Reviving the ‘Shangri-La’ of Delhi Staying true to the meaning of Shangri-La – ‘A Paradise’

The words ‘Shangri-La’ stand as a synonym for paradise and the paradise of Delhi is its Cultural Heritage. Shangri-La’s - Eros Hotel, New Delhi understands and cherishes the importance of Delhi’s cultural heritage and the hotel realizes the crucial need to take the ownership of keeping it alive and protected.

The hotel has initiated a campaign Reviving the ‘Shangri-La’ of Delhi where they with take kids from NGO’s to various historical sites and educate them on the importance of Delhi’s cultural heritage.

The first series of this walk was organized on Friday, 18 January with the kids from Bal Sahyog, a children’s world and social welfare organization founded in 1954, to look after the needs and safety of orphaned and neglected children. The hotel took the kids to Humayun’s Tomb. The kids along with the hotel’s management committee enjoyed the first series of this walk and also learnt the cultural significance of Humayun’s Tomb.

About Shangri – La Hotels and Resorts

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts remains committed to operating in an economically, socially and environmentally responsible manner whilst balancing the interests of diverse stakeholders. In striving to be a leader in corporate citizenship and sustainable development, a corporate-level CSR Committee drives the company’s initiatives in the strategic areas of stakeholder relations, environment, health and safety, supply chain and employees. These focus areas are unified under the umbrella brand of “Sustainability”, together with Shangri-La’s core CSR projects “Embrace” and “Sanctuary”. Hotel-level Embrace programmes focus on Shangri-La’s Caring People Project, which aims to promote the highest level of education and health support in underprivileged communities. Sanctuary programmes concentrate on Shangri-La’s Care for Nature Project, which promotes the conservation and restoration of biodiversity.