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• Creativity touches new
heights during kite festival
surge in kite prices. from all over the world come to Ahmedabad with
The festival that marks the day when winter starts various kinds of kites to showcase their power.
fading out to make way for spring and subsequently the The shapes and designs of the kites are based on
summer was inaugurated by Gujarat Governor Acharya animals, birds, insects, fishes, cartoon characters,
Devvrat and CM Vijay Rupani at the Sabarmati River- mythological figures, flags, etc. The first kite festival
front in Ahmedabad amid the presence of state minis- was celebrated in 1989 and from then on the festival
ters and country representatives. has become the part of the culture and heritage of
Historically, Persians brought the kite flying culture the Gujarati city.
to India. It was a sport that the kings and nawabs used
to fly kites to display their skills and power. Now people LETTERS@TEHELKA.COM
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