Tsunami affected Japanese kite makers to hold workshop in Amdavad

A video of Tsunami affected Japanese city

Ahmedabad, 5 January 2012

Gujarat’s International Kite Festival will be held on a grand scale this year during January 10 to 14 with a participation of 120 kite-flyers from the eight states of India and 74 foreign kite-flyers. Among the foreign kite-flyers, ten kite-flyers will be from Japan’s Tsunami/earth quake affected areas. They are being sent to Gujarat specially with sponsorship of Japan’s government agency and private broadcasting firm. Japanese kite-flyers will hold a workshop in Amdavad and will share their art of kite making with local kite makers in detail.

The festival will bei naugurated by Chief Minister Narendra Modi at 8:30 A.M at Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad in the presence of the Governor Dr. Shrimati Kamlaji who will preside over the inaugural event. Hundreds of kids of AMC’s Seva Basti will kick off the festival with the performance of Surya Namskar and Surya Vandana.

Various attractions such as the theme pavilion depicting the history of kites, pavilion related to adventure sports, food court, craft bazaar and kite workshop have also been planned this year.

On 10th January, Gujarat Tourism’s Chairman Kamlesh Patel will kick-start a kite-flying competition at 11:00 in the morning. In the evening the Chief Minister will inaugurate the theme pavilion on the history of kites at 5:00 P.M. Entire day will see a throng of competitors and other kite-lovers who will take delight in kite flying.

On 13th January, the kite festival will also be held at Mandavi beach and at white rann of Kutch. On 14th January, the kite-flyers and invited guests will fly kites in the pols of Ahmedabad city’s heritage area, from 9:30 A.M till 3:00 in the afternoon.