Flying Kites – A forgotten pastime event of the Bengalis

“……. Let’s go fly a kite Up to the highest height Let’s go fly a kite and send it soaring Up through the atmosphere Up where the air is clear Oh, let’s go fly a kite!”                             (A song from the Mary Poppins Movie) There was a time when the terraces of Kolkata houses used to cry out ‘Bhokatta’ and the air above would reverberate … Continue reading Flying Kites – A forgotten pastime event of the Bengalis