India, March 21 -- The children are getting fidgety. The suspenseful music blaring from the speakers near a small makeshift stage on the playground of their primary school in Samsa Tarahar village, Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh, adds to the excitement as they eagerly await the arrival of Salman, the magician. As parents, the village pradhan, and other residents-men and women, young and old-settle down behind the rows of children, a sudden silence falls. All eyes are riveted on a snazzily dressed man wearing a long, flashy red and gold cape with a matching turban, making a dramatic entrance from behind a curtain." Do you know there is another magician like me who lives in your village? How many of you know her and want to meet her?" Salma...