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.
