Dhayanithi, Grand Champion of Magic

Advisor Corporate Relations of The Leela, Major General MKV Panicker VSM (Rtd.), on the left and Chief Manager of Union Bank of India, O.P. Oommen, presenting The Leela Rolling Trophy and a Cheque for Rs.1,00, 000 to 32-year-old Tamil Nadu magician, Dhayanithi, who was adjudged the Grand Champion of Magic. Also seen, third from left: M.L.A., N. Sakthan; Executive Director of Magic Academy, Gopinath Muthukad and Director, R. Rajamoorthy. Runner Up, M.P. Hashim is seen, back row, first right.

Magic through the corporate coridors

Future of magic proves to be ever-blossoming

Kolkata: A retrospective after 30 days of the sixty-day Vismay Swaraj Yatra, shows conspicuous caliber of magical art in successfully carrying to the masses, the messages of corporate giants, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and Union Bank of India (UBI).
Both LIC and UBI are among the principal sponsors of the Yatra, besides Ministry of Defence and Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan.
‘Fortune Plus’, the best product of LIC and ‘Good people to bank with’, the slogan of UBI are promoted in a magical way during Vismay Swaraj Yatra performances.
The LIC Fortune Plus magic ends with the magician’s advice to immediately contact the nearest LIC agent for buying the profitable product.


UBI magic has the message that your money is safe with the branches of the UBI.
Besides LIC and UBI, co-sponsoring the event are State Bank of Travancore and Federal Bank. Earlier the Kerala part of the voyage was also supported by the Kerala State Co-operative Bank.
When magic as a medium sends such a strong message in promoting two developmental icons of India, it implies the happy fact that the art of magic is never dying but blooms into new colours.

Getting the peasant's pulse...

Kohima: The Vismay Swaraj Yatra team has been exhibiting unusual remorse and resolve to ensure that their mission reaches as many villages as possible. Even as the distance remains unlimited and the time available has been a precise 60 days, they endeavour to perform at the grass roots. Keeping aside all formalities, they transform farms, shops and markets into magic stages. The response has been amazing. “Even the illiterate easily comprehends what is being told in the language of magic”, says magician Gopinath Muthukad. Still, he was disappointed twice: first when farmers along the Bangladesh border failed to identify the National Flag of India and second, when children of Nagaland remained ingnorant of the need for honouring the National Anthem by standing up.

India Gate opens to an inspiring magic

First time in history

New Delhi: Gopinath Muthukad’s patriotic magic shows inspired a big crowd of passers by, visitors and dignitaries at the foot of the national icon, India Gate here on 18th Oct.
The programme was organized by the Ceremonial and Welfare Directorate of the Indian Army and the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan as part of the magician’s Vismay Swaraj Yatra. The show was inaugurated by the Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Oscar Fernandez, who along with other dignitaries set free pairs of pigeons magically created out of thin air by the magician.
The segregated space very near to the Amar Jawan Jyoti that has been under the exclusive custody of Indian Army, was opened for the magic team. Unlike formal magic shows, the performance here by Mr. Muthukad had all salient features of a street play.
Inspiring message
The show began drawing everyone’s attention to an ancient Indian civilization. To an overwhelming applause and flashes from the media cameras, the magic team presented their show in a thoroughly new style.
As the evening Sun settled down on the horizon over Rashtrapathi Bhawan, the team concluded their patriotically-charged magic show sending a strong message against terrorism and secessionism.
Elite gathering
Dignitaries including the Secretary to the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, A.K. Arora, Director General of the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, Shakeel Ahamed Khan and heroin of yesteryears and a prominent socialite Nafeesa Ali were searching for enough words to describe the feel they could gain from the majestic performance.
Magic before monuments
Red Fort, Kutab Minar and Gandhi Smriti were also venues for the meaningful demonstrations.
At occasions, such shows were surprising sources of joy for the visitors.
Regardless of age and gender, people thronged around the magic team getting themselves led to a world of wonders and worthy
messages.