Come summer, the city’s skyscape is dotted with multi-hued kites. Though a marvellous sight to see, the kites are not so welcomed by the city’s people, as the kite threads in the past had slit through the throats of many, even killing some people in the process. Though the Government has banned kite flying and maanja (kite thread coated with powered glass), the sport goes unabated in the city. One can see a number of children and youngsters enthusiastically fly, chase, cut and run behind the kites of their opponents in a frenzy at any point of time in the city. Flying kites in public places in Chennai was banned in 2007 when an e i g h t - y e a r - o l d b o y, D a s a n g i r, d i e d a f t e r
being cut by a maanja. Later as the number of people getting injured due to kite threads went high; kite flying was made a non-bailable offence. Considered dangerous to life and personal safety of others, the offence is punishable with a fine up to Rs 1,000 and ...contd in page 7
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Colours of summer
Lemony times: A man enjoying his lemon juice.
A sugary treat: A thirsty man giving a tasty twist to his tastebuds with the healthy and cool sugarcane juice.
The yellow ‘musk’er: The musk melon, a summer fruit.
The thirst quencher: A vendor selling tender coconuts in West Mambalam
Cool summer: Nungu, known for it’s cooling effect is a healthy option for the summer.
When kites soar.... imprisonment up to three months. Though there comes up a lot of hue and cry when some one’s get hurt due to kite threads, the sad part is that no measures are taken to create awareness about the menace and
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discourage children from indulging in the sport. And, going by the number of colourful kites that continue to soar high in the sky, it remains to be seen as to how many more people are going to be hurt.
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