We are a youth group of current university students that as part of our involvement in the ‘Heritage Outreach in Time of COVID-19’ programme directed by the Immersive Trails social enterprise. Immersive Trails is a social enterprise in Kolkata, India, that is dedicated to creating greater awareness of the city's heritage for locals and visitors alike by curating immersive experiences based on in-depth academic research. It was founded in 2017 by Tathagata Neogi, an Exeter PhD in Archaeology, and his wife Chelsea McGill, who has a background in Linguistic Anthropology. Immersive Trails team of experts offers experiences as varied as walking tours, family history trails, and community-focused capacity building workshops.

 

They liaised the University of Exeter in the UK with a cohort from South Asia to form a group of students committed to protecting cultural heritage sites in their local areas. Together and using innovative tech-based methods we wish to create experiences through multicultural and trans-disciplinary collaborations.

 

We hope this website will facilitate access to the historical cultural wonders that Devon has to offer. In the future we hope to increase the social outreach of our website so that anyone looking to immerse themselves in the rich history and culture of a specific area can do so in a free and user-friendly manner.