Aangan: A Regenerative Tourism Workshop – July 2025
This July, join us for a transformative month in the heart of the Eastern Himalayas. This isn’t your average workshop — it’s a hands-on, hearts-open immersion into the world of regenerative tourism.
Aangan (Hindi for courtyard) is a space of gathering, where ideas blossom, people create, and synergies align. It is a shared ground, just like our planet.
From natural building to permaculture, forest ecology to sustainable hospitality, you’ll live, learn, and co-create with a vibrant community that’s actively reshaping how we travel.
Whether you’re a student, a traveller, or someone seeking deeper purpose in your work, Aangan invites you to learn by doing, share stories, and co-build futures that heal rather than harm. Come for the place, stay for the process.
Why Regenerative Tourism?
- It moves beyond sustainability — it restores, revives, and respects.
- It prioritizes local knowledge, slow living, and ethical choices.
- It turns travelers into co-creators, not just consumers.
- It teaches us to give back more than we take.
Who Can Participate
- Students of hospitality, tourism, design, or environmental science
- Conscious travelers and gap-year explorers
- Working professionals seeking purpose-driven transitions
- Artists, storytellers, and change-seekers
What You’ll Gain
- Hands-on learning with communities & ecosystems
- Certificate of participation
- Access to a network of changemakers
- Real-world skills in sustainable tourism
Meet Your Facilitators
Utsow Pradhan
Utsow Pradhan, founder of Tieedi, left his corporate job to restore his ancestral land in Darjeeling, which had turned into a dumping ground. Through zero-waste initiatives, eco-trails, and community involvement, he’s creating sustainable villages, reviving local traditions, and helping restore the fragile Himalayan ecosystem.
Navjot Nagi
Navjot Nagi, a published author and certified Hatha yoga teacher, shares soulful stories through Conscious Wilderness, blending slow travel, personal healing, and cultural immersion.
Her work inspires mindful living and inner stillness, inviting others to embrace slowness, presence, and deeper connection with both the world and themselves.
Sanghashree Roy
Sanghashree Roy, with a background in literature and law, has been a model for nearly a decade. Crowned Miss Bengal 2008 and Femina Stylista East 2018, she’s also a plant-based home chef, beauty pageant groomer and jury member, female biker, and recently, an enthusiastic trail running explorer.
Rakshita
Rakshita is a social media strategist and founder of Flytsocial, with expertise in Social media and personal branding. She will be facilitating the social media and marketing workshop, guiding participants in building authentic online identities.
A passionate traveler, Rakshita enjoys exploring new places and believes in the power of meaningful storytelling to drive regenerative tourism.
Snehal Sinalkar
Snehal is a Team lead at TIEEDI with a background in Zero Waste Consultancy, offering practical environmental solutions from inception to evaluation. At TIEEDI, she applies permaculture principles to restore ecosystems, believing that mindful engagement and thoughtful planning can transform tourism into a force for regeneration.
Gayatri Rai
Gayatri Rai, Project Coordinator at TIEEDI, is working with Climate Action Leadership Programme and the Green Mile Team on a holistic waste management system. Passionate about learning and creative expression, she brings curiosity and energy to her work. In Week 3 of Shunya, she takes the lead as the workshop facilitator.
