“Sankranthi season is just around the corner and we are all hopeful to make better sales this new year. We usually get the raw material and paper rolls from Ahemdabad and Indore. It is from us that the kites move to retail shops in the city. From 2 rupees, the prices of these kites can go as high as Rs 200.

We have been doing kite business for over 120 years now. My grandfather was the first person in our family to make kites and it continued among the later generations as well.
Apart from kite making, we are also into Ganesh Murti making.

We make anywhere between 200 kites and 250 kites in a day. Due to a decrease in the business over the last few years, some of our neighbours have switched over to other trades.

The cost of paper kites and quality is higher than that of plastic ones that are made in factories. At present, things seem to be hopeful after decent sales in the last sankranthi season. I am hoping to receive double orders compared to last year so that we could slowly get back into the track.”