Sacred Heritage and Pilgrimages in Cities

Prof. Rana P.B. Singh, former Professor of Cultural Landscapes & Heritage Studies at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (India), is President (Asia): RWYC, Reconnecting With Your Culture. For around 50 years, he has been researching in the fields of Cultural Landscapes, Sacredscapes and pilgrimage studies, heritage sites & culture, and did field studies in Japan, Sweden, Italy, Korea, and China; and has delivered special lectures and seminars in different parts of the world. His publications include 345 papers and 45 books & anthologies. 






Prof. Olimpia Niglio, Professor of Architectural Restoration & Cultural Heritage, the University of Pavia (Italy), and a permanent Visiting Professor—Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hosei University, Tokyo. She is President (Global): RWYC, Reconnecting With Your Culture. She is the author of over 450 publications in the field of history and architecture restoration, and cultural heritage. Since 1998, delivered over 400 Lectures and Conferences in different countries. Since 2022, she is a collaborator of H.E.R. Mgr. Paolo Giulietti, Archbishop of Lucca.