BHUPESH DAVE

Career Timeline

Stage by stage.

An interactive timeline. Filter by theme, tap any milestone, and follow it into the full chapter. Entries without a confirmed year are labelled by era, never guessed.

The arc

Eleven roles, one life.

  1. 01 · Schoolboy
  2. 02 · Seeker
  3. 03 · Educator
  4. 04 · Performer
  5. 05 · Corporate Innovator
  6. 06 · Experienced Showman
  7. 07 · Mentalist
  8. 08 · Trainer and Mentor
  9. 09 · Humanitarian Performer
  10. 10 · Mr. B Today
  11. 11 · Mysticpreneur
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  1. School

    The song he could not finish

    A Class 10 annual gathering. A voice that froze, and a lesson he would one day teach.

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  2. 1981

    Mumbai Police Commissioner's appreciation

    Recognised as one of the youngest investigative journalists acknowledged by the department.

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  3. College

    Kirti College, Mumbai

    Returned to formal study and graduated. Performed magic at annual gatherings.

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  4. Exams

    UPSC and MPSC interviews

    Reached the interview stage in both. Chose to become a kingmaker rather than a king.

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  5. Late 1980s

    A coaching academy for MPSC

    Twelve students cleared the State Civil Services examination within two to three years.

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  6. 1989

    Recruitment freeze, academy closes

    A “zero budget” policy ended fresh recruitment. A new chapter began.

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  7. After 1989

    Magic, seriously

    Events, parties, table-hopping, and regular performances at Mela, Worli.

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  8. Corporate years

    Launches and brand activations

    Hindustan Lever campaigns; DOVE launches in Oman and Dubai for SFO.

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  9. 16+ years

    Great Escape Water Park

    Anchoring holiday crowds of 2,000 to 3,000 during Holi celebrations.

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  10. 20+ years

    Seasonal resort shows

    Regal Resort, Valley View, Dreamland Resort.

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  11. 2014–15

    The turn to mentalism

    Friendships with LIOR and Nicolai Friedrich; conventions in Germany, Las Vegas and the UK.

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  12. Pre-launch

    90+ sold-out shows

    For Jain Jagruti Centre, Jain Social Groups and Kapol Social Groups, Mumbai.

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  13. Institutional years

    Mumbai Police Crime Branch

    Invited by Joint Commissioner Meeran Borwankar to run stress-management programmes.

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  14. Institutional years

    Kargil and the Kashmir border

    Vijay Diwas celebrations; programmes for soldiers including Rashtriya Rifles units.

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  15. 2020

    COVID-19, first wave

    Stress-relief sessions for doctors, with the support of Sandeep Acharya and Mr. Kakani.

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  16. 2 June 2024

    Braintertainers, NCPA

    Tata Theatre, Mumbai, with Sharman Joshi.

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  17. 22 Sep 2024

    Braintertainers: Seeing is Believing

    A second NCPA evening in the Tata Theatre.

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  18. Next

    Mysticpreneur

    A proposed residential initiative on uncommon skills and distinctive identity.

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Where the biography gives no year (for example, the corporate years or the institutional years), the timeline names the era. Year-specific entries are the ones with a date record: 1981, 1989, around 2014 to 2015, 2020, and the two 2024 NCPA evenings.

A magic moment · 04

The Magic Square on Demand

Name any total. The square will already add up to it.

How to play

  1. Choose any total from 30 to 99: a favourite number or a date.
  2. Press “Build my square”.
  3. Add any row, column or diagonal. Try the four corners, too.
How does it work?

A fixed arrangement of 0 to 15 adds to 30 in every line. Adding an equal amount to every cell raises each line equally, and the leftover 1, 2 or 3 is spread by adding 1 to a set of four cells that has exactly one cell in every row, column and diagonal.

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