Art of fortune telling dying out in India
From India–Futures bleak for fortune tellers
“In some years the trade will die away because nobody is interested in learning the art of traditional fortune telling. Even we have not encouraged our children to learn the art,” he said.Ravindran belongs to Hindu Kaakala community, which has nurtured the tradition throughout the years. It involves using parrots and cards to predict the future of people. Ravindran had 10 siblings and all of them followed the tradition. At present, some of his siblings are dead and the others are living in Ernakulam and Thrissur. “From the community, there are only few of us from different families who have held on to the profession,” said Ravindran.
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This is promising news. The children of fortune tellers go off to get conventional jobs. The scenario reminds me that nothing gets rid of an old idea like the loss of a generation. But, as this practice dies out, will the void be filled by another type of fortune telling? Perhaps the more modern psychic reader? These professions don’t seem to ever go away, so I suspect that will be the case.
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