A number of National Tourist Guide Lecturers, and others involved in the tourism sector, are currently taking part in a free online Ramayana Yatra Training Program offered under the guidance of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA). Tours based on the Ramayana epic have been gaining popularity among Asian tourists in the past few decades, and the highest number of visitors to Sri Lanka now happen to be from India.
The eight-day program is presented by Mr. Bala Sankuratri, author of My Name Is Ravana, which is hailed as Sri Lanka’s perspective of Ramayana. On Day 3, Mr. Nilesh Nilkanth Oak, author of The Historic Rama: Indian Civilization at the End of Pleistocene among other books, appeared as a guest lecturer from the USA to provide a scientific justification of the Ramayana timeline.
The organisers are also planning to have a training tour led by Mr. Sankuratri after the Covid-19 threat eases off.
I would like to participate the above program!
We are happy for your interest, Upul.
Unfortunately, you can’t join halfway through the current series.
We will post it here and on other SLINTGL media channels, when the next series opens for registration.
Great opportunity for our members to spend the down-time productively.