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Innovative kites rule the skies!
The three-day International Kite Festival concluded at the Aga Khan Academy grounds in Shamshabad on Sunday. This was the second festival hosted by the State, which is also the second biggest one of its kind after the Kite Festival of Gujarat.
The three-day International Kite Festival concluded at the Aga Khan Academy grounds in Shamshabad on Sunday. This was the second festival hosted by the State, which is also the second biggest one of its kind after the Kite Festival of Gujarat.
This year 17 countries, 27 kite clubs and over 75 flyers from France, Indonesia, South Africa, Japan, Singapore, Singapore, Australia, Scotland, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Italy, Ukraine, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Poland participated.
The fliers took to their threads as thousands of people including children enjoyed watching kites of all sizes that dotted the sky. A major attraction this year was the remote controlled kites that were demonstrated for the first time in the State.
Other big kites included the Ring, Roller, Crocodile, Snake and Whale apart from giant kites like lizard, inflated octopus kites and noise producing kites that attracted visitors.
According to Pavan Solanki an expert in kite flying, “The ‘Ring Kite’ was the biggest followed by the ‘Whale Kite’ by the French team. Both these kites are the biggest in the world.”
Michael and Jeron of Singapore team who showcased the remote controlled kites said, “These are made of carbon fiber, polyester, LED Lights and Focus lights.” Jeron said that these kites are controlled with the remote and can be flown without air as well.
“We brought dragon kites of 500 gm and pro-3 kite of 250 gm, these kites can do acrobatics in the air,” he added and informed that the duo is heading to Macau next.
The veteran from Ukrain, 80-year-old Olekseii Zviryk told that the team has brought kites made of cigarette paper with the copyrighted emblem of Kherson community. He also said that this was introduced for the first time in the world in this festival.
Visitors termed the event ‘eye-catching’ and expressed delight in watching international flyers. On the sidelines, the ones who couldn’t make it to the Aga Khan Academy grounds enjoyed flying kites at People’s Plaza and had a well-deserved day out.
