Me - A brief history.....

As a child, studies never fascinated me. I was always interested in the offbeat. When I was in the eight standard, I fell in love with magic. It was just a hobby at the time; little did I know that it would become my life. I spent the rest of my school life doing card tricks for friends and performing for under-privileged children and at school events.


When I was in the tenth standard, I gave my first paid performance, two weeks before my board exams. By now magic was in my blood, whether it was reading magic books under the desk in class or locking myself in the bathroom to practice in front of the mirror when I was supposed to be studying. Even though I never paid much attention to my studies, I always managed to stay above the red line. However, I was somehow not promoted to the twelfth standard. I was shattered. Mom and I repeatedly tried to meet the principal to discuss the issue but we had no luck. On one such attempt, I met a friend on the steps of the principal’s office. He had met the same fate as me. When I asked him his plans, he replied, “ I’m joining Johnny’s Dad’s school”. These few words changed my life, it was what set me free. Now Johnny was a classmate of ours and we grew up together, both of his parents had seen me grow. Mom and I went to visit them that very evening and the next day, I proudly joined The Academy, Johnny’s Dad’s school. I had no books, no uniform and no idea what I was to do next. At The Academy, I was given the love and respect I always wanted, and under Stanley sir’s (Johnny’s dad’s) guidance, I started to grow into what I am today. I performed at all the schools events and still do today. In the last month school, a leading English daily approached Stanley sir to award a student of the school with ‘The Student of the Year Award’. Sir recommended me. The paper refused, wanting to give the award to an academically strong student. To this, Sir replied that either the award was to be given to me or not be given out at all that year. He further challenged the paper that if I were not given the award then, they would regret it five years down the line. So finally the paper agreed and I was awarded ‘The Student of the Year 2006’. The paper booked me to appear at one of their events, which led me to being booked in almost every major school in Kolkata. Meanwhile I passed my board exams with moderate marks. The lack of interest in studies and financial conditions kept me from pursuing my education any further. I joined a BPO and started working in their best process. Entertaining my colleagues during work became a regular thing. After six months of work, the process closed down and I was asked to shift to a lower post in the BPO. I refused and quit my job. It was then, in November 2006 that I decided to become a professional magician. Performances started happening, I became a sought after performer for some event managers. The performances in the schools kept happening, corporate companies also started booking me. Some months had jam-packed work while others had no work at all. In May 2008, I was booked to perform at a private party for the Royal Family of Bhutan. They loved my show and I have been performing for them ever since. I became a regular performer for some companies and kept expanding my magic. In March this year, I auditioned for ‘India’s Magic Star’ a reality magic show on Star One. I made it to the top 10 and went on to the show. It was an awesome experience. I was bringing what I loved doing to the entire nation. I performed some of the most difficult sleight of hand, innovative illusions, had experiences like never before and made friendships that would last a lifetime. I was eliminated from the competition at the sixth position. I was really sad at the time. However, I realized the impact my magic had when I returned to Kolkata. Fans asking for autographs of photos on Park Street, people stopping me on the road to congratulate me, some even asking how the judges could eliminate me. I am happy. Everyone dreams, I am one of the few who live my dream, my hearts wildest fantasy. I’m hoping to have a grand future in magic....



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