
One of the first of such initiatives was held on recently Nov 2018 which focused on Jute & Heritage. The event was partnered with Ministry of External Affairs and organised by BAUL (Bespoken Architecture & Unique Legacies) in association with Ministry of Tourism.

Some noteworthy guests who participated in the walk included: His Excellency Masayuki Taga - Consul General of Japan, Her Excellency Madam Virginie Corteval – Consul General of France & Mr. Frederick Alcalde, Head IT & Attache France, His Excellency Mynt Soe Consul General of Myanmar, His Excellency Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh, His Excellency Dr. Michael Feiner, Consul General of Germany & Mr. Schrodd, Deputy Consul General, Mrs Kajari Biswas, IFS, Director MEA, Kolkata & Holistic Health Crusader , Dr. Rekha Bhutoria.

Mr. Anil Bhutoria, Director, The Stadel, says, “There is an awakening for heritage and environmental conservation in West Bengal and we wanted to cultivate it further and reach out to a wider audience with the same vision in mind. The idea is to go beyond the confines of The Stadel walls and provide hospitality solutions. This particular walk has been curated to generate an awareness and understanding of heritage that has expanded from the protection of historic buildings and monuments to focus on more general understanding of the immediate and lesser known structures that have a rich historical context and need preservation. Through active engagement and interaction in natural surroundings with audiences we want to create a culture for consciousness of the rich heritage so that the coming generation takes a keen interest and pride in what we are leaving behind for them. There really can’t me any better product than jute which is completely natural, environmental friendly and can be grown organically and this can be the best substitute for plastic.”
-a report by Debasmita Bhattacharya, SONGOTI web desk
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