Issue #002, Monsoon, 2019 ISSN: 2581- 9410 A summary of recent initiatives at railway stations and on-board railway trains Railway Stations that […]
Reviving Art and Craft through the Indian Railways
Article Category: Tourism
Sustainable Tourism
Partners : Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Indian Rail, Ministry of Urban Planning; Ministry of the Environment and Forestry, State Governments concerned and UNESCO Location : All India (pilot scheme to be launched in selected States) Summary description: This partnership between the Ministries of Tourism, Culture and the Environment of the Union and State Governments of India […]
Crafts and Tourism
Issue #002, Winter, 2019 ISSN: 2581- 9410 In this context of globalization and growing extension of modern communication […]
Crafts in the Policy Space
A little-known survey of the tourist-centric regions of Kerala and Rajasthan* shows that tourism has an enormous impact on the incomes and livelihoods of artisans in the region. Incomes of ‘folk artists’ for example are four times higher during tourist seasons compared to their off-season incomes; higher earnings of all artisans from their proximity to […]