Magic In India

Though I hardly know much about the scene of Magic in India, I can say that Magic in India has suffered a lot. Not that we don't have talent here, we do. The fact remains that Magic does not offer a viable career option. There is no close up scene, no table hopping here, no trade shows. T.V. in India hardly pays attention to Magic as a form of entertainment. Most magicians in India have to have a day time job to support themselves.
We don't have enough innovative artists in this field. Two of the names that I can think of A. P. Sreenivasan
















and Arun Bonnerjee










{the guy on the left in above photo}

Its impossible to buy good magic DVDs or books here. We have to import all of these material. Because of this the standards are never raised and Indian Magicians blissfully unaware of the international developments miss the train !

{ more later...}