As the world eagerly awaits the final instalment in the wildly popular Harry Potter series, a top Indian magician says he plans to open a school of magic for those under the boy wizard's spell. "Harry Potter has made magic popular in the world. A magic school will be able to attract many people," Pradip Chandra Sorcar, the 61-year-old illusionist who once seemed to make the Taj Mahal disappear, told AFP. The school will be located in the eastern city of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal state. "I am working on a comprehensive course on Indian magic to be divided into two parts. I am in talks with the state-run Rabindra Bharati university to introduce the course at the post-graduate level," he said. "If the talks breaks down, I will start my own university of magic art." Sorcar has wowed generations of Indians with his illusions, which he says are based in 2,000 years of knowledge which has been passed down through the generations by word of mouth, either from father to son or teacher to students. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070715090346.bq4263t5&show_article=1&catnum=9 Uhm, he does realize Harry Potter isn't "really" magic, right?
Yea, I don't think he does. He could at least name it right: Sorcar School of Witchcraft and Wizardy (as opposed to the banal University of Magic Art). Then again, who in their right mind would attend?!
Anyone who wants to learn Magical tricks. Its not that he is going to teach stupify and reducto. Magic is an art and its very much real. There are so many popular magicians around the world and P.C. Sorkar is one of them, apparently he will be teaching Magical tricks and theories. What is the fuss about it?
That would've been a better business model though. As far as learning magic tricks goes, I'm sure a lot of people would be interested. But marketing a magic university (or even just the idea) targetted at "those under the boy wizard's spell" is a bit nutty, don't you think?! He's going to end up having students who are bored, thirty something and still waiting for an owl to bring them an invitation to Hogwarts. Yes, that's a great big generalization but I like mocking people who think Harry Potter (and stupefy and reducto) are real!
Sheeeesh!! The article there is totally out of context and the Title is misleading. The quotes taken by P.C. Sorkar are not complete. apparently to make the article cashable as Harry Potter is again raising high on air these days. I have read his complete interview given to AFP. This was the only reference to Harry Potter in his entire interview. So its not him being a harry potter fan or thinking Harry Potter is real, He responded to a question that is directly related to Harry Potter. Some article writer taken "Some" of his quotes and tried to reflect as if Harry Potter inspired him to open the school. So if you like mocking people who think Harry Potter is real, you should try and find your targets within the age group of 7-13 mate
haha, I really don't know what to say. Maybe someone should tell him that Harry Potter is not really based on a true story.