Suhani Shah (born 29 January 1990) is an Indian

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, mind reader, magician, and

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Early life

Suhani Shah was born on 29 January 1990 in

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, Rajasthan in a Marwadi family. She left her school in class 2 to pursue her passion. She was home-schooled because of her constant tours all over the world. Suhani never had a formal education and says that "Experiences have taught more than what a school could or would".

Career

Her first stage show was held at Thakorbhai Desai Hall in

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on 22 October 1997. She has won several awards and has been conferred the title of ''Jadoopari'' () by the All India Magic Association. As of 2019, she has done more than 5000 shows. She started off as an illusionist and is now a mentalist. She works as a clinical

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at her clinic, ''Suhani Mindcare'' in

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. She is a corporate trainer, an author and a counselor, and she has given several

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. In June 2024, Shah's show ''Spellbound'' was presented at The Capitol as part of the 2024 RISING: festival in

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Publications

YouTube

She is active on YouTube, where she uploads videos on topics such as

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and

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. She also has a web show called ''That's My Job''.

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