00:00In Ludhiana, people fly kites in large numbers, especially those who are fond of kites, they still prefer to fly kites, so that they don't get stuck.
00:12However, in the last few years, due to continuous Chinese flights, where people were suffering, the birds flying in the sky were also getting caught.
00:23Due to this, the administration, police and people are being made aware to use traditional kites.
00:32Let me show you how traditional kites are made.
00:36This is Ludhiana's Dresi ground, where traditional kites are being made.
00:41They have also written on a special door that the reward will be given if someone proves that our door is duplicate or fake.
00:51They are present with us, they talk to us.
00:54Sir, you have been doing this for many years, although the Chinese door has now been banned.
01:00But still, kites are being made in the city.
01:03Yes, kites are being made in the city.
01:05India's door is the same as China's door.
01:10They are selling it at a higher level.
01:13Yes, they are selling it at a higher level.
01:15Your door is a Chinese door.
01:19Yes, it is a Chinese door.
01:21When do you start preparing?
01:24We start after two days.
01:26After two days?
01:27Yes.
01:28How does it start? What is the process?
01:31There are different types of kites.
01:34There are gold kites and Gujarati kites.
01:40There are Chinese kites.
01:42We have both gold and Gujarati kites.
01:45How do you make them?
01:48We have our own material.
01:50We make them from a piece of cloth.
01:52We make them from a piece of cloth.
01:54We don't use red color for Chinese kites.
01:57For how many years have you been doing this?
01:59I have been doing this for 56 years.
02:01Which generation are you from?
02:04I am from the second generation.
02:06Who will do it in the future?
02:08No one will do it in the future.
02:09What is the reason for not doing it in the future?
02:11Our children are educated.
02:13They don't like it.
02:14They don't let me do it.
02:16They say they don't want to do it.
02:17No.
02:18Where do your kites go?
02:21All of them go to India.
02:23Where do they go?
02:25They go to Gujarat, Bombay, Rajasthan.
02:28They go to Jammu and Punjab.
02:31Do you order them?
02:33Yes, we order them.
02:35We don't send them to India.
02:37We don't send them to Australia.
02:40Our kites are sold at our shop.
02:42You have maintained the quality.
02:44But there are other kites coming from Gujarat.
02:48There are other kites from Bareli.
02:50How do you maintain the quality?
02:52Our quality is better than anyone else's.
02:55First of all, our kites are made of cotton.
02:58Secondly, our kites are of better quality.
03:01Our kites are complete.
03:03If you buy a kite from Bareli,
03:05it's all made of duplicate cotton.
03:07It's worth Rs. 100 per kg.
03:10No one buys quality kites.
03:12No one buys them?
03:13Yes.
03:14When you started this business,
03:16what kind of demand is there?
03:18There is a lot of demand.
03:19I don't have money.
03:21When I started this business,
03:23people like our kites a lot.
03:29These kites must be expensive.
03:31The rate is different than before.
03:33No, it's been two days.
03:34The rate is the same.
03:35How much is a kite worth?
03:37A kite worth Rs. 2,000.
03:40A gold kite worth Rs. 3,300.
03:43You are constantly showing us pictures
03:45of how the kites are made.
03:47Because this is also an art.
03:49Earlier, kites were made like this.
03:51But now, like the Chinese kites,
03:53there are other kites as well.
03:55You can see how the traditional kites
03:57are made.
03:59What is your name?
04:00How long have you been doing this?
04:02My name is Ramesh.
04:03I have been doing this for 30 years.
04:05How are the kites made?
04:07What is used?
04:08What is the thread?
04:09Tell us about that.
04:10The thread is our traditional thread.
04:12Original thread.
04:14Yes.
04:15One is a gold thread.
04:17The other is a challenge thread.
04:18There are two types of threads.
04:20This one is made of wood.
04:22Yes, it is made of wood.
04:23What is used?
04:24Is there any special material used?
04:26There are two types of threads.
04:28One is made of arrowroot.
04:29The other is made of wood.
04:30There is no other chemical used.
04:32There is no damage to the thread.
04:34The thread that is made is special.
04:37They say that the traditional thread is special.
04:39The old man was telling us that
04:41the Chinese thread is still being sold.
04:43But people are saying that
04:45the thread should not be used
04:46because it is harmful.
04:47Yes, it is harmful.
04:48It is harmful to the birds.
04:50I have been in this business for 45 years.
04:52I don't do this work.
04:54I just check.
04:55You check the quality of the thread.
04:57Yes.
04:58How long does it take to make the thread?
05:00How long does it take to dry?
05:01It takes an hour to an hour and a half.
05:04Yes.
05:05How many artisans work here?
05:07Do they work day and night?
05:08We are old artisans.
05:10We don't keep new threads.
05:12Because they don't know how to do it.
05:14Which method is old?
05:15It is old.
05:16I have been working here for 45 years.
05:18Do people make this thread with a special method
05:21or do they use a special tool?
05:23People use a special tool.
05:24They don't want to take money.
05:26They don't want to lose money.
05:27This is a cotton thread.
05:29This thread is not harmful to you.
05:32It won't break even if you step on it.
05:33It won't break even if you step on it.
05:35It won't break.
05:36Some days, it gets stuck here.
05:38It gets stuck in your feet.
05:40It doesn't break.
05:41This thread doesn't break.
05:42So, I will show you the thread again.
05:44You can see how it is made.
05:46This thread is made with a traditional method.
05:48Because it is the festival of Lodi.
05:50And it is also the festival of Maggi.
05:52On Makar Sankranti and Lodi,
05:54throughout the country,
05:56kites are flown.
05:57Although, they are flown during Basant Panchami.
05:59So, this is the season of kites.
06:02People come here from far to buy kites.
06:05You can see how the thread is made with a traditional method.
06:09So, this is the ground of Ludhiana.
06:11This is a 12-string thread.
06:13There is also a 9-string thread.
06:15The shopkeepers have claimed that
06:17this thread breaks the China Door.
06:19People have also been appealed
06:21not to use the China Door.
06:23Because it is not only dangerous for the human body,
