Thursday, September 27, 2018

Is Gujarat Tourism prejudiced towards ‘Pride’ of Gujarat?


Is Gujarat Tourism prejudiced towards ‘Pride’ of Gujarat?
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Lincoln Park Zoo and Kruger Park are in Gir which houses African lions! Dazed? At a time when Gujarat takes pride in Gir’s Asiatic lions, so much so that it refuses to translocate them to Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat Tourism has made a spectacle of itself by using video clips of African lions from Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago and Kruger Park in South Africa to create promotional video of Gir Monsoon Festival 2018. The 55-second promotional video shows the roar of an African lion from Lincoln Park Zoo and a pride of lions occupying a narrow road in Kruger Park.

The clips have been lifted from ‘Lion Roar at Lincoln Park Zoo’ and ‘Largest Lion Pride in Kruger Park’ clips that have been widely watched on social media. The promotional video with professional voiceover ends with logo of the Gujarat Tourism department. It also showcases Somnath Temple, skate-boarding, glass-painting and cultural events to attract tourists to the festival between September 1 and 16. The fest was launched by tourism minister Ganpat Vasava and Gujarat Tourism Chairman Kamlesh Patel at a swanky event where actors of a popular Hindi serial entertained guests.
https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/cover-story/is-gujarat-tourism-prejudiced-towards-pride-of-gujarat/articleshow/65725678.cms

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