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UNBEARABLY GOOD NEWS
In 2012 the Indian government announced that the dancing bear industry was extinct. After several centuries, a
cultural tradition has finally died out with few lamenting its demise. In fact the practice was bought out when the
few remaining bear-handling communities, known as Kalandars, were redirected into more profitable enterprises.
Although the dancing bear entertainment was outlawed in 1972, it has taken decades for the tradition to end.