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Bareilly has been the traditional centre for manufacture of the world-famous cotton strings for kite flying also once know as the ‘manja city’. In fact, it is an over 200-year-old traditional business for many here. With the arrival of Chinese manja made of fine nylon in 2011, the industry began to shrink rapidly. It became difficult for workers engaged in making of cotton manja to make ends meet.
