When five chhau dancers walked into the Balarampur block development office in Purulia on Friday, officials had thought they had come to enquire about rations. “I was surprised when the chhau dancers told me that they wanted to donate money to the CM’s relief fund. The chhau dancers get the bulk of their assignments during summer, but the pandemic and the resultant lockdown have hit them hard. Santiram Mahato, minister and Balarampur MLA, said it was probably the “best donation made to the chief minister’s relief fund”. “Many people are donating but what the chhau dancers have done is unparalleled.

Source: The Telegraph April 18, 2020 22:30 UTC