Virtual Heritage Tour ( VHT )

15 Apr 2020 in Arts & Design by Manisha

VHT is an online event where you are able to discover a multitude of tours, talks and other events in your city and at the same time, you will be able to interact with heritage and celebrate culture despite the epidemics of COVID-19. We appreciate art, architecture, food, nature, museums and social causes in the form of a heritage tour. We are looking for people like you to curate tours which open interactions with local heritage and culture. Organizations, institutions and individuals are welcome to apply. It will facilitate online heritage tour series where you can read articles, watch videos, listen to interviews and browse image galleries. You can learn about traditions, practices and rituals, institutions, people, built spaces, historic sites and natural spaces through the tour. The tour will be led online by locals, experts, scholars and researchers, the events will not just tell stories, but also help one discover, learn and experience the vibrant heritage.

Virtual Heritage Tour - Seven Summits

Empowering Women

A group of Nepali women mountaineers started their journey by ascending Mt Everest in May 2008. This led them to complete scaling all the 7 Summits by 2014. The group became the first all-women team to do have climbed the seven tallest mountains of each continent. 

The Virtual Heritage Tour is titled Seven Summits and will be led by Shailee Basnet. In the tour, she will be sharing some of the hard-earned insights learned both on and off the mountains.

Shailee Basnet is the leader of the ‘Seven Summits Women Team’. With her team, she is now leading a programme to help train young female survivors of trafficking to become trekking guides. 

REGISTER to participate: http://tiny.cc/x6wmsz

 

Friday, August 28, 2020

5:00 pm NPT

VHT Leader: Shailee Basnet
*This session will be conducted in the English Language followed by the sign language.

 

StoryCycle provides specially curated experiences, workshops and guided tours in various cities in the country for depending upon requirements, schools, colleges, groups and individuals. We are hosting immersive and diverse events that bring people closer to their local heritage and culture from the beginning. StoryCycle values the enthusiasm that people like you bring to our online events. You can partner with us to create outreach programs. You can also enjoy our regular updates on storycycle.comdreamcities.org and britishcouncil.org.np.

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VHT Past Series

Series 06 - VHT Saipal: A Cultural Story

Virtual Heritage Tour Saipal led by Bhoj Raj Bhat. In the tour, he guided us on the cultural and natural attractions. Bhoj Raj Bhat, a resident of the far-west and the journalist cum movie maker, known for his documentary ‘Sunakali’ and the director of the expedition Mission Saipal, a mission to bring a social change in that community by liberating the women from discrimination in the Saipal region.

Series 05 - Dhe: A Moving Story

Dhe villagers are struggling with their traditional modes of subsistence due to the increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events linked to climate change and environmental degradation in the region. Dwindling natural resources and the speed of the change are further affecting the resilience of the community. Their indigenous knowledge and adaptive techniques are becoming insufficient, and thus ineffective, forcing both individuals and communities to migrate elsewhere for survival as the last resort… Dhe: A Moving Story.


Series 04-Everest: Sherpa and the Himalayas

International Everest Day has been observed on 29th May by the world’s highest Everest summiteer for a maximum number of times Kami Rita Sherpa. He has taken a tour to his native land Thame Village, Sherpas traditions, their history in the Everest expedition to celebrate this year’s International Everest Day.  

International Mt Everest Day is celebrated in Nepal and other countries around the world to convey the message to the world about tourism in Nepal, mountaineering expeditions and other adventure activities in Nepal. Sixty-seven years ago, Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Sir Edmund Hillary became the first two people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. 

Series 03 - Lumbini: Birthplace of the Buddha

Lumbini, in the western Tarai plains of Nepal, is popular as the birthplace of Buddha. The only UNESCO cultural heritage site outside Kathmandu Valley, Lumbini has many beautiful monuments and shrines built with the help of devotees from around the world. The main attraction in Lumbini is the sacred garden accommodating the Maya Devi temple depicting the birth of Lord Buddha, the Tank where Maya Devi is supposed to have taken a bath before the baby was born and the Ashoka Pillar pointing Buddha’s birthplace and other holy sites all around the place. A visit to sacred Lumbini definitely ensures peace of mind and the principles of Buddha and PEACE is what our world needs today more than anything else. A symbol of unity in diversity, Lumbini is regarded as the fountain of world peace.

In honour of Lord Buddha – the light of Asia, Buddha Jayanti or the birth anniversary of Buddha is celebrated in Nepal every year during May. All the devotees throng to the Buddhist stupas, especially Swayambhunath and Boudhanath in Kathmandu and pay homage to Lord Buddha. People also travel to Lumbini for special worship on this very day by chanting prayers and burning butter lamps.

ANIL CHITRAKAR is a social entrepreneur, freelance consultant and a columnist. He regularly gives inspirational talks on development. He has served as a member of the City Planning Commission of Kathmandu, where he focused his efforts on reviving the urban heritage, environmental management and social development within the city. He has worked in many fields and in many countries but has consistently been seen as a leader and an innovator. 

Series 02 - Barpak: Stories from Epicenter

Nepal experienced a major earthquake – with epicentre in Gorkha district's Barpak – on April 25, 2015, which triggered the huge loss of lives and property, unprecedented in the country’s history. Almost the entire Barpak was flattened, with huge loss of lives and property. 

Bir Bahadur Ghale will take us on tour and shared how the Barpak community, the epicentre of the quake, rebuilt Barpak. He explained the steps of the rebuilding process and how they are dreamt to make Barpak a sustainable town in future. Bir Bahadur Ghale is an Ashoka Fellow and energy access entrepreneur based in Barpak, the epicentre of the April 25 earthquake. He is a revered community leader of Barpak where people know him for his work of electrifying the village through a micro-hydro plant in the 1990s. Barpak has constructed several micro-hydropower plants for many communities across the country. After the earthquake, Bir Bahadur Ghale was actively engaged in relief and temporary shelter management in the village. He is now engaged in preparing a master plan for the rebuilding of Barpak.

Series 01 – Bagmati Promenade: Thapathali to Teku Dovan

StoryCycle, have been able to bring in community leaders, youth leaders and government leaders in one place and their support for the campaign further in the future. We were able to build a strong relationship with the Ward Chairperson-11 and City Planning Commission of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City(KMC) and have pledged to contribute to our efforts to create situational analysis reports regarding Thapathali-Teku Stretch. A detailed mapping and digital documentation have been carried out which covering the cultural and religious sites. Through these heritage walks, we are aiming at making the local community and commuters aware of the preservation and promotion of culture and natural heritage. These walks will also mobilise the youth, engage and integrate them into the movement for sustainable conservation with the aid of technology. 

A thorough report on Teku Thapathali was done in 1993 under a British researcher, John Sanday. It is obvious that there has been a lot of changes in the structure and the community itself.

 

 

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