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.                    ...

                                      It was an era, where along with pigeons, humans were dispatched to deliver important letters and news within the large empire. This news can sometimes turn over the running empire or might save the king with secret planned wasp of death. The importance of the news delivery, made postmen or dispatch boys active, loyal and one who can have great stamina.   In the year Circa 539, when Romans got victory on Persians in battle of Marathon, it was very important to deliver the news back in administration in Athens as soon as possible. Army general chose   Pheidippides, 'sparing a horse', who mapped distance from Marathon to Athen in scorching summer heat. His last word announced was “Nikomen” – We win and later he collapsed and died .   (Many other myths are attached to this story as well)    ...