India’s oldest circus clown still turns up for work every day

[ad_1] Tulsi Das Chowdhary is a cancer survivor | Photo Credit: Siva Saravanan S Standing in front of a foldable cot inside his tent, Tulsi Das Chowdhry picks up an old plastic box, his makeup kit. Inside, there is a bottle of liquid foundation, red lipstick, and a powder puff. He dots his wrinkled face […]

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The Great Bombay Circus is in Coimbatore

[ad_1] Malayalam auteur K G George’s Mela (1980) and director Jayaraj Vijay’s Nair Pidicha Pulival (1958) were probably the earliest films in Malayalam about life in a circus. Both films, besides an emotional core and taut screenplay, recreated the awe and delight associated with watching a real time circus show, complete with a live orchestra […]

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Great Bombay Circus, India’s oldest circus company, is walking a financial tightrope

[ad_1] Circuses across the country are going through a tough time. The Great Bombay Circus is no exception Circuses across the country are going through a tough time. The Great Bombay Circus is no exception “There is risk every day…one has to be careful. But I am not scared,” says trapeze-trampoline artiste Dorendra Singh, ahead […]

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