Praveen Shetty is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities and Management at Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), MAHE, Manipal. His PhD is in the field of intercultural communication and multiculturalism. He is also the coordinator for Centre for Intercultural Studies and Dialogue (CISD) at Manipal Centre for European Studies (MCES), MAHE, Manipal. The Centre is working on a project ‘Discerning India: Living Cultures of Tulunadu’. Under this project, an Online Certificate Course on the local traditions and practices is curated.