CIRCUS

Christmas holidays is that time of the year when we never actually go out on a holiday. since it is nice weather in chennai itself while the rest of the northern hemisphere is in a grip of cold and in particular Northen India too. So this year too we stayed put in Chennai. But now my son who is growing up fast needed to do something more than just hang out at home.

So I decided to take him to a Bombay Circus which was showing in town. I had as a kid been to one every year and particularly loved the trapriez....actually i was in awe of the people who could do the swinging and moving with such ease and precision. And of course all those animals....which one never gets to see otherwise like lion, tiger , bear elephants and many of those uncommon animals.

The circus was such a let down....first of all only one elephant and 3 camels walked in and out and secondly some supposedly russians were part of the team making the Indian artists seem less of showpersons. I was so reminded of SRK serial Circus ....how truely it depicted the death of this form of entertainment. I know things change..old things give way to new ones ..but what one used to do every summer holidays during growing up years...is something we are bound to miss. And somehow would have loved my son to see and enjoy all those animals and many tricks and acts on the in circus.