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Killer kites bring down an Indian tradition
Saturday, 25 April, 2026
Since the 13th century, coloured kites have filled India’s early summer skies. But in the last decade, their numbers have dwindled — in part because of the deaths and injuries caused by competitive kite fighting.Guest: Mir Umar, independent journalist based in New Delhi, author of the article Thousands of kites once filled the skies above India's cities. Today the tradition is dying out
