History of Indian circus

Before all his shows started, he would tell the audience that India did not have a proper circus and would have to wait many more years to develop one.

In addition, he offered "a thousand British Indian rupees and a horse" as a gift to anyone who could repeat his daring stage effects within six months.

[1] When Chiraini's show was going on in Bombay, Balasahib Patwardhan, the king of the Kurundwad princely state of Sangli (today’s Kolhapur) also came to see it.

[2] Chhatre's Great Indian Circus toured locally in India (including the same venue where the Chiarini's performance was held in Bombay) and internationally in locales such as Sri Lanka, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and Japan.

Later, animal trainer Narayan Rao Walawalker took over the circus and renamed it to The Great Royal.

[4] In 1924, another student of Keeleri, Kallan Gopalan, started the Great Rayman Circus.

[4] Vijaya Circus was owned by R. V. Mamoo of Akola, Maharashtra and had only a two-pole tent, two lions, one elephant, and the other essential equipment.

It was in Thalassery that Chatre met Kalaripayattu (a type of traditional marshal art) and gymnastic trainer Keeleri Kunhikannan.