The Dor Making Tradition and its Significance in Kite Flying Culture of Punjab

Amjad Parvez

کھوج, Vol # 41, Issue # 1
The Dor Making Tradition and its Significance in Kite Flying Culture of Punjab

The Dor Making Tradition and its Significance in Kite Flying Culture of Punjab

Amjad Parvez/
May 19, 2023

Keywords

Kite, Kite flying culture, Tradition, Thread, Dor

Abstract

Kite flying has been one of the major cultural activities for the people of the Subcontinent. The paper elaborates the art of dor making in the kite flying culture of the Punjab. It discusses that how the changing mode of kite flying in the Subcontinent contributed to the development of the tradition of dor making. It describes the materials and processes involved in dor making and the context in which the tradition thrived and then faded away. The study maintains that after the division of India into princely states, it was the competitive environment that was responsible for the development of dor making as an expertise.

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The Dor Making Tradition and its Significance in Kite Flying Culture of Punjab. (2023). کھوج, 41(1), 1–12. http://khoj.ipcs.edu.pk/website/journal/article/64704ca89c25a/page

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1.The Dor Making Tradition and its Significance in Kite Flying Culture of Punjab. کھوج [Internet]. 2023 May 26 [cited 2026 June 17];41(1):1–12. Available from: http://khoj.ipcs.edu.pk/website/journal/article/64704ca89c25a/page

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1.The Dor Making Tradition and its Significance in Kite Flying Culture of Punjab. کھوج. 2023;41(1):1–12. Accessed June 17, 2026. http://khoj.ipcs.edu.pk/website/journal/article/64704ca89c25a/page

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