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IRTA 2020 We're absolutely delighted to share the news that Aga Khan Trust for Culture, India – Overall Winner at the Indian Responsible Tourism Awards (IRTA) 2020 – has been 'Highly Commended' at the WTM World Responsible Tourism Awards in London this month for their efforts in addressing the Covid-19 challenge in the Humayun's Tomb-Nizamuddin area. Many congratulations to the team and to the community!

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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:03 I think the exciting thing about Nizamuddin
00:07 is the way in which they have worked
00:10 with the community, which was inconvenienced
00:14 by the arrival of tourists at the World Heritage Site
00:18 attraction, but they've worked to enable the community also
00:21 to benefit from tourism.
00:22 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:25 We saw that this intervention in the people's livelihood.
00:29 So gradually, they saw that the footfall, which was already
00:33 happening in Nizamuddin, and they were not part of it.
00:37 When they started becoming part of it,
00:39 they thought this heritage is our heritage.
00:42 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:45 And it's a very holistic approach they have taken.
00:48 I think that's the reason that we chose it.
00:52 It's about better places to live in, better places to visit.
00:55 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:58 (audience laughing)
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