Nurturing Environment Conscious Architects: TSAP

 Heritage Tourism - The LayMan's Perspective Heritage & Tourism – The Lay-Man’s perspective   Keywords – Heritage, Tourism, perspective, vision/eye/grasp of the commoner, literately illiterate, ecological & economic friendly, interpretation, presentation of the Heritage.   Introduction & Preamble The festive season almost at its peak, like the Ganesh festival is almost over and Dusshera (Durga Pooja) is almost at the threshold of the beginning. The comeback of the josh, jallosh, scale & the enthusiasm of Ganesh Festival seemed to know no limits. Everyone wants to venture out, explore things, tangible, intangible, etc., with all these, there are new protocols, procedures, restrictions, new pattern of behavior, it was inevitable, after the long pandemic affect. People wanted and were waiting to come out from the virtual world (online) to the material/physical (offline) world.                    ...

The arrival of the monsoon brings a huge sigh of relief, accompanied by the entire city preparing for their ANNUAL MONSOON ROUTINES. Shopkeepers begin adding an affordable canopy to their shops for the customers to stand. People living in chawls make sure to air-tighten their homes, preventing rainwater from entering.   The child in every human wanders with the thoughts of getting wet in the rains and letting the water drops hit the core of your soul, making every length count. The city also adapts itself to the subduing onset, and it's also the people who alter their patterns and find ways to crawl into a nap sack, keeping out the rains.   For the city’s homeless, it is time to find a makeshift shelter to sleep under. Some of them smiled as they explained matter-of-factly how they improvised to keep dry during the nights. But to them, it is exactly where the constant rhythm of rain drops ceases and those forty-winks are put to rest.   I believe- the human bra...

According to World Health Organization (WHO), a carbon footprint is a measure of the impact your activities have on carbon dioxide (CO2) produced through the burning of fossil fuels and is expressed as a weight of CO2 emissions produced in tones. If we have to act, it is NOW. You can contribute to reduce your carbon footprint at individual level. How? You need to first measure & keep track of your personal carbon footprint. This blog shall help to educate yourself on Simple Steps to reduce carbon footprint on Earth by adopting LOW CARBON LIFESTYLE. Lowering of carbon footprint however doesn’t happen overnight. By making small changes in our choices & actions in daily lifestyle can start making a difference. 1.TURN-OFF LIGHTS WHEN NOT IN USE. Keep the thumb rule as; if you are going out of room for more than 15 Minutes, then you may choose to Turn-off lights. This small act can help to save energy, reduce electricity bills, helps to keep room cool & also help to e...