Kite making in full swing for Gujarat festival
AHMEDABAD: Huddled over piles of colorful paper, Mohammad Yunus is one of thousands of workers in India’s western state of Gujarat who handcraft kites used during a major harvest festival. People in Gujarat celebrate Uttarayan, a Hindu festival in mid-January that celebrates the end of winter by flying kites held by strings coated with glass or plastic. “Kite may seem like a small thing, but it takes a lot of time to make. Many people are involved in it and their livelihood depends on it,” Yunus, a Muslim who comes to Gujarat from the neighboring state of Rajasthan to make
