MUMBAI : Jatin Mendiratta, a consultant with an MNC in Delhi, spends hours on video calls making presentations.
At the end of the day, he gets on another video call—this time to perform magic tricks for his little nephew in the US. Young professionals caught in the lockdown are picking up new hobbies to de-stress after a long day of working at home, where monotony and isolation cause exhaustion.
Mendiratta, 38, has started teaching himself card and coin tricks: he practices for an hour a day and does “pilot test performances" for his four-year-old nephew every other day.
He picked up a magic card set four years ago, but hadn’t had the time to use it. Now, he has mastered 10 tricks with cards and coins. “It relaxes me and gives me