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00:00What is the name of the book and how is it unique?
00:04The name of this book is Patang Purana.
00:07Like all other Puranas, this is Patang's Purana.
00:11And Puranas are there because the whole story is in Patang's Kewa.
00:17And it is written by our Surat's Hiralal Rasikdas Kapadia.
00:22He was a Jain.
00:24He has written many books.
00:26He is also known as a writer.
00:28And I got this book from an antique dealer in Surat.
00:32It is not available today.
00:35But I have received many books from him.
00:39How long ago did you get this book?
00:42Is there anything interesting in this book?
00:44This book came to me about 10 years ago.
00:48And in this book, we have come to know about Patang from A to Z.
00:56We have come to know about Patang from A to Z.
01:01First of all, when we choose a kite,
01:05how do we choose the kite to fly?
01:09After that, how much space should there be between the wings of the kite?
01:18That is what we have come to know.
01:20Now, how should the kite be to fly a good kite?
01:25That is what we have come to know.
01:27After that, the space between the wings of the kite is called Dhaddo.
01:32So, how should that Dhaddo be?
01:34That is what we have come to know.
01:36If the Dhaddo breaks while flying the kite,
01:40then how to join the broken Dhaddo?
01:44And how to fly such a kite?
01:46That is what we have come to know.
01:48After that, how to fly such a kite?
01:51That has been described.
01:53How to remove the standing kite?
01:55That is described.
01:56How to hold the rolling pad from above?
01:59That is described and How to hold it from below?
02:01That too is described.
02:02If the Sails are short, Which kite we need?
02:06If the wind increases, Which kite we need?
02:09Which string we need?
02:10and the fun part is how to put the langar on the kite
02:16that has also been described in this book
02:18so there are so many beautiful descriptions in this book
02:23so Hiralal, Rasikdas, Kapadia
02:26we should salute them, our listeners
02:30and this is such a beautiful book
02:32you will get the descriptions of this book later
02:36What is the story behind the Jahir Raja?
02:41In Uttar Pradesh, there was no Jahir Raja
02:46So Surat's younger brother Haridas
02:49who was a judge in the Mumbai High Court
02:53on the 13th, he was coming to Surat from Mumbai
02:57on the 4th, he was eating pork and lentils
03:00and was singing Patanjali
03:02on the 4th, at night, he was leaving from here
03:05so he realized that the Suratis
03:07don't get the permission to fly kites on the 4th
03:10so in the time of Victoria, he took his time
03:14and made the Suratis
03:16get the permission to fly kites on the 4th of January