Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Krishnalal Bysack
Indian circus performer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Krishnalal Bysack (Bengali: কৃষ্ণলাল বসাক) was an Indian circus performer and entrepreneur.[1][2] He founded the Hippodrome Circus[3] with an all-Indian team and toured Bengal, India and South East Asia.[4] He is considered to be one the pioneers of circus and physical culture in Bengal as well as India.[5][2] He was a descendant of Sovaram Bysack,[6] a well known merchant and zamindar during British Raj in India.
Remove ads
Early life
Krishnalal was born in Ahiritola area of Kolkata, Bengal in the year of 1866.[7] His father was Chandranath Basak and his mother was daughter of Brindaban Basak. He lost his mother at a young age and was raised by his grandparents.[2]
Career
Krishnalal learnt gymnastics at a young age and gained expertise over the years. In 1882, he won praises after performing gymnastics in Sovabazar Rajbari.[7] He was famous for juggling, parallel bars, trapeze, top spinning etc. He travelled many countries performing his shows.[8] In early 1900s he established his own circus known as The Great Indian Circus which was later renamed as Hippodrome Circus.[9][2] At its peak period, there were over 200 performers in his troupe.
After retiring, he continued with teaching gymnastics and wrote his autobiography 'Bichitra Bhraman' (Bengali: বিচিত্র ভ্রমণ meaning Amazing Travelogue) which was published in 1921.[10]
Remove ads
See also
References
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads