CM Bhupendra Patel participated in the International Kite Festival

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel participated in the International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad on Sunday. On this occasion he also flew a kite. In the wake of the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya to be held on January 22, participants brought kites bearing images of Lord Ram for the celebration. A participant from Denmark said, “This is my third time in India. I am very excited for this year. It looks like it’s going to be bigger than last year. In the past, it’s been fun. I have met many kite flyers from India, which has been interesting.

I feel very welcome here. Gujarat is beautiful. Last time I saw the Statue of Unity, I wanted to know about its history.” Gujarat will celebrate the festival of Makar Sankranti or Uttarayan on 14-15 January. Kite flying is an integral part of this festival and people across the state gather on their rooftops to catch a glimpse of the colorful horizon or indulge in kite flying. But a few years ago the world was unaware of this festival.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat thought of making this local festival of Gujarat global and through Vibrant Gujarat, the kite festival was first organized in Ahmedabad and then in various cities across the state under the name of International Kite Festival. Held in. Kite fliers from all over the world were invited to participate in the festival of Gujarat. Since then the International Kite Festival in Gujarat has gone global.

Making a kite, flying it and bringing down another person’s kite is an art.
Expert kite flyer Gopal Patel said that since the festival has been promoted under Vibrant Gujarat, he has got the opportunity to travel to many different countries and showcase his kite flying skills. Kite flyer from Ahmedabad said
“Kite flyers and people from abroad are also coming to Gujarat to witness this festival and this has led to an increase in tourism. Earlier, kite flyers who used to make fun of our small kites copied the designs of our kites.” , Ever since the International Kite Festival started through Vibrant Gujarat, the fortunes of kite making artisans have changed.

Kite making artisans mostly come from the Muslim community. In earlier years, only a few traders would come to the local artists to buy kites and sell them in the market. But since the Kite Festival started, people from abroad also started contacting him. These artisans nowadays work almost throughout the year. Historian Rizwan Qadri said that this kite festival has been celebrated in Gujarat for many years. Ghadri said, “The beauty of this festival is that neither age, nor religion nor discrimination of anything becomes a hindrance in celebrating this festival.”