A sky filled with dancing kites in beautiful shapes and colors.
Children were kite running on the roof tops Monday throughout the day. I found myself standing at the balcony of the flat, starting up in the sky on kites of different shapes and colors. The kite running is part of the Indian Independence Day Celebration. Even after the Independence Day kites have been dancing above rooftops making me smile. There may be several reasons for the kites dancing, perhaps it's a major hobby here, which I do believe it is.. (I'm actually thinking of getting a kite myself, and perhaps try to learn the kite running skills).
People filling the streets around India..
It's not only kites that are out in the streets in Delhi these days. People are filling the streets of New Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Calcutta and several other places around India for the fight that is called the 'Second war of Independence" by Anna Hazare, a Indian social activist. The arrest of Hazare on Tuesday morning, along with over a 1000 other people, lead to what BBC refers to as that "Protests swell in Support of Hazare" . Mr. Hazare was going on a hunger strike to protest corruption in India when he was arrested and put in jail. Dressed in white the social activist fighting against corruption in India has been compared to Gandhi, known for his nonviolent approach to the freedom movement in India.
Children were kite running on the roof tops Monday throughout the day. I found myself standing at the balcony of the flat, starting up in the sky on kites of different shapes and colors. The kite running is part of the Indian Independence Day Celebration. Even after the Independence Day kites have been dancing above rooftops making me smile. There may be several reasons for the kites dancing, perhaps it's a major hobby here, which I do believe it is.. (I'm actually thinking of getting a kite myself, and perhaps try to learn the kite running skills).
People filling the streets around India..
It's not only kites that are out in the streets in Delhi these days. People are filling the streets of New Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Calcutta and several other places around India for the fight that is called the 'Second war of Independence" by Anna Hazare, a Indian social activist. The arrest of Hazare on Tuesday morning, along with over a 1000 other people, lead to what BBC refers to as that "Protests swell in Support of Hazare" . Mr. Hazare was going on a hunger strike to protest corruption in India when he was arrested and put in jail. Dressed in white the social activist fighting against corruption in India has been compared to Gandhi, known for his nonviolent approach to the freedom movement in India.
"The dream of India as a strong nation will not be realised without self-reliant, self-sufficient villages, this can be achieved only through social commitment & involvement of the common man." Anna Hazare (http://www.annahazare.org/) |
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