When two performers, dressed as a panda and a gorilla, entered the ring at Ajanta Circus, it felt intentional. Ajanta Circus director Rajiv Armand Alexander took a trip down memory lane and recalled the kind of acts the previous generations have grown up watching. As Ajanta Circus returned to Park Circus Maidan after more than a decade, the tent now holds over 5,000 seats. The absence of animals, Alexander believes, has also affected the identity of circuses in general. That's the old image of the circus,” Alexander said.

Source: The Telegraph January 18, 2026 11:19 UTC