At the swish of a wand, BC Study Circle tries to create jobs for youth
HYDERABAD: With an intermediate degree in the name of educational qualification, K Viswa Rao of Peddapalli had never thought of earning a handsome monthly income in his life. And then, ‘magic’ happened. The youngster underwent a week-long magic training programme, under the aegis of Telangana State BC Study Circle. And now, apart from self-employment, Viswa Rao will work for a social cause. He will visit remote villages in the hinterlands of Telangana and create awareness among the villagers about the superstitions and social evils.
“Several superstitions still exist in the villages of Telangana. Banamati or Chillangi or Chetabadi (witchcraft) are still prevalent. With the help of the local village elders, I have conducted several programmes to make the villagers aware about these superstitions,” K Santosh, a degree student from Kamareddy said.
A first in Telangana
The Backward Classes (BC) Study Circle for the first time has started imparting training to BC youths for self-employment. Normally, the BC Study Circle conducts classes for competitive examinations. “We are changing in tune with the changing times. Apart from providing training for competitive examinations, we are also imparting training for self-employment,” Study Circle director Rajasekhar said.
But, how would magic act against superstitions? “As long as the secret of magic is not known, the onlookers believe that the magician has supernatural powers. Once the secret behind the act is known, the superstition about magic will go. We perform magic and explain the secret behind the act. Later we explain about Banamati and other superstitions,” said several youngsters.
The self-employment to BC students too would come once they got popularity by performing magic. They can organise programmes at birthdays, marriages and other important family gatherings. “Each performance can fetch not less than `5,000,” said Samala Venu, the international magician, who trained the youth at his magician academy. As many as 25 BC youths were given training for a week in Hyderabad, he said. Meanwhile, BC Welfare Minister Jogu Ramanna said that they were giving training to even Nayi Brahmins (barbers) on how to cut the hair as per the latest styles.