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A magic show with a message

Bangalore: Nagendra Prasad, who put up a magical performance at the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, left in his wake a trail of smiles, particularly valuable to those struggling with cancer and tobacco-related diseases at the hospital. Flowers and birds appeared out of thin air, the stage was inundated with paper rolls and the otherwise grim hospital came alive with laughter, as patients and children gathered to watch this performer. The programme was held in support of the “World No Tobacco Day” initiative on Saturday. “This was an entertainment-cum-awareness programme against tobacco, Mr. Prasad said. As many as 60 awareness camps have been held by the institute this year alone.

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