gleaned this report from rediff a couple of days back and was disappointed in a sense. don't know if mr. sorcar is going after money or something else. the theme does not appeal to me and in some sense appears logical. why would anybody want to mix food with the world of dead. as far as india is concerned we consider food to be sacred and the kitchen is a place that signifies purity and cleanliness which is very opposite to what we associate with ghosts and spirits. if it works out then its good but i rather that he concentrated on popularizing magic as in having magic as in house entertainment.
http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/jun/10/kolkata-to-boast-of-a-ghost-restaurant-soon.htm
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It's not just kolkata, its everywhere. In Kanpur there's was a magician's house, named "Bhoot bangala". Skulls were a primary design element. I just don't understand why "every" magician in India associates magic with dark things... And I recently went to a magic dealer in Delhi, and everyone there had caps with skulls, and shirts of ghosts. Even the props had skulls engraved on them :|
Utkarsh you are right. I think in India at least there is a strong bond between the occult and modern magic. The general public always associates magic with voodoo and jantar mantar and tantra etc. Its unfortunate that some magicians keep referring to this association even when they are not bizarre magic enthusiasts like eugene burger is.
modern magic is a means of entertainment not a retrograde association with the occult.
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