17th session of Dekho Apna Desh webinar series

Tourism Ministry has organized the 17th session of the Dekho Apna Desh webinar on 9 May 2020 which was titled ‘Exploring River Nila’ was about showcasing meaningful travel experiences for travelers that are offered by relatively unvisited places.

The webinar took the participants on a journey into lesser-known towns and villages along the “River Nila” also known as Bharathapuzha in Kerala. The river offers authentic and unique experiences to the discerning travellers and explorers. 

The story ‘Exploring River Nila’ was modelled to showcase the tenets of responsible tourism that involves finding uniqueness about a place, the people who live in it and sharing it with the people who come to visit.

The webinar also showcased the local food, festivals, art forms, traditions, and also about conserving the nature, landscapes, heritage, and community of the places that people travel to.

Places like Palakkad, Thrissur and Malappuram districts in Kerala which can be easily accessed by air through Coimbatore, Kochi, and Kozhikode airports were included in the webinar.