:: Ramander the 'Lizard'

What does a street magician, a lizard, and rings dipped in lemon juice have in common? On the streets of Islamabad, Ramander the magician squeeks out a living utilizing all three..

Halting at a place and taking away a lizard from his gunny bag, he cries out “ajao bazigar aaya hai tumhari taqdeer badalne (come magician has come to change your fortune),” in Bengali accent. After performing three brief magic skits of making a coin in his hand disappear and then taking it out from the hand of someone else in the crowd, bringing radio voice from his empty woven basket covered with black cloth and turning his tongue and vomiting an iron ball, he then comes to his actual business when the crowd grows.

Read the full story in: Greater Kashmir Online..