or a priority, balancing both together requires a trick or two. “Choosing the right people to help you out is the secret,” wraps up Elita.