IHM & CT and Kendriya Vidhyala, Silvassa

Event Name : Heritage and Photo walk at Silvassa

Posted On : 11 May 2023

Description :-

On the occasion of National Tourism Day 2023. Indiatourism Mumbai hosted Heritage and Photo walk for the students of YUVA Tourism Clubs of IHM & CT and Kendriya Vidhyala Silvassa on 25th January 2023 at the Fort of Moti Daman. The Heritage walk was flagged off by Shri. Arun Gupta (Director, DNH & DD Tourism) along with Shri Shivakant (Conservation Assistant, ASI). Approx 50 students from YUVA Tourism Clubs of IHM & CT and Kendriya Vidhyala Silvassa participated in the Heritage walk. Photowalk was also hosted for local youth photographers to mark the National Tourism Day Celebration, around 20 photography enthusiasts and local social media influencers joined the Photowalk. The walk started from 11am to 2pm covering the Cathedral of Bom Jesus, the Dominican Monastery, the Bocage house, the old lighthouse, and Asia’s oldest Municipality office. With the heritage walk, students learned interesting facts, culture, and heritage of the Daman. The photographers tried their creativity with their photography skills and interacted with local communities to better understand the heritage.