A Different Freedom : Kite Flying in Western India; Culture and Tradition
ISBN: 9781443823104
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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Subjects: Engineering: Mechanical; Engineering; Social Science;

Kite flying is a sport native to South-East Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Symbolic of both freedom and control, the kite has been used as a metaphor in classical Indian literature, poetry, language and folklore. Uttarayan, a kite festival celebrated i


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