“I am a flautist  and have been playing the flute for a very long time. However, being part of an orchestra for a magic troupe is totally a different experience”, said Chidambar Kakatkar, a BSNL Telecom Engineer.

Thus, the orchestra that provided live and situational music was a great complimentary factor to the magic on the stage. The music apart from heightening the curiosity of the audience with its ingenious live tunes succeeded in accentuating the surreal effect of the programme, taking the audience on a magical trip.

“I liked the Kargil and the National Integration magic, the best because it speaks about our country”, said Prema, a fifth grade student from Oxford Primary School, JP Nagar.

Shwetha, a fifth standard student of the Oxford School said that more shows and workshops should be conducted under DHiE programme, where there is a greater scope for children participation.

As the first batch of students were leaving the hall to go back to the classroom and  books, the second set of pigtails and short pants from Hymanshu School eagerly waited to enter the ‘Magical world of Shankar’