GADAG : Some days after May 10, when Karnataka went into lockdown, there appeared in the skies of Gadag a sight not seen for around four decades. Large kites made of bamboo and weighing over 1kg, ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan (Nov. 24, 2021) – A local organization dedicated to preserving the Japanese tradition of kite-making was at Camp Zama Nov. 19 to harvest bamboo with help from the commander of U.S.

Shortage of bamboo sticks have lead to a sharp rise in price of kites this Uttarayan. While the rate of kites have soared by 150 per cent, there is no hike in the price of manjas. A bundle of 100 ...

Vadodara: To make public places litter-free and set an example for a greener future, a new movement will take off in the city this Uttarayan. Starting Tuesday, a city-based foundation will launch a ...

When the Chinese built the first kites 2,800 years ago, they turned to materials close at hand — silk and bamboo. They weren’t alone. Each culture that has tried sailing fabric in the air has used ...

A 700-kg bamboo-framed kite crashed in Japan festival. Tokyo: A 700-kg bamboo-framed giant kite being flown at a festival in western Japan crashed on a crowd of spectators, injuring four people, ...

A kite-obsessed designer ventures into the wild blue yonder with a soaring bamboo beauty. R. Kelly might have put it best in “I Believe I Can Fly:” “I think about it every night and day/spread my ...