The Gold Award winner for Sustainability Champions: Grassroots Heroes - Deepak N Marak
Having worked as a local guide for several national and international organizations, including National Geographic, Deepak Marak and his tourism society have kept their eyes on the road ahead, even under trying and difficult circumstances, since the 1990s. Marak has also worked as a Community Tourism Fellow and trained 300+ people in the Garo Hills.
Video credit: Ink Creative Consultancy and Ka Knup Creatives
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Having worked as a local guide for several national and international organizations, including National Geographic, Deepak Marak and his tourism society have kept their eyes on the road ahead, even under trying and difficult circumstances, since the 1990s. Marak has also worked as a Community Tourism Fellow and trained 300+ people in the Garo Hills.
Video credit: Ink Creative Consultancy and Ka Knup Creatives
#Meghalaya #IRTSA #IndianResponsibleTourismStateAwards #MagnificentMeghalaya #SustainableTourism #ResponsibleTourismIndia #SustainableTourismindia #ResponsibleTourism #CelebratingPeople #CelebratingIndia
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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:03 It was many years back, probably before 2000s,
00:09 that we started a group, Achek Tourism Society, which
00:12 means tourism society for all entire Garo Hills.
00:16 So we wanted to work for the upliftment of the tourism
00:19 sector.
00:21 We want to go to the villages, educate the village people,
00:24 and then tell them about the assets
00:27 that they have to protect and preserve
00:30 the caves, the waterfalls, the trekking trails.
00:33 And we want to educate them so that they
00:36 can earn something from these assets for their own benefits.
00:42 We have brought up so many positive changes
00:46 in different parts of Garo Hills, not only in Tura,
00:49 not only in West Garo Hills.
00:52 The pinnacle that we want to reach
00:54 is we want to see Garo Hills in the map of Indian tourism map
00:58 as one of the best destinations in the state
01:02 and in the country.
01:04 (upbeat music)
01:06 you