1+ Players Game. Kite flying came to India from the far-east in the sixteenth century. It was the favourite pastime of the Mughal rulers. Both men and women took pleasure in this activity. Today, various parts of our country observe the kite flying 'season' at various times of the year - in Rajasthan and much of western India, the season begins at the time of 'Makar akrant'. In North India, it starts after Raksha Bhandan with festivities reaching a peak on the 15th of August, the Independence Day. Learn how to tie a kite 1. Take a kite and poke four small holes with a toothpick. 2. Take a string, push it through one of the holes. Now push it back from the hole next to it. Do this for both the pairs of holes. 3. Tie the two pieces of strings together at a distance of about 8-10 inches from the kite in a knot. The top string should be slightly smaller than the one at the bottom. Now tie the string from the reel to the knot. Your kite is ready for flight!

Most kites are simple creations of bamboo and paper. Usually a thin coloured paper is held together with two thin bamboo sticks. A string known as 'sadde' or 'manja' depending on its strength is carefully attached to these sticks. The kite is then made to fly in the air using a gust of wind and some good hand control.Although kite flying in itself is quite a thrilling activity, for some flyers the real fun of the game is in entangling their kite with those of other flyers. Only two kites should tangle at one time and the player whose string cuts the opponents kite is the winner. He celebrates by shouting out "Bo kaata".