The four months beginning September and ending December meant good tidings for the family of Jaweed, a manja maker from the old city. This period guaranteed them good returns for the laborious and ...
HYDERABAD: It was a year ago that Mohammad Rahmat, a 30-year-old manja maker from Old City, saw his world turning upside down. For Rahmat, popularly known as Chotu in Dabeerpura’s Patang Market, the ...
“What is the difference between these two types of manjas?” asked Rajesh, who was at Mohammed Iqbal and Sons kites store at Dabeerpura. Snap came the sound four seconds later. Without replying to him, ...
Hyderabad:Sale of Chinese manja, the deadly synthetic thread used for flying kites during Sankranti, continues to thrive despite a sweeping ban on its use by the government. This is expectedly raising ...
Hyderabad: As the countdown begins for the Makar Sankranti begins, markets are buzzing with variety of kites. In the aerial battleground of kite-flying, Indian manja and Chinese threads vie for ...
For many kite and manja manufacturers in the city, the business and expertise has been passed on over generations. VADODARA: For many kite and manja manufacturers in the city, the business and ...