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A different freedom [electronic resource]

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Kite flying is a sport native to South-East Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Symbolic of both freedom and control, the kite has been used as a metaphor in classical Indian literature, poetry, language and folklore. Uttarayan, a kite festival celebrated i

Title A different freedom [electronic resource] : kite flying in Western India : culture and tradition / by Nikita Desai.
Publisher Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Pub.
Creation Date 2010
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167).
English
Content CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PREFACE
THE HISTORY OF THE KITE
THE LURE OF THE KITE
WHY FLY?
THE MAKING OF A FIGHTER
WHAT IS MANJHA?
FIRKIS, WHISTLES AND OTHER ACCESSORIES
FROM DUSK TO DAWN
LOOKING SKYWARD
FIT FOR KINGS
ON FOREIGN SOIL
A TANGLE OF THE MIND
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Extent 1 online resource (179 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010713555505171
MARC RECORDS
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