Gujarat is organising an International Kite Festival from January10-14, 2010 to promote cultural heritage of the state. Kamalesh Patel, Chairman, Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited, and Vipul Mittra, Secretary Tourism, Government of Gujarat were recently in Chandigarh to promote the five-day International Kite Festival. Addressing the media, Patel said that 2010 is Gujarat's golden jubilee year and Kite Festival is the first major event of the new year planned by Gujarat Tourism.
Mittra mentioned that this is the 20th International Kite Festival which is expected to attract kite flyers from 32 countries besides the kite enthusiasts from different states of the country. “This is for the first time that we have come to the North to invite the kite enthusiasts and the people of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh to experience Gujarat and enjoy its hospitality. Kite flyers with unique kites will be provided to-and-fro free two Tier AC train fare,” said Mittra.
The Festival will feature aerial acrobats, kite painting competitions, kite making workshops, and |