Tourism Resources and Product

Paper Code: 
MTM 126
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1. To impart knowledge on various tourism products offered by India.

 

Course Outcomes:

Course

Course outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

MTM 126

 

Tourism Resources and Products

CO 31To understand the tourism products and their importance.

CO 32To understand the architectural aspects of various heritage sites.

CO 33To analyze cultural aspects of museums, and their importance.

CO 34To evaluate the fair and festivals, wildlife sanctuary and their existence.

CO 35To analyze the various hills station (natural resources) available in India.

CO 36To analyze the current demand for tourism resources and their significance.

 

Approach in teaching:

Discussion, Demonstration, Action Research, Project, Field Trip

Learning activities for the students:

Field activities, Simulation, Presentation, Giving tasks Field practical

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects
 

 

 

10.00
Unit I: 

Tourism Products: Definition, Concept, Characteristics and Classification. Cultural Heritage of India — Stages of evolution, continuity Heritage - Meaning, Types of Heritage Tourism, Heritage Management Organizations.

14.00
Unit II: 

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.

12.00
Unit III: 

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.

11.00
Unit IV: 

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)

13.00
Unit V: 

Hill Stations: Study of Hill Station attractions and their environs with case studies of Mussoorie, Nainital and Ooty.
Beaches and Islands.

Essential Readings: 

• 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

References: 

• Travellers Indian : H.K. Kaul
• Museums of India : S. Punja
• The Art of Ancient India : S. Huntington
• Indian Architecture : Percy Brown

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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