Tales to promote tourism in Chennai
Chennai,
Nov
5:
A
creative
way
of
promoting
tourism
has
been
taken
up
by
the
Tamil
Nadu
Tourism
Development
Corporation
in
the
form
of
grandma's
tales
and
personal
histories
of
ethnic
communities.
It
has
extended
support
to
The
World
Storytelling
Institute
(WSI)
for
this,
which
will
explore
new
methods
of
promoting
cultural
interactions
for
tourists
with
local
communities.
The
effort
is
expected
to
enhance
the
experience
of
tourists
and
promote
cultural
transmission
as
well.
As
part
of
this
effort,
the
WSI
is
hosting
a
Storytelling
Tourism
Project
that
commenced
on
November
2
and
will
continue
till
November
15
in
the
city.
The
co-founders
of
the
Institute,
Eric
Miller
and
Jeeva
Raghunath,
are
leading
the
project
along
with
18
international
participants
who
would
interact
with
local
storytellers
and
learn
their
styles.
The
local
storytellers
will
be
sharing
their
knowledge
on
Villupattu
,
Harikatha
and
grandma
tales
with
this
project's
participants.
Artists
from
the
fields
of
dance,
koothu
and
puppetry
will
also
be
engaging
with
the
participants
to
discuss
how
each
of
these
art
forms
can
be
incorporated
into
storytelling
to
narrate
cultural
experiences
to
tourists.
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