Colonialism in India

• Begin by defining colonialism.
• Then, discuss its impact on cultures and societies, and highlight India as a focus.
• Work with your students to investigate primary and secondary sources to understand the motivations, effects and resistance against colonial rule in India.
• Simultaneously, explore the emergence of circus as a form of entertainment, considering its complicated roots in various cultures and its evolution over time.
• After you’ve introduced these two main ideas, have students research how circus traditions from different parts of the world were influenced by colonial interactions, trade and migration.
• To culminate, ask students to share their findings through an artistic form. They could create a short film, draw an image or diagram, or stage a play or poetry reading.