Express News Service
BAGALKOT: While much of the economy including recreational activities have been allowed to resume, drama companies are still in limbo as they are not permitted to stage plays.
Over 2,500 artists including musicians who eked out a living by staging plays are still struggling.
At least 12 drama companies including Gubbi Veeranna Nataka Sangha used to pitch tents to stage plays during the annual Banashankari chariot festival at Badami.
They provided employment to over 500 families in the month-long festival that now stands cancelled.
Nagarathna (44), from Badami told TNIE, “The order of district administration has shaken me completely. I was hoping to make some gains during the festival, as I have been rendered jobless since the outbreak. I have to pay the school fees of my children and repay debts.”