Kerala’s snake boat likely to sail across River Thames

You might soon be able to witness a typical Kerala snake boat cruising on the Thames river in London if things go as per the plan. Reportedly, the British Council has expressed interest in providing a stage to Kerala to showcase its art and culture and be a part of the well-known Thames River Festival, which is held annually in Britain.
Recently a delegation of tourism officials held a meeting with the UNESCO representatives in New Delhi regarding this event as part of the Spice Route project. Tourism Director P Bala Kiran, referring to this development, said that the British Council has put forward this so-called proposal, which has been taken into consideration owing to the fact that the highest number of foreign tourist arrival in Kerala were from the United Kingdom last year.

The official further stated that the British Council is also interested in organising similar events in Kerala. In fact, the council is also interested in curating events that can showcase Kerala’s art and culture at some of the famous museums in Britain.
Latest news reports also state that apart from Britain, the Netherlands has also expressed interest to collaborate with the Spice Route Project. As of now, an official in the know-how stated that the Netherlands has some of the popular maritime museums in the world and during the meeting with the representatives of various countries in New Delhi, the Netherlands has agreed to offer technical assistance to set up maritime museums.