AMITAVA MUKHOPADHYAY(AMITABH MUKHERJEE) Private Tour Guide in Calcutta, India – tourHQ
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I provide different types of services in various capacities including regular and normal Guiding, expertise for authors, film makers, research guidance.Ex-Journalist of Doordarshan, Fellow of Indian Ministry of Culture my passion for Guiding began in 1979 at the age of 14 when I was ‘assigned’ by the organizing committee headed by Governor of the State for protocol, co-ordination, liaison related works and guiding children’s delegations from across the country came to Calcutta to perform in the Children’s Festival to commemorate the International Year of Child.Two months after I attended the President of India- for the first time, Indian Education Minister, Chairman Indian Atomic Energy Commission in Mumbai and in 1980 attended Prime Minister Indira Gandhi along with the President at the Official Residence of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.I still remember the life tranforming address of Indira Gandhi, her reminiscences about Nehru and frankness about her childhood and adolescence days.I later guided stalwarts attending national conferences etc.as a volunteer or co-participants of the International Museum Conferences organized by the UNESCO affiliated International Council of Museums held in Delhi and Calcutta/Kolkata India in early 1990’s.I finally joined in the Guide training course of 1994-95, organized by Indian Government, which later described my service as ‘exemplary’.I am treated as a distinguished person in the areas of cultural research and innovations, journalism and communications and social work with original and pioneering contributions over decades which are ahead of time.Over two decades ago, the then President of the UNESCO affiliated International Council of Museums me as authoritative.President of UNESCO’s International Conference on Education (1977-’79) said that I would open up a new vista in tourism, culture and communications. I was probably the youngest recipient of senior fellowship for outstanding persons in culture, awarded by Government of India in 2002.I was the single person from whole of Eastern India; Government of India interacted for the service of Member Secretary and Senior Consultant for its UNESCO related Advisory Body on Culture in 2015.A post graduate in journalism from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and co-founder of departmental journal with veteran journalist Jayanta Sircar, I had attended different short courses and trainings in culture, science, environment, journalism and management at the Asiatic Society Kolkata, British Council- Friends of the Earth UK, Geological Survey of India, Indian Institute of Engineering, Science and Technology Shibpur, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, MSME Development Institute Kolkata, Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture Kolkata/ UNESCO, Indian National Council of Science and Technology Communications, World Wide Fund for Nature/ National Defence Academy Pune and Indian Institute of Travel and Tourism Management Bhubaneshwar since 1976.A recipient of many State level awards in Debate, Extempore, Essay, Journalism even in open to all groups in childhood, Many seasoned world traveller described me as world’s best tourist guide ever and my services turn into a life time achievement for them.I speaks very simple English language that a child can understand or a foreigner with very limited knowledge of English can understand, but slowly I guide towards a deeper understanding of India or discovery of one’s Self.
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