By the sleight of my hand

Howrah Maidan during the annual Jagannath Yatra is a crush of people, noise and colour. There are no fears of a shaken economy at its flea market, where hawkers sell goldfish in clear plastic bags. Over the bedlam and electronic pop music, a voice in heavy Bengali blares over the loudspeaker: "Sorcar, P C Sorcar
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First Published: Jul 12 2008 | 12:00 AM IST
