ODISHA TOURISM- Opportunities & Ideas

Dear Mr. Ashok Tripathy,

At the outset, my congratulation to you personally and your department for unleashing the new paradigm of “Cultural Tourism” and executing impeccably; say at world standards (in my opinion). I have observed the last festival “Samakala Dance Festival” organized by your department all three days; I must complement the aesthetic venue design, the environment created in the auditorium and the selection of dance troupes-of very high standards and very pleasing to senses & sensibilities that I would say with potential to Ignite Creative Minds.

I have also recently seen your advertisement of “Konark Festival” in India Today & The Week which would serve to draw domestic tourists and I hope identical efforts must have been taken to entice foreign tourist. (Last time I had suggested to rope in Odia software engineers working abroad, to work as “Odisha Tourism Ambassadors” informally and voluntarily. Please examine the idea)

 I only wish as Goa attracts 120 charted flights in busy tourist season, so do Odisha.

Suggestions: [Konark Festival]

With above objective in mind; I would suggest to have following concurrent festivals along with Konark festival to give more value for money to tourists visiting Odisha.

1. Bhubaneswar Literary Festival: We can organize Bhubaneswar Literary Festival/Konark Literary Festival in the model of “Jaipur Literary Festival” pioneered by Sunjoy Ghosh.
2. International Modern Art Camp at Konark Temple: I propose to organize a World Class Modern Art camp  dedicated to Konark Temple and its architecture-Konark Series(I guess never done before)

I feel these two activities could draw substantial high-end foreign tourist to our State; however, more other options could be explored to achieve the objective in Toto.

Mr. Tripathy, hope above “Idas” would be of your interest and feel, you would examine them for advantage Odisha Tourism.

Thanking You.

Kind Regards,

Bikash Choudhury

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