Patang !!

Two pieces of bamboo joined together, a scrap of tissue paper in a diamond shape & a long cotton thread attached to it; all this represents mundane paraphernalia but when this is injected with the “BRIGHTEST COLORS” into the air, it resembles a huge swaying bird darting in the bright blue sky with its tail flowing behind. The sight is worth gazing and would leave all astounded......Kites truly conjure happy images of childhood. :)

It’s a symbol of a superb machine that is capable of flying, flying high, very high and responding perfectly to the flyers’ manoeuvring talent. It’s a fragile creation & hence it needs excellent skills and patience, mastered with practice to see this magnificent thing flying and zooming up in the air….

I see “Kite” stand as “my untamed desires”, brimming out of me, & soaring high up here into the blue and there after completing its share of the journey, settle & calm down, tired and sometimes defeated…! :)

On special occasions like “Uttarayan”, it’s not surprising to see millions of “colourful creatures” up in the sky, struggling to keep it higher, flowing against the mighty wind & fight for the top slot in the blue world. The scene is similar below on the ground where-in the flyers compete with each other; displaying great dexterous skills. It’s all about proper co-ordination, togetherness & keeping track of the details, that decides the winner….

The day marks the transition of the sun into the Northern Hemisphere & hence a new beginning, inspiring all of us to look up into the limitless sky, dropping worries & letting our soul soar up in the air, without any defined boundaries.

Have a wonderful and victorious Makar Sankranti --- Uttarayan…….!!

Happy FLYING & as they all say in Marathi "til gud ghya, god god bola" which means henceforth, let there be only friendship & good thoughts between us......!! ~~