Why do we fly kites on Independence Day, and how can it be done safely?

Kite-flying is an interesting and important tradition followed on the occasion of Independence Day in India, which is celebrated on August 15. On this day in 1947, the first Prime Minister of Independent India, Jawaharlal Nehru, had delivered a speech saying, “At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.”