Course Curriculum
Introduction to Course Model
The entire course follows a micro-learning model, where you will learn each concept through multiple small units. Each portion has a built-in multiple-choice questionnaire. Answering the questions correctly will take you to the next portion. There might be multiple correct answers or no correct answers so choose accordingly.
Introduction to the Characters
Kunjettan : A middle-aged expat, who recently came back to Kerala.
Mini : Kunjettan's niece.
The entire course follows a micro-learning model, where you will learn each concept through multiple small units. Each portion has a built-in multiple-choice questionnaire. Answering the questions correctly will take you to the next portion. There might be multiple correct answers or no correct answers so choose accordingly.
Introduction to the Characters
Kunjettan : A middle-aged expat, who recently came back to Kerala.
Mini : Kunjettan's niece.
A New Opportunity
5 mins
The big world of Tourism
3 mins
Foreign money in local level
3 mins
Indirect supporters of Tourism
3 mins
The magic of everyday life
3 mins
Conserving and Protecting Heritage
3 mins
Importance of Information
3 mins
Planning + Tourism = Growth
3 mins
Sustainable Growth
2 mins
Staying rooted
2 mins
Radha is a woman in her early forties, an elected Panchayat Ward Member from a coastal–backwater village in Kerala. She grew up in the village, comes from a traditional fishing–agricultural family, and is closely involved in local development and women’s issues.
Amina is a woman in her late thirties, also an elected Panchayat Member, who previously worked as a schoolteacher before entering local governance. She is known for her work on education, sanitation, and community welfare.
Amina is a woman in her late thirties, also an elected Panchayat Member, who previously worked as a schoolteacher before entering local governance. She is known for her work on education, sanitation, and community welfare.
Recognising the Problem
3 mins
Overcrowding and Carrying Capacity
3 mins
Pressure on Natural Resources
3 mins
Pollution and Waste
3 mins
Unauthorised Construction
2 mins
Landslides, Flooding, and Loss of Nature
2 mins
Cultural Disruption
2 mins
Social Evils and Crime
2 mins
Economic Displacement
2 mins
Responsibility and Governance
3 mins
Anitha Thomas is a Higher Secondary School teacher in her early forties, teaching Social Sciences in a government school in Kerala. She often connects classroom lessons with everyday experiences and encourages students to observe changes happening around them.
Arjun Nair is an undergraduate student in tourism studies in his early twenties. Curious and observant, he is beginning to question how tourism affects places, people, and nature beyond textbook definitions.
Arjun Nair is an undergraduate student in tourism studies in his early twenties. Curious and observant, he is beginning to question how tourism affects places, people, and nature beyond textbook definitions.
Noticing Change
3 mins
Seeing Mass Tourism Up Close
3 mins
When Places Feel Too Full
3 mins
Nature Paying the Price
2 mins
Culture Changing Shape
2 mins
Discovering Alternative Tourism
2 mins
Letting Locals Lead
2 mins
Thinking Long-Term
2 mins
Nature at the Centre
2 mins
A Quiet Realisation
2 mins
Basheer is a tourism practitioner in his late fifties. He has spent decades working in tourism-related businesses in Kerala and has witnessed how destinations change over time. He speaks from lived experience and observation.
Nikhil is in his early thirties and works closely with community tourism initiatives, homestays, and local guides. He understands emerging tourism ideas and explains them in simple, practical terms.
Nikhil is in his early thirties and works closely with community tourism initiatives, homestays, and local guides. He understands emerging tourism ideas and explains them in simple, practical terms.
Tourism Growth and Daily Life
2 mins
Tourism Growing Too Fast
2 mins
Development for Tourists vs Residents
2 mins
Where Tourism Money Goes
2 mins
Tourism and Livelihoods
2 mins
Women in Tourism
2 mins
Protecting Local Culture
2 mins
Environmental Concerns
2 mins
Three Responsibilities Together
2 mins
Thinking About the Future
2 mins
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