House Of Sheherwali “A Museum Where You Can Stay”
“The Sheherwalis were known not just for their business success, but also for their refined lifestyle.” TFT Correspondent Adrija Dasgupta spoke with Owner of House of Sheherwali Pradip Chopra, regarding their legacy of wealth, culture and influence.
TFT: What is the background of sheherwali community ?
PC : This part of Bengal or India has very glorious past, have lots of heritage attached. This unique feature of Sheherwali Community came out 400 years back. The first migrant of Rajasthan Mr Jagat Seth became very prosperous. The Sheherwalis developed their unique cuisine, their dress and their language. Keeping this in mind, we have created this hotel as a Museum where Sheherwalis, different families, their original photographs are displayed. This is a new concept which has been started in America, Europe, and many other places.
TFT: Why the Hotel in Murshidabad is known as “Sheherwalis”?
PC : The Sheherwalis made their mark on the eastern part of India centuries ago, choosing Murshidabad as their home and creating a lasting legacy of wealth, culture, and influence. The Sheherwalis were known not just for their business success, but also for their refined lifestyle. Their homes, or havelis, were palatial residences that showcased their wealth and cultural sophistication.
TFT: What is the sustainability in hotel industry?
PC : Sustainability in the hotel industry refers to practices and policies implemented by hotels to minimize their environmental impact, promote social responsibility, and maintain economic viability.
TFT: How can hotel industry improve guest satisfaction and loyalty?
PC: Hotels like any other business created customer delight. Whatever is customer expectations, and if you can deliver more than that it will make customer happy and brings satisfaction in them.
TFT: What are the key metrics used to measure hotels financial performance?
PC: The key metrics used to measure hotels financial performance are return On Investment.
TFT: What are the key performance indicators of the hotel’s success?
PC: The key performance indicators of the hotels success that it shall be efficiently designed, it has to be efficiently run and it will have efficient trained man power.
TFT: What are your future plans?
PC: We are doing one more museum hotels in Sunderban, one is in Bandel. Then we will step into our next project. But it has not been decided yet.
TFT: What are your upcoming events?
PC: The upcoming events is “Heritage Festival” which will be held on 7th, 8th and 9th of February. It will be going to be a big show. Hope 500 people will visit in this festival show.