Nainital Illustrated in Time

NAINITAL ILLUSTRATED IN TIME!

NAINITAL IS A HIMALAYAN RESORT TOWN IN THE KUMAON REGION OF INDIA'S UTTARAKHAND STATE.

FORMERLY A BRITISH HILL STATION, IT IS SITUATED AROUND NAINITAL LAKE AND FEATURES THE NAINA DEVI TEMPLE ON ITS NORTH SHORE. A CABLE CAR PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE SNOW VIEW OBSERVATION POINT WITH VIEWS OF THE TOWN, MOUNTAINS, AND NANDA DEVI, THE HIGHEST PEAK IN UTTARAKHAND.

THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON THE FOOD, ARTFORMS, SPICES, FABRIC, HERITAGE, ARCHITECTURE, SETTLEMENT, TRIBE, HISTORY, ATTIRE, AND ORNAMENTS OF THE REGION, AS WELL AS THE BRITISH INFLUENCE ON THE CITY.

TARGET AUDIENCE

-CITY = NAINITAL

-STATE = UTTARAKHAND

-CLIMATE = HOTTEST MONTH IS JULY WITH TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM 16.4 °C TO 23.5 °C WHILE THE COLDEST MONTH IS JANUARY WITH TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM 1.7 °C TO 10.7 °C

-COMMUNITIES = GARHWALI OR KUMAONI

-COUNTRY = INDIA -AREA = RURAL & URBAN

-AGE = 13YRS TO 45 YRS

-GENDER = MALES & FEMALES

-RELIGION= MAJORLY HINDUISM

-INCOME= INDIA

-EDUCATION= PRIVATE AND GOVT SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.

- LANGUAGE SPOKEN= HINDI, GARHWALI & KUMAONI ( BOTH PAHARI LANGUAGES)

LEARNING OBJECTIVE

FOR THE TRAVEL GUIDE:

RESEARCH ABOUT TRADITIONAL ART FORMS AND STORIES FROM THE NAINITAL REGION TO INCORPORATE INTO THE NOVEL. PLAN OUT THE PLOT AND STORYLINE OF THE NOVEL, INCLUDING KEY INFORMATION AND DETAILS ABOUT THE CITY AND ITS CULTURE. CREATE CHARACTER DESIGNS AND SKETCHES TO VISUALIZE THE STORY AND THE DIFFERENT SCENES. DEVELOP A LAYOUT FOR THE NOVEL, INCLUDING THE PLACEMENT OF TEXT AND ILLUSTRATIONS. CREATE THE FINAL ILLUSTRATIONS AND INCORPORATE THEM INTO THE LAYOUT TO CREATE THE INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC NOVEL.

FOR THE SOUVENIRS AND CITY MAP:

RESEARCH ABOUT THE TRADITIONAL ART FORM OF AIPAN AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN THE NAINITAL REGION. DEVELOP DESIGNS FOR THE SOUVENIRS AND CITY MAP THAT INCORPORATE THE AIPAN ART FORM. CREATE PROTOTYPES OF THE SOUVENIRS AND CITY MAP USING THE DESIGNS. TEST AND REFINE THE PROTOTYPES TO ENSURE THEY ARE FUNCTIONAL AND VISUALLY APPEALING. PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE THE FINAL SOUVENIRS AND CITY MAP IN NAINITAL.

ABOUT NAINITAL:

NAINITAL IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED BY A BRITISH MERCHANT PETER BARRON ON NOVEMBER 18, 1839. STILL WATER OF NAINI LAKE MAKES VISITORS TO FALL IN LOVE WITH ITS ALLURING BEAUTY. THIS LAKE WAS FOUND LONG BACK IN 1839 BY P. BARRON A BRITISH BUSINESSMAN WHO CAME ACROSS THIS LAKE ON A HUNTING EXPEDITION. NAINITAL IS FAMOUS FOR THE REVERED NAINA DEVI TEMPLE, WHICH STANDS ON THE EDGE OF THE LAKE. NAINITAL IS NOT ONLY A FAMOUS TOURIST DESTINATION BUT IS ALSO KNOWN FOR ITS PRESTIGIOUS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND SCHOOLS, WHICH HAVE STOOD SINCE THE BRITISH ERA. ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR HILL DESTINATIONS IN INDIA, NAINITAL'S CHARMS INCLUDE EVERYTHING FROM BOATING AND SAILING TO OLD TEMPLES AND HERITAGE BUILDINGS, AND OF COURSE, SCENIC VIEWS AT EVERY OTHER STEP.

WHY IS NAINITAL CALLED SO?

IT IS SAID THAT THE LEFT EYE (NAIN) OF SATI FELL HERE AND THIS GAVE RISE TO PATRON DEITY OF TOWN NAINITAL . IT IS SAID THAT THE LAKE IS FORMED IN THE EMERALD EYE SHAPE . NAINA DEVI TEMPLE IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHERN END OF THE LAKE . THUS NAME OF NAINITAL DERIVATED FROM NAINA AND THE TAL (LAKE).

KUMAONI TRADITIONAL DRESSES & DANCE

THE KUMAON REGION IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE INDIAN STATE OF UTTARAKHAND. KUMAONI CULTURE IS KNOWN FOR ITS DIVERSITY AND RICH HERITAGE, INCLUDING TRADITIONAL DANCE FORMS, MUSIC, AND CLOTHING. THE GHAGRA AND KAMEEZ ARE TRADITIONAL GARMENTS WORN BY KUMAONI WOMEN. THE CHHOLIYA DANCE IS A POPULAR DANCE FORM IN KUMAON, PERFORMED BY MEN DURING FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS. THE CHHOLIYA DANCE IS CONSIDERED A SYMBOL OF KUMAON'S CULTURAL HERITAGE.

The book is divided into broad SIX sections, respectivey;

1) TRIBE, LOCAL FOOD, FOLK DANCE

2)WHERE IT ALL BEGAN ( HISTORY OF NAINITAL ) (COMIC STRIP)

3)YOU ARE HUNGRY (7 CAFES AND PLACES TO EAT)

4)SLUMBER TIME ( 6 PLACES TO STAY)

5)CALLS FOR SHOPPING (5 PLACES TO SHOP FROM)

6) AMENITIES – POLICE ST. , HOSPITAL, KUMAON UNIVERSITY

7) WAYS TO REACH NAINITAL

8) SINGLE FOLD MAP OF NAINITAL (8 X 16)

9) ILLUSTRATED STICKER PACK

10) MINI STICKY NOTES AND BOOKMARKS