A Kite Journey Through IndiaIn India, kite-flying is pursued with a passionate intensity and dedication. This text follows the track of kites across the Indian sky as a pathway into the heart of the subcontinent. Kites become the vehicle for profound contact with the minds of their makers and flyers. |
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| Title | A Kite Journey Through India |
| Author | Tal Streeter |
| Photographs by | Tal Streeter |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Weatherhill, 1996 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Aug 6, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0834803011, 9780834803015 |
| Length | 179 pages |
| Subjects | › Crafts & Hobbies / General |
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