Tag: Tourist

How do tourist guides explain (away) the erotic sculptures of Khajuraho to inquisitive visitors?

How do tourist guides explain (away) the erotic sculptures of Khajuraho to inquisitive visitors?

Indian tourists, of course, were not the first priority when the Indian government first decided to develop Khajuraho as a heritage destination in the 1950s. Protected by the ASI, the twenty-two surviving temples at Khajuraho continue to be identified by the monikers given them in 

Hit by Pandemic and Deprived of Relief, Tourist Guides Feel Betrayed by Govt

Hit by Pandemic and Deprived of Relief, Tourist Guides Feel Betrayed by Govt

“Ever considering the fact that February 2020, when many shoppers cancelled the bookings, we have been influenced. We have been the first to put up with and will be influenced until the end,” explained Krishna Kumar, a tourist manual from Varanasi, when talking to NewsClick.