Circus not a family business anymore

When Sheela Jaisingh left home to join the circus in order to support her family, she assumed that it was the end of her happiness. But before she realised it, she met cyclist Suba Jaisingh and her life took a new turn when they fell in love at the circus, and got married. Suba recalls, “I was forced to join the circus because my parents were also circus artistes.” Mostly, Suba speaks on behalf of his shy wife. He takes a look at her and adds, “But we don’t want our children to come here; it is definitely a difficult job. They are studying in Kolkata.”It is definitely refreshing to see a change that the circus is not considered a family business anymore. The story is the same for Seethu Rajesh. It is easy to assume that she might not understand the language because she is from Nepal, but the minute one asks her a question, she answers in Tamil with the ease of a local. “I am married to a Keralite, so I know Tamil,” she gushes. Her husband, Rajesh, works in the same circus. Both of them were forced to become circus artistes because of their parents  and because they have been through the drills, they don't want to put their kids through it. “Our kids are still too young. They are studying in Kerala. We told them they can do anything they want with their lives,” she says.  “But when the kids do see us perform, they get excited!” she adds.