Mehul Pathak (born 1977) is a Indian kite maker and Kite Designer,software engineer and inventor. He is notable for his Kite Making, Kite Workshop and Kite Awareness and Knowledgebase Program and construction of the giant flatable (King Cobra Kitess) display kites (the most widely-known is the 50m King Cobra kite). He spends much of the year travelling worldwide and displaying his kites at International Kite Festivals.

Mehul, together with his father Jitendrabhai and Nephew Om Pathak, established a kite Flying and Making at Ahmedabad,Gujarat, India in 2008, producing single line kites for children. In 2008 he developed the 40m King Cobra Flate kite, a framed triangular form cellular single line kite. Beginning in 20010 with the Centipede design, he then developed large creature-themed display kites for the growing number of international kite festivals. These large-scale sparless kites include the manta ray, octopus, 3d boat kites, Rokkaku, .

Welcome to VKC ' Vibrant Kite Club India - Know more about “Kites”

Invented by famous Chinese philosophers Mozi and Lu Ban,’ Kite’ is now very popular world over. Kite, Kite Flying and Kite building is pursued by many as hobby and is also, a recognized sport.

Basically, kite is a kind of tethered aircraft, usually heavier than Air but there are then, kites known as Kytoon which are lighter than air. Kite consists of ‘Spars’ and ‘Sail’ & are build using various type of materials and designs. ‘Foil kites’ have no Spars. Standard kites have one or more spars. Modern kites are made using synthetic material as sail, fiberglass as Spars and, Dacron as kite lines.

Kite designs are many such as,3D Kite , Parafoil ,LED Kite Box, Bowed kite, Delta kite, Bermuda kite, Chapi-chapi, wau bulan, Tetrahedral kite etc and types of kites too are multiple, to name a few - Kytoon, Sport kite, Water kite, Fighter kite, Inflatable single-line kite,Stunt Kite –Dual Line Kite, Quad Line Kite Man-lifting kite, Rogallo Parawing kite, Expanded polystyrene kite etc.

Kites are flown for Fun, recreation, artistic acclaim and practical purpose such as, Military, Radio etc.Kite flying events, International Kite Festivals, Kite Fighting & Making/ Building competition, Kite museum, Kite flyer’s clubs etc is very much a part of Ahmedabad- Gujarat- –India!!!

Enthusiasm of Kite lovers of Ahmedabad and tremendous support from Ahmedabad Municipal corporation and Government of Gujarat has taken Kites, kite flying and Kite building beyond the boundaries of it remaining as a spring festival – popularly known as Uttarayana. Kite flying is now regarded much as a serious sport.

It is this popularity, support and love for Kites and related activities has prompted founder director Mr. Mehul Pathak. I and Instituted Vibrant Kite CLub of kite flyers – Ahmedabad. Moto of Vibrant Kite Club of kite flyers is “To encourage people of all age groups to get involved with fighter kiting, through flying fighters, kite festivals, workshops, web site and e-mail. To share information among members and other fighter kite enthusiasts about kite flying, building and designing fighter kites.

Our Aim

   * To be an elected representative body to unify all aspects of Ahmedabad kite flying
   * To achieve national recognition as a kite flying association and to represent the interests of all kite flyers
   * To promote safe kite flying and educate about safety rules of kite flying
   * To promote and raise awareness of all kite events throughout India

Mehul Pathak – Founder

He is Business enthusiast and Diploma holder in Information Technology. He is one of the leading BPO Quality Analyst and search engine expert. He is Search Engine mentor and blogger since last 3 years. Kite flying was a hobby since childhood and with growing times, he took it seriously and transformed this hobby in profession. He had actively participated in International Kites Festival Ahmedabad -India, Udaipur Kite Festival - Rajasthan, Kerala International Kite Festival, Bangalore Garden City Kite Festival, Chandigradh Kite Festival, Common Wealth Games - Represent My State, Dubai International Kite Festival Etc... He is an international kitiest, a keen kite fighter and an expert kite designer. Further, in future, he is looking forward to participate in International kite festivals.

Jitendra Pathak- Vice President

He is Retired Govt. Officer -Gujarat State. He Was Done Fine Arts From C.N. Vidhayalaya- Ahmedabad. HE is Good Kite DEsigner. He is Painted Kites , Cutting and Making New Kite Design. Make Some Good Schooling Model, Do Without Carwin in Thermocol Electric Shoulder Iron. Makeing Some Good Artistic Gagra Choli For Navratri And Make Lord Krishna jula. He is Photographer. As Part Time Hobby Make Some good Kite Design and Kite Painting And Kite Flying. He had actively participated in International Kites Festival Ahmedabad -India, Bangalore Garden City Kite Festival. He is an international Kite Flyers, a keen kite fighter and an expert kite designer. Further, in future, he is looking forward to participate in International kite festivals.   Know more about “Kites”

Kites were used approximately 2,800 years ago in China, where materials ideal for kite building were readily available: silk fabric for sail material; fine, high-tensile-strength silk for flying line; and resilient bamboo for a strong, lightweight framework. Alternatively, the kite authors Clive Hart and Tal Streeter hold that leaf kites existed far before that time in what is now Indonesia, based on their interpretation of cave paintings on Muna Island off Sulawesi.which has had useful military applications in the past. The kite was said to be the invention of the famous 5th century BC Chinese philosophers Mozi and Lu Ban. By at least 549 AD paper kites were being flown, as it was recorded in that year a paper kite was used as a message for a rescue mission. Ancient and medieval Chinese sources list other uses of kites for measuring distances, testing the wind, lifting men, signalling, and communication for military operations. The earliest known Chinese kites were flat (not bowed) and often rectangular. Later, tailless kites incorporated a stabilizing bowline. Kites were decorated with mythological motifs and legendary figures; some were fitted with strings and whistles to make musical sounds while flying. After its introduction into India, the kite further evolved into the Fighter kite known as the patang in India. In India annual kite running competitions are held every year on the day of Makar Sankaranti.

We are enthusiastic about kite flying. People from all age groups, young and old, enjoy kite flying. Whether they belong to lower stratum or possess the vast mansion, flying kites is the passion for one and all.

The mission of VKC

To encourage people of all age groups to get involved with fighter kiting, through flying kites, kite festivals, Kite Safety Workshops, Awareness Programme through Kite Painting and Kite Flying for Disabled People and Schooling Students.

To share information among members and other fighter kite enthusiasts about kite flying, building and designing fighter kites.

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