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International Kite Festival 2023: After a gap of two years, International Kite Festival 2023 began in Ahmedabad on January 8. Kite fliers from 65 countries will take part in the Kite Festival, which will be held in four Gujarat cities.
Context
- International Kite Festival with the theme of G20 is being held from the January 8 to 14 2023.
- The event is organized after a gap of two years due to the covid 19 pandemic.
- Recently, the Kite Festival was inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
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Key Info About International Kite Festival 2023
- The International Kite Festival 2023 is being organized by Gujarat Tourism on the G20 theme of ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future.
- Apart from Ahmedabad, the International Kite festival 2023 is being organized in Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Dwarka, Somnath, Dhordo, and Kevadia.
- After a gap of 2 years, skies over the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad will be adorned with colorful unique Kites.
- More than 800 kite flyers from across India and the world will participate and display their unique creations in this Festival.
- This year, kite enthusiasts from different countries will fly Kites at the same time attempting to create a Guinness World Record for the maximum number of kite flyers.
- It is expected that Kite fliers from 65 countries will take part in the Kite Festival.
- A special Parade by international and national kite flyers, a theme pavilion displaying the history of kites, and workshops on making and flying kites are among the major attractions of the festival this year.
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Significance Of Taking G20 Theme For I.K.F. 2023
- The theme of India’s G20 Presidency – “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “One Earth · One Family · One Future” – is drawn from the ancient Sanskrit text of the Maha Upanishad.
- Essentially, the theme affirms the value of all life – human, animal, plant, and microorganisms – and their interconnectedness on the planet Earth and in the wider universe.
- The theme also spotlights LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment), with its associated, environmentally sustainable and responsible choices, both at the level of individual lifestyles as well as national development, leading to globally transformative actions resulting in a cleaner, greener and bluer future.
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What Is International Kite Festival?
- The Kite festival of Ahmedabad marks the Hindu calendar when winter begins turning to summer, known as Makar Sankranti or Uttarayan.
- Since 1989, the city of Ahmedabad has hosted the International Kite Festival as part of the official celebration of uttarayan, bringing master kite makers and flyers from all over the world to demonstrate their unique creations and wow the crowds with highly unusual kites.
- In past years, master kite makers from Malaysia have brought their wau-balang kites, llayang-llayang have come from Indonesia, kite innovators from the USA have arrived with giant banner kites, and Japanese rokkaku fighting kites have shared the skies with Italian sculptural kites, Chinese flying dragons, and the latest high-tech modern wonders.
- A master kite maker and famous kite flyer Rasulbhai Rahimbhai of Ahmedabad trains of up to 500 kites on a single string have come to be a classic attraction.
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