Gokul Singh Dev is Local Co-ordinator and Chair of Bageshwar Ecotourism Co-operative Society. Gokul has a variety of ways he supports his community in Karmi ranging from being a social worker, he is a local politician and he is a builder of hospitals and schools in his rural area. He is interested in innovative ways to develop sustainable tourism to little visited destinations. He recognises the importance of not wasting or damaging the many resources his region is proud of, and is committed to preserving them and at the same time improving lifestyles of hill communities.