Super – Bakasur

In Mahabharata, there is a story of a demon called Bakasur. He was known for his extra ordinary eating capacity. His diet was, for example, equivalent to the total diet of more than 100 wrestlers. When Pandavas were in exile, Bhima killed this demon.

A few years ago, there was a famous circle called ‘Fantom Circus’. It had all the normal contents like monkey show, beers, elephants, lion, clowns and so on. Some of the items were really exciting and the circus was very popular. Getting an entry pass was a challenge.

In that circus, the main attraction was a man called ‘Super Bakasur’. Spectators were allowed to bring tiffin for him, which was of course, optional. He used to eat the food brought by first hundred spectators. For examples. He could eat 3 to 4 hundred chapatis, 20 kg of rice and corresponding quantity of soups, vegetables, ketchups etc and also a few tins of sweet like Shrikhand, Basundi….

People wondered how he could do so. Thanks to media publicity, the Super Bakasur became a celebrity. Naturally, the demand for shows increased. The owner of the circus made good money as those first 100 persons whose tiffin was accepted had to pay a premium!

In due course, a press conference was arranged to interview this Super Bakasur. Thousands of