A hundred years ago | Devil dancers at Wembley

March 11, 2024 03:42 am | Updated 03:42 am IST

London, March 10: In the Commons to-day Lient-Colonel James drew attention to attempts at Darjeeling to recruit a troupe of Lama Devil dancers to perform at the Wembley Exhibition. He declared that the proposal was arousing strong religious resentment and suggested that steps should be taken to see that religious susceptibilities were not outraged by the engagement of the troupe. Professor Richards replied that he was enquiring of the Government of India of this matter.

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