They know how to magic! Guwahati, Nov 16

If you believe that the physically handicapped are the one section who always tends to stay as the beneficiary of any charity show, here is one rarity for the taking. They are a group of 16 physically challenged members and all are professional magicians who have amalgamated for a cause, which is, to provide relief funds for the earthquake affected people in Jammu and Kashmir.

Magician Sudhansu, who is leading this unique team of magicians, would be displaying his skills along with his colleagues in the city's District Library on Nov 26 and 27 next to raise funds for the show.

"I believe that during this hours of acute crisis, we must lend our helping hand in whatever ways we can and so I decided to organize this show", informed Sudhansu who has christened the group as MARC.

"We would be happy even if we can bring happiness to any one of the earthquake affected families", added Sudhangsu.

The show would be a unique one as all the magicians who are physically handicapped in one way or the other would perform in different ways suiting their abilities.

On being asked whether the physical disability poses any inconvenience to display their art, Sudanshu said, "It does initially but as a professional you should be able to overpower those thoughts and concentrate on your job and once you get involved nothing else matters".

The 16 Guwahati based magical mentors has also endeavored into training few other handicapped
children too from the cross section of the society so as to enable them to earn their livelihood.

"There is a huge demand of such child magicians as they can be hired to perform in birthday parties and already we have received such offers", informed Sudhangsu. Sudangsu is also slated to attend International Magicians Conference at New Delhi on Nov 23.

Date: Nov 16, 2005