The true story of a ‘Circus Beauty Queen’ who lifted an elephant on her chest

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· Jan 10, 2024 · 08:30 am

Gemini Shankaran, pioneer of circus in India, dies at 99

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· Apr 24, 2023 · 09:19 pm

‘Epic Elephants’: How the African elephant Jumbo lived and died as part of PT Barnum’s circus

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· Dec 30, 2021 · 08:30 am

Remembering Bengali writer Sirsho Bandopadhyay (1967-2021) with his novel ‘Tiger Woman’

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· May 19, 2021 · 05:30 pm

‘The show must go on’: Struggling circus troupe Cirque du Soleil makes a comeback in Hangzhou, China

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· Jul 17, 2020 · 12:18 pm

Photos: In India’s heartland, a Maut Ka Kuan circus is racing towards its eventual redundancy

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· Oct 30, 2019 · 11:30 am

Watch: This German circus uses holograms instead of real animals to prevent cruelty

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· Jun 08, 2019 · 05:00 pm

How a teenager from Bengal become a famous circus performer in 19th century Brazil

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· Jul 13, 2018 · 08:30 am

Watch: For seven generations and counting, this Italian family has been performing in circuses

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· Sep 05, 2017 · 05:00 pm

‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ is over: Watch as the circus act ends after a grand run of 146 years

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· May 23, 2017 · 10:00 am

Watch: These Mumbai circus performers have not yet given up on their art

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· Apr 17, 2017 · 05:00 pm

The DD Files: Shah Rukh Khan’s first steps under the big top in ‘Circus’

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· Feb 20, 2017 · 01:30 pm

Why it’s worth going back to this India novel by an American writer

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· Feb 18, 2017 · 08:30 am

Who thought a sari-clad Bengali woman in slippers could terrify two man-eaters?

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· Jan 10, 2017 · 03:30 pm

Watch: A caged polar bear’s plight strengthens the case for abolishing zoos

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· Jul 31, 2016 · 01:00 pm