Outlook – July 06, 2019

With over three decades of
experience in creating sustainable,
community-first experiences across
Northeastern India and neighbour-
ing countries, Mr Basu works with
over 2,500 stakeholders

India's best-known craft revivalist,

Ms Jaitly works with artisans across

the country to reimagine traditional

Indian arts, crafts and textiles for the

modern marketplace. She has also

written extensively on the subject

Ms Pande has over 15 years of experi-

ence in working with community-led

rural tourism projects in several

regions of India, Nepal and Ethiopia,

and in turn, connecting them with

the international markets

Chowna Mein

Deputy Chief Minister

Arunachal Pradesh

Pema Khandu

Chief Minister,

Arunachal Pradesh

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Roxana Ashtari

Project Specialist,

UNWTO

Tsewang Namgail

Director, Snow Leopard

Conservancy India Trust

Jaya Jaitly

Founder,

Dastkari Haat Samiti

FUTURE - F O R WARD ID E A S

Nakap Nalo

Tourism Minister,

Arunachal Pradesh

Involved in projects contributing to

sustainable tourism practices and

empowering communities across the

world, Ms Ashtari has expertise in the

area of Sustainable Development

Goals (SDGs) and Climate Change

Raj Basu

Founder,

Help Tourism

Paras Loomba

Founder, Global

Himalayan Expedition

Mr Loomba and GHE have combined

tourism and tech to electrify nearly

100 remote villages in Ladakh using

clean energy. An electrical engineer

by training, he's a member of WTTC's

Tomorrow for Tourism Awards jury

Manisha Pande

Founder,

Village Ways

A wildlife ecologist, Dr Namgail leads

research and conservation projects

devoted to snow leopards, a globally

endangered species. His organisa

tion also oversees 165 homestays in

40 villages in Ladakh, since 2002

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