Street performers are an enduring memory of life in the 1980s and 1990s. Apart from monkey shows, jugglers, acrobats, snake charmers and magicians were also common on the city streets. Almost everybody remembers watching a cobra sway to the tune of a snake charmer’s flute or seeing children doing cartwheels at traffic lights across the sprawling capital.<br /><br />Delhi has at least four of the country’s seven tribes of street performers, who have been performing since ancient times for money.<br /><br />But, today, they are just a distant memory. Police drive away street performers from places such as popular historical monuments because they regard them as a security hazard. They have few opportunities as Delhi lacks a public arena like London’s Covent Garden where stilt walkers and contortionists entertain crowds.<br /><br />Reported by: Neha Pushkarna<br />Video by: Pooja KC<br /><br />----------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Full Story: http://read.ht/hwE<br /><br />Related Article: http://read.ht/dN6<br /><br />Related Article: http://read.ht/f6V<br /><br />----------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Subscribe on Youtube: http://read.ht/fLZ<br /><br />Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/htTweets<br /><br />Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hindustantimes<br /><br />Watch more videos at: http://www.hindustantimes.com/audio-news-video/latest-news-video/lid812.aspx<br /><br />hindustantimes.com © 2014
