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unusual facts about kite flying



Airborne wind turbine

Kites and 'helicopters' come down when there is insufficient wind; kytoons and blimps resolve the matter.


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Kite Man

As a boy, he was obsessed with Benjamin Franklin and attempted to recreate his famous kite-flying electrical experiment.

Kites Grounded

His house is full of kites worth easily enough to solve all his problems and support him for the whole year, but the banning of the kite- flying festival (Basant) leaves no one wanting to buying the kites anymore.

The story is about the life of old Chacha Kareem (Irfan Khoosat) who, after being rendered jobless following the passing of the Punjab Prohibition of Kite Flying (amendment) Bill in 2009, is gradually losing his passion for making kites.