Sampada Sikshya I // Understanding Heritage: A Guide to Youth EP:1 Youth and Heritage

Sampada Sikshya is a learning-sharing session on the knowledge and perception of heritage and society. We bring in professional and heritage-lover to speak on their wider cultural understanding and diversities.

In our first session of Sampada Sikshya, we kicked off with the basics of understanding the heritage. We discussed on learning and acquiring knowledge on heritage, its values, how youth can play a pivotal role in preserving the heritage and collectively as a sense of identity and social belongingness.

We had a instructor, Sanjay Adhikari who is a Public Interest Litigator currently doing Masters of Law. He uses the law as a tool to protect Natural and Cultural Heritage. He has filed various cases to protect the Kathmandu World Heritage Site, Lumbini World Heritage Site as well as many historical monuments like palaces, ponds, and hitis. Similarly, he along with other activist has filed FIR against government employees for the omission of duty leading to the destruction of Rani Pokhari. He is also a campaigner to protect open spaces, guthi lands, and advocates for the dignity of the indigenous community.