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A TYPHOON HITS TOURISM

Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Minister for Culture and Minister for Tourism in the Government of India, speaks on restitution, manuscripts, AI, cultural mapping, tourism, heritage recognition, the Girmitiya legacy and India’s global connections. Some of the most interesting interviews happen when the questionnaire is put aside. This conversation between India Empire Editor-in-Chief Sayantan Chakravarty and Minister Shekhawat was conducted as a free-flowing exchange. One answer led naturally to the next question, taking the discussion from India’s civilisational heritage and the restitution of antiquities to manuscripts, artificial intelligence, cultural mapping, tourism, homestays and UNESCO recognition. It then moved into the story of the Girmitiya community and the Kolkata Memorial, before concluding with India’s long-standing cultural and historical connections with Africa.