New Delhi: Climbing a rope suspended in air or conjuring a tree out of his hat is mere child's play for ace magician Gopinath Muthukad who has won this year's International Merlin Award, or the Magicians' Oscar.
The master illusionist and stunt performer is the second Indian to be chosen to receive the Merlin Award for outstanding contributions to magic in 2011 conferred by the US-based International Magicians Society.
Previously, P C Sorkar Jr had received the award.
"The award is equivalent to the Oscars and am elated for the recognition by the magic fraternity. It will definitely add to the popularity of the art and attract more young people to pick it up," Muthukad, who ventured into the world of magic at the age of 10 and has not looked back since, told PTI.
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