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Tourism Resources and Product
Course Objectives:
This course will enable the students to –
- To impart knowledge on various tourism products offered by India.
Course Outcomes:
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MTM 127
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Tourism Resources and Products |
CO 37 To know about cultural tourism products and their importance. CO 38 To know architectural aspects of various heritage sites. CO 39 To know about cultural aspects taking in account various museums, fair and festivals and their importance. CO 40 Students will be able to justify their existence and their relative importance from tourist point of view. CO 41 To analyze the various tourism resources available in India. CO 42 To analyze the current demand for tourism resources and their significance. .
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Approach in teaching: Discussion, Demonstration, Action Research, Project, Field Trip Learning activities for the students: Field activities, Simulation, Presentation, Giving tasks Field practical
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Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
Tourism Products: Definition, Concept, Characteristics and Classification. Cultural Heritage of India — Stages of evolution, continuity Heritage - Meaning, Types of Heritage Tourism, Heritage Management Organizations.
Architectural Heritage of India: glimpses on the prominent architecture style - Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic.
Popular Religious shrines of Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, Sikh, Muslim and Christian religions .World Heritage Sites in India.
Important Museum, Art Galleries and Libraries of India ,Performing art of India: classical dances, folk dances and folk culture Handicrafts and textiles : important handicraft objects and centers, craft, melas, souvenir industry
Fairs and Festivals : Social, religious and commercial fairs of tourist significance. Indian cuisine (gastronomy), regional variation.
Wildlife Sanctuaries, National Parks and Natural Reserves in India (Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve, Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Valley of Flowers, Kanha, Kaziranga, Dachigam, Ranthambhore and Keoladeo Ghana)
Hill Stations: Study of Hill Station attractions and their environs with case studies of Mussoorie, Nainital and Ooty.
Beaches and Islands.
• Tourism Products of India : Dixit Manoj & Charu Sheela,,New Royal Publishers (2006) Lucknow
• A Cultural History of India : A.L. Basham
• The Wonder that was India : A.L. Basham
• Cultural Tourism in India : S.P. Gupta, Krishna Lai and Mahua Bhattacharya
