Kolkata to Kathmandu: Hyatt Regency Kolkata to host ‘I Bow to The Buddha in You’- a Photography Installation and Auction

Kolkata to Kathmandu: Hyatt Regency Kolkata to host ‘I Bow to The Buddha in You’- a Photography Installation and Auction

K2K, or Kolkata to Kathmandu, is city-based effort of goodwill that is going out for the people of Nepal following the devastating series of earthquakes that rocked the state. Mother and daughter duo Nisha and Anaina Malik are the minds behind the project. K2K is a combined drive to raise funds through various means. In this effort, they have collaborated with Oxfam International (The first Relief agency to respond to Nepal) to help in raising funds online. The donation drive is geared towards people from the city in specific besides targeting a national audience. The month-long project is a combination of online fund-raising and it will culminate in a photography exhibit on the 2nd of July at the Hyatt Regency Kolkata in which an auction will be held as well – all proceeds going to Oxfam.

This five star hotel, under the leadership of Ms Britta Leick-Milde, General Manager has come forward to host this fund raiser event for a noble cause. In a conversation with Ms Milde, GM, Hyatt Regency Kolkata, she says, “I am very excited to support this great event especially because Hyatt is present with a hotel in Kathmandu. A lot of help has reached out to the people in Nepal already but I am especially happy that the help is not stopping like for many other natural disasters. The people from Nepal still need support and will need more support over the coming months and years." She also added, "Whoever is planning to visit this great country please plan it this year - or you might want to take a piece of it home with one of the wonderful pictures of Nisha. Hyatt Regency understands that we are here to connect people, which were demonstrated in a wonderful way when we started to discuss the ideas of this event around 6 weeks ago and now so many people came in and joined hands for this wonderful cause."

K2K has also managed to enlist the crucial support of Kolkata based corporates as well as Multi Nationals, whose support is crucial for the cause to go a long way in society. The event is sure to bring together the well-wishers within the city, and send them along – from Kolkata to Kathmandu. Individual well-wishers will be able to make their contributions online, with the added bonus that each Calcutta donation is met with one of double amount, from somewhere else in the world. And those who would like to acquire the moments of captured solace that are Nisha and Anaina’s photographs themselves, shall surely be at the event on the 2nd of July.

The exhibition, aptly named, chronicles Nisha and Anaina’s journeys through Nepal and their trysts with various subjects, and instances of beauty. The exhibition follows from the set of photographs already up on their 2-year old Facebook page – I Bow to the Buddha in You. More than being mere travelers, their journeys to Nepal left them with a love for the land. Thus, their intention is to host a heartfelt gathering in the city, and to translate the labor and love behind their images into a meaningful monetary contribution toward Nepal’s recovery. The exhibit is meant not only to display the subjects they once fell in love with, but also to display the tragic sense of loss now embodied in the images, and to beckon a hope for possible recovery. This sort of an effort is a first for the city, and is endowed with a sense of excitement as well – an excitement that is born to be able to witness the lengths to which the magic of an idea can go. Among global events today, there are few greater or nobler causes than that of alleviating the suffering of a beautiful country – Nepal.

To make the evening more interesting and interactive the chefs of Hyatt Regency Kolkata have come up with a special innovative K2K menu that will be accompanied with live piano recital by none other than Jennifer Heemstra.

This is a time to bond and relive life despite all odds. Come and be a part of this special evening to be remembered….

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