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Kolkata: 50-year-old Ajanta Circus returns after Covid hiatus

Ajanta Circus, one of the most famous circuses in India, which has been entertaining the audience for the last 50 years, has resumed its shows after a long, Covid-induced break.
By Ujjwal Roy Ajanta Circus, one of the most famous circuses in India, which has been entertaining the audience for the last 50 years, has resumed its shows after a long, Covid-induced break.
The manager of the Ajanta Circus, Sujit Ghosh, however, told ANI that the circus isn’t as popular as before with the current generation. “The circus first lost its popularity due to various restrictions on the use of animals. Then the pandemic made things even worse for us,” he added.

Ghosh, who has been associated with the circus for the last 22 years, said, “Due to the ban on the use wildlife for circus shows and the strict of labour laws, our circus does not attract as much audience as before. Also, our international artists have not been able to join us due to Covid-19 restrictions. However, we have now resumed the process of getting viss and passports arranged for them. They will be back very soon.” Ghosh said although it was a big challenge to keep the circus group afloat during the dark Covid days, he was happy people still have an interest for the shows of Ajanta Circus. … link to full length article at Devdiscourse.