What is Jadoo?​
جادو jādū (Z. yātu, S. yatu-dhāna), Conjuration, magic; juggling; a conjurer; metaphorically applied to the eyes and eye-brows of a mistress.
— Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary, Francis Joseph Steinglass

Jadoo is the world’s oldest, most mysterious performing art. Traditional magicians, jadoowallas, present ancient miracles that date back to the dawn of human civilization.

Jadoowallas use simple objects under challenging conditions and create real miracles like the Sands of the Desert, Indian Basket trick, and the East Indian needle mystery...

Shreeyash studies the vanishing art of jadoo with the last living jadoowallas of India. He is a Fulbright Nehru Senior Research Fellow, is writing a book, creating a web series, and presents live interactive programs at colleges, museums, and select private events.

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