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Kolkata: 50-year-old Ajanta Circus returns after Covid hiatus
Dec 24, 2022
South Kolkata (West Bengal), Dec 24 (ANI):After a hiatus of two years, Ajanta Circus, one of the most famous circuses in India resumed its show in Kolkata on Dec 23. The circus has enteredin itsgolden jubilee year for the audiences. Circus has entered in its 50 years for the audience. Circus has resumed its shows after a long Covid-induced break. The manager of the Ajanta Circus, Sujit Ghosh, told ANI that the circus isn't as popular among the current generation. "Due to the ban on the use wildlife for circus shows and the strict of labor 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 visa and passports arranged for them. They will be back very soon." "Nowadays children derive their regular dose of entertainment only from mobile phones and television. I would request them, as well as their parents, to come and watch the circus. It will be a different experience for them, as much as being an enjoyable one