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Apr

Viswanathan Gurukkal – Vallabhatta Kalari

<h1> Viswanathan Gurukkal – Vallabhatta Kalari </h1> [shareaholic app=”share_buttons” id=”16224490″] display of strength at Vallabhatta Kalari Sangham “And, it is this that strikes me again and again. A compulsion to conserve and preserve, be it heritage homes, elephants, or art forms. The Vallabhatta Kalari Academy is just a few kilometres away from the Riverside resort. A …

Apr

Kim, the Lama & the secret valley – Inviting travellers to join us in Spiti Valley

<h1>Kim, the Lama & the secret valley – Inviting travellers to join us in Spiti Valley </h1> [shareaholic app=”share_buttons” id=”16224490″] Cultural journey and discovery of Spiti Valley From 4th to 18th June 2011 Spiti valley, Rudyard Kipling wrote, is ‘a world within a world, a place where the gods live’. Closed to strangers until …

Apr

Local food and accommodation

<h1> Local food and accommodation</h1> [shareaholic app=”share_buttons” id=”16224490″] Travellers prefer local properties with character than branded international hotel chains. Purity by the backwaters in Kerala ‘What kind of travelers do you have? ‘We were asked this question at the ITB Berlin congress panel on linkages between consumers and industry fousing on social responsibility. And …

Apr

Muslim for a month

<h1>Muslim for a month</h1> [shareaholic app=”share_buttons” id=”16224490″] http://www.youtube.com/feature=player_embedded Ben talking about ‘Muslim for a month’ initiative at The Blue Yonder stand at ITB-Berlin: ‘Muslim for a Month’ is a Blood Foundation cultural exchange program run in partnership with Islamic scholars and peace activists in Istanbul Turkey. Blood Foundation is a social enterprise and NGO dedicated …

Apr

5th IIPT African Conference: Meeting the Challenges of Climate Change

<h1>5th IIPT African Conference: Meeting the Challenges of Climate Change</h1> [shareaholic app=”share_buttons” id=”16224490″] Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources, Zambia, Hon. Catherine Namugala has officially launched the 5th IIPT African Conference: Meeting the Challenges of Climate Change to Tourism in Africa and the Developing World to be held in Lusaka, Zambia 15 – 20 …

Mar

Andaman Discoveries

<h1>Andaman Discoveries</h1> [shareaholic app=”share_buttons” id=”16224490″] http://www.youtube.com/feature=player_embedded This video was featured at the ITB Berlin responsible tourism networking day 11 March 2011. Andaman Discoveries, a leader in sustainable travel in Thailand, allows visitors and volunteers to directly support community education, village-led conservation, and cultural empowerment. Are you interested in seeing a different type of Thailand? …

Mar

Inspiring stories: Potters of Aruvakode in Nilambur

<h1>Inspiring stories: Potters of Aruvakode in Nilambur</h1> [shareaholic app=”share_buttons” id=”16224490″] ‘Kathakali depicted on terracotta. Designed by artisans and potters trained by social entreprenuer Jinan My journey into the world of the rural artisan communities was not with the intention of ‘developing’ them or educating them. I went to them to regain that which I …

Mar

Inviting volunteers

<h1>Inviting volunteers</h1> [shareaholic app=”share_buttons” id=”16224490″] ‘products like this bag made out of banana-fibre has helped raise 15 lakhs of Rupees in last three years’ “I don’t feel like a dead log now; rather I feel like one among you.”Kumarettan, who benefitted out of the socio-economic rehabilitation at the Institute of Palliative Medicine in Kozhikode …

Mar

From one traveller to another

<h1>From one traveller to another</h1> [shareaholic app=”share_buttons” id=”16224490″] The following is a text from an email from one of our earlier traveller to another guest who is preparing his visit to India. images from Tholpetty – Wildlife Sanctuary in Wayanad. “Good to hear that you are going to Kerala and Karnataka! These are really destinations …

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