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the fading of that generation who came
as children, the traditional art of kite
making is also fading away. Now-a-days
people are experimenting with newer and
more durable materials, even making
reusable kites. The season for making or
manufacturing kites is almost the whole
year as it is a slow process and the thin kite
paper has to be handled with care. There
are efforts on part of the government to
protect the interest of these craftsmen from
the unorganised sector but they don’t make
enough money from kite making to sustain
themselves; so they make their living
by doing other odd jobs and spend only
their leisure or spare time making kites
around the year. Their youngsters don’t
see a future in this profession. The urban
children are obsessed with technology and
gadgets or overburdened with their studies.
Luckily there are still a generation of few
many generations. It is believed that this enthusiastic seniors who take pleasure in
profession came to India from Sialkot, kite flying even if it is for that one day and
Pakistan with the people who migrated enjoy their passion.
to India at the time of partition. Just like Happy Uttrayan!
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