Mayalok by Jadugar Anand.
Kochi: Magician Anand, with 26,500 shows all over the world, promises that he will, in two years, perform the Great Indian Rope Trick, the Holy Grail for the fraternity of magicians across the world.
Mr. Anand told presspersons here on Wednesday that he hoped to do the rope trick in two years in an open space under the strict conditions stipulated by the World Brotherhood of Magicians, which has declared a five million-dollar prize for the one who completes the feat.
The trick has not been performed for the last 100 years in its proper sense, although several varieties of it have been around, says Jadugar Anand, as he is known.
He, for example, showed a sample of what could be done with a three-foot white rope to tickle the interest of journalists in the city.
None other than Emperor Jahangir had testified to having seen the rope trick, good and proper, in his days, says Mr. Anand whose show in the city begins on Friday at the Fine Arts Hall.
The show is expected to be on for at least 10 days.
Ahead of the magic shows, a blindfolded motorcycle ride through the city is being organised on Thursday. The ride will begin at 10 a.m. from the Fine Arts Hall.
Jadugar Anand has called for encouragement to the art of magic since other State governments in the country are still not following the example of Kerala, which has exempted magic from entertainment tax, and Rajasthan, which has given permission for setting up a magic academy.
He is the national president of the All-India Magic Federation, which has nearly 60,000 members from among professional and amateur magicians and magic lovers.
He said that Kerala had produced great magicians and continued to be a place where magic flourished.
There were nearly 3,000 magicians, many of them world class, in the State.
The Kochi show is the last leg of Anand's tour of South India, which began in Chennai. He completed 33 shows in Thiruvananthapuram.
Kochi: Magician Anand, with 26,500 shows all over the world, promises that he will, in two years, perform the Great Indian Rope Trick, the Holy Grail for the fraternity of magicians across the world.
Mr. Anand told presspersons here on Wednesday that he hoped to do the rope trick in two years in an open space under the strict conditions stipulated by the World Brotherhood of Magicians, which has declared a five million-dollar prize for the one who completes the feat.
The trick has not been performed for the last 100 years in its proper sense, although several varieties of it have been around, says Jadugar Anand, as he is known.
He, for example, showed a sample of what could be done with a three-foot white rope to tickle the interest of journalists in the city.
None other than Emperor Jahangir had testified to having seen the rope trick, good and proper, in his days, says Mr. Anand whose show in the city begins on Friday at the Fine Arts Hall.
The show is expected to be on for at least 10 days.
Ahead of the magic shows, a blindfolded motorcycle ride through the city is being organised on Thursday. The ride will begin at 10 a.m. from the Fine Arts Hall.
Jadugar Anand has called for encouragement to the art of magic since other State governments in the country are still not following the example of Kerala, which has exempted magic from entertainment tax, and Rajasthan, which has given permission for setting up a magic academy.
He is the national president of the All-India Magic Federation, which has nearly 60,000 members from among professional and amateur magicians and magic lovers.
He said that Kerala had produced great magicians and continued to be a place where magic flourished.
There were nearly 3,000 magicians, many of them world class, in the State.
The Kochi show is the last leg of Anand's tour of South India, which began in Chennai. He completed 33 shows in Thiruvananthapuram.
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