Who says India is not represented at the Football World Cup? The flags that millions of fans will be waving in Germany could well have a 'made-in-Jaipur' tag.
The flags for the Football World Cup are being manufactured in a tiny shop in Jaipur.
"I thought they would be manufactured in a big factory in England maybe or I don't know where but not here, I'm very surprised!" a tourist from England, Leslie said.
The shop, tucked away in the narrow lanes of the Pink City, has sent thousands of flags of five countries participating in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
They are now waiting to see the flags made by them being waved by thousands of fans on television.
Making the flags was a time-consuming process for them.
Pictures of flags were downloaded from websites and the real work began only after several rounds of approval of designs.
For the children in the family, it has been a hand on general knowledge lesson.
"This is of England, this is Brazil's, this is of Croatia, this is Germany's and this is Germany's too and we're sending them to the world cup," a resident of Jaipur, Arpita Agarwal says pointing to all the flags.
Jaipur was the chosen place because flag-makers feel their flags are seamless and so, wave beautifully.
And they are not too expensive either.
The shop owners feel that, in a small way, this makes up for India's absence in the World Cup. It took them less than 10 days to get the consignment of over 60,000 flags ready.
"It's sad India is not participating in the World Cup; we would have loved to make Indian flags too but atleast Jaipur will be represented there through the flags we have sent," says owner of the firm, Vishnu Agarwal.
From supplying publicity material for the political parties to sending flags at the World Cup, this tiny shop in Jaipur has come a long way.
(www.ibnlive.com)
The flags for the Football World Cup are being manufactured in a tiny shop in Jaipur.
"I thought they would be manufactured in a big factory in England maybe or I don't know where but not here, I'm very surprised!" a tourist from England, Leslie said.
The shop, tucked away in the narrow lanes of the Pink City, has sent thousands of flags of five countries participating in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
They are now waiting to see the flags made by them being waved by thousands of fans on television.
Making the flags was a time-consuming process for them.
Pictures of flags were downloaded from websites and the real work began only after several rounds of approval of designs.
For the children in the family, it has been a hand on general knowledge lesson.
"This is of England, this is Brazil's, this is of Croatia, this is Germany's and this is Germany's too and we're sending them to the world cup," a resident of Jaipur, Arpita Agarwal says pointing to all the flags.
Jaipur was the chosen place because flag-makers feel their flags are seamless and so, wave beautifully.
And they are not too expensive either.
The shop owners feel that, in a small way, this makes up for India's absence in the World Cup. It took them less than 10 days to get the consignment of over 60,000 flags ready.
"It's sad India is not participating in the World Cup; we would have loved to make Indian flags too but atleast Jaipur will be represented there through the flags we have sent," says owner of the firm, Vishnu Agarwal.
From supplying publicity material for the political parties to sending flags at the World Cup, this tiny shop in Jaipur has come a long way.
(www.ibnlive.com)