India's ace magician Gopinath Muthukad received the International Merlin Award also known as the magicians' Oscar for the year 2011 on 23 June 2011 from Tony Hassini, President of the US based International Magicians Society. Gopinath Muthukad is the second Indian to be chosen to receive the Merlin Award after PC Sorkar Jr.
Muthukad held that the award will definitely add to the popularity of the art and attract more young people to pick it up. Muthukad had ventured into the world of magic at the age of 10.
Muthukad’s motto is Magic with a mission. His aim is to use magic as a tool for social upliftment. He mentioned that the he conducts shows to promote national integration and fight against social evils like alcoholism, tobacco and terrorism.
Muthukad has the opinion that sophisticated machinery and high tech gadgets have changed the presentation of magic. According to him, Western magicians use these new technologies than Indians to mesmerize audiences with their stunts and tricks.
Houdini, David Copperfield, Franz Harary and Criss Angel are some other noted names in the magic fraternity.
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