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The Sehgal Foundation Works For Tourist Wonder In Jyotisar
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The stage is set to have a re-look at the folk-lore when a group of 30 young enthusiastic performers presented the historical chapters of Mahabharata in Kurukshetra on Monday, 16 th July. The Sehgal Foundation, a trust established in 1999 is working for the rural empowerment in the Mewat & Kurukshetra districts of Haryana. The Sehgal Foundation, UNDP & Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India are implementing ‘Endogenous Tourism Project’ to promote local culture and craft for sustainable livelihoods and integrated rural |
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Jyotisar, a small village in Kurukshetra district of Haryana is the birth place of ‘Gita’, one of Hindus most sacred scripture. Under the software component of UNDP, the Sehgal foundation has been working in Jyotisar to promote it as an important tourist delight both economically and spiritually by imparting dramatics training to the youth. The program has been completed with panache by creating a street theater group trained by experts from the National School of Drama. The one month training started in the |
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| beginning of May. The students were exposed to the nuances of dramatics. Apart from the team of the Sehgal foundation, the Additional District Commissioner of the Kurukshetra Ms. Renu Phulia graced the occasion. The ADC said, “We recognize and endorse the Foundation’s work to place Jyotisar on the tourist map.” The Executive Director of the Foundation, Mr. Jay Sehgal also congratulated the project team of Jyotisar and laid down the future course of action. | |||||||||
The play was a huge crowd puller and gripped the audience till the last moment. The University students and local people applauded the efforts and hard-work put in by the group. |
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ABOUT THE PROJECT: |
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| The Jyotisar Tourism project is an effort by the Sehgal Foundation under the ‘Endogenous Tourism Project’ of UNDP (United Nations Development Progaramme) and Ministry of Tourism. The Project has been divided into two parts viz. Hardware and Software. The hardware part involves setting up of the Tourism complex being undertaken by the District Commissioner’s office in Jyotisar and the Software part being furthered by the Sehgal. Foundation. The foundation has actively imparted guide training, constituted a theatre group and empowered the rural women to produce handicrafts that can go a long way in boosting their income levels. The Tourist complex is based on similar business model as Dilli Haat. Besides an ethnic ambience, it has an inbuilt roof water harvesting mechanism, a food court, craft production center, leisure activities like boating in the surrounding Jyotisar temple area. |
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About the Sehgal Foundation: |
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The Sehgal foundation is a trust established in 1999 to work for rural empowerment in the Mewat district of Haryana being one of the most backward areas of the state. The foundation from time to time undertakes programmes covering the five core areas that constitute the mission of the organization viz. Water Management, Rural health, Income Enhancement, Family Life Education and Alternative energy. |
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The foundation works on the ISVD model (Integrated and Sustainable Village Development) to make the villages self- sufficient. The development work is going on in 23 villages covering various areas. Various centers have been established by the foundation to facilitate the process and acting as harbingers of change. For more information on the Sehgal Foundation, please refer to our website at: www.smsfoundation.org |
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For further information please contact: The Sehgal Foundation |
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