Jadoowallahs Jugglers and Jinns

India’s association with magic goes back thousands of years — from the seals of Mohenjodaro that depicted sorcerers and yogis to the jugglers mountebanks and acrobats that dazzled audiences at the courts of Hindu maharajas and Mughal emperors. Tales were told of ropes being thrown up in the air strong enough for a boy to climb and disappear; of fakirs being buried alive for months and brought back to life; and of sanperas charming deadly cobras with their flutes. In the early nineteenth century ...See More