THE KITIST

ENTERTAINMENT   ART   ART Want to build modern kites? KiteLife Foundation teaches you how Sweta Akundi JUNE 04, 2018 18:42 IST UPDATED:  JUNE 05, 2018 13:30 IST MORE-IN KiteLife Foundation head Rajesh Nair’s weekend workshop was about giving a modern twist to the traditional craft of kite-making A 14-metre-long multicoloured octopus lay squished inside Rajesh Nair’s bag, its legs wrapped tightly around its head: just one of the many kites in the professional kite-flyer’s treasure trove. Nair was in  Chennai  over the weekend to hold a workshop on how to build and fly modern kites. You are never too old to fly a kite; the workshop saw children, their parents and even grandparents in attendance. Kite-making had been given a modern twist in this session. The kites were not made of paper, but high-grade plastic. Isn’t that bad for the environment? Nair denied it, “Unlike paper kites, these kites are resistant… These are not one-time use a

Indian Express Chennai Edn. June 5, 2018 CHENNAI:  If you don’t have the ability to imagine then what is the fun of living,” said Rajesh Nair(44), organiser of the ‘The Art of Kites’ workshop, that was conducted  over the weekend in Palladium mall. Rajesh started flying kites at the age of six. His passion for flying objects motivated him to choose a career on the same lines. “Making a kite is always fun. Everyone can make it but my workshops focus on learning to make a professional kite,” he said. There is a difference between general kites and the professional kites. General kites are easily available everywhere but the professional kites are difficult to spot. Professional kites are often produced by the Kite Life Foundation, where you get kites in other shapes apart from the basic quadrilateral shape. “Tell me any shape and I can make a kite in that shape,” added Rajesh, who is also a CSR Consultant in Cochin and its operations in Chennai and Pune. Kites can also be made

On the sidelines of an ongoing summer promotions, Phoenix Market city in Chennai has come out with series of activities aimed at families and kids. Latest in the series were 'The Art of Kites' by Rajesh Nair, in association with NGO KiteLife Foundation. Rajesh was invited to conduct a kite making workshop, which is like a first of its kind in Chennai. This unique activity was attended by enthusiasts as participants who learned the technics for not only making professional kites but flying it with ease. The kite kits were provided by KLF to all aspiring participants towards DIY model. There were quiet a few who seemed to have been making kites for the first time. Some of them already made kites in the past have not seen the kind of. Kite design that was taught at the venue. But then it was easier to carry along and unfold to raise it up soaring heights that can catch whilst flying. The same can wrapp easily and pocket it. The happiness one learned thu this activity was amazi