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Manja (or manjha) is the abrasive string used for fighter kites in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan. It is gummed, coloured and coated with powdered glass. In Brazil, the mix of glue and powdered glass is called "cerol". In Chile, the sharp thread is called "hilo curado" (fixed or drunk, thread).
Kites are fought all throughout the year and during special kite flying festivals in the region. Two fighters will entangle the glass powder coated manja while flying their kites in the sky and try to cut off the string of each other's kites by pulling it.
The winner's kite keeps flying while the loser's kite gets cut and drifts away with the wind. Children and/or adults run after a cut kite and try to capture it when it falls to the ground, a practice called kite running.
Manja ("pampered" in English) is a Malay-language entertainment and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in Singapore by MediaCorp. It was launched in conjunction with Singapore's first Malay channel, Suria on 30 January 2000 to complement each other through the different media platform.
Manja may refer to:
- Manja (kite), the glass powder coated kite flying and fighting string
- Manja (magazine), a Singaporean magazine
- Manja (film), a 2014 film
- Manja (novel), a 1938 novel by Anna Gmeyner
- Manja, Jordan
- Manja, Madagascar, a town in Madagascar
- Manja District, a district in the Menabe region of Madagascar
- Manja (town)
- Manja Kowalski (b. 1976), German rower
- Manja Smits (harpist) (b. 19??), Dutch harpist
- Manja Smits (politician) (b. 1985), Dutch politician
Manja is a town in Karbi Anglong district of Assam state of India. Manja is situated on bank of river Jamuna. NH 36 pass through it and it connect other important places in the district to its headquarter.
Manja is a 2014 Malayalam comedy film written and directed by Binoy Urmise. This is the first film directed by Binoy Urmise. It stars Niyas Bakker in lead role and Shammi Thilakan, Ashokan and Joy Mathew in the supporting roles.