Tourism Resources of India

Paper Code: 
CMTB 204
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

 

  1. To Gain knowledge on existing and potential Natural, Cultural & Heritage resources of India

 

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

CMTB 201

Tourism Resources of India

CO 11 To discuss the concept of tourism resources and their classification.

CO 12 To describe the Natural Tourism resources in India

CO 13To describe wildlife / desert / beaches / island / mountain as natural tourism resources of India.

CO 14To discuss various Cultural and heritage tourism resources of India.

CO 15 To classify the performing arts in India and various fair and festival of tourism importance

Approach in teaching:

 

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Power Point Presentations, Informative videos

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, presentations, Field trips

 

 

Quiz, Poster Presentations,

Power Point Presentations, Individual and group projects,

Open Book Test, Semester End Examination

 

12.00
Unit I: 

Tourism Product: Definition, Salient features of tourism product, Product life cycle, Local Time, GMT, Time zone, International Date Line, Tourism Resources of India: Types and their geographical distribution, Climate.

Special Interest Tourism or Niche Tourism; meaning classification driving forces for SIT market, growth niches, adventure tourism elements. Classification, (air, water, land)

Mountain Tourism –Tourist Resource potential in Mountains with reference to Himalaya.

12.00
Unit II: 

Wildlife Tourism in India- an introduction, concepts, activities included, impact of wildlife tourism ; wildlife management. Sanctuaries and National Parks-In Northern, Southern, Eastern & Western part of India.
Beach Tourism- Meaning, Pre requisites of Beach tourism, important beach tourism destinations in India- Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa, Maharashtra, Pondicherry.
Island Tourism with reference to Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep. An introduction to the destination, its tourism attractions, fairs and festivals, places of interest, formalities to visit.

12.00
Unit III: 

Desert Tourism – Concept, India’s main Desert area and popular destinations .Existing trends in desert tourism. Desert Circuits of Rajasthan.
Heritage Tourism – Meaning and role of UNESCO, India’s World Heritage sites. Heritage management organization. Heritage hotel movement in Rajasthan. (Cultural property as a tourism resource). Case study- Peoples heritage – Baawadi’s. (Gujrat & Rajasthan)

12.00
Unit IV: 

Architectural heritage and Monuments of India –Architecture of Indus Valley civilization, Vedic Period, Mauryan, Gupta age, Indo -Islamic.

Historical monuments of India: Rajasthan, U.P, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh. Gujrat, Delhi, Orissa, Tamilnadu

12.00
Unit V: 

Fairs and festivals – Festivals of National, State and regional importance. Festivals initiated by Department of Tourism.

Performing arts of India: Introduction, Classical Dance: Theory, Technique- Nritta & Abhinaya. Classical dances of India: Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Odissi, Kuchipudi, Kath kali, Chhau, Mohiniattam, Manipuri.

Folk dances and music of Rajasthan

Handicraft – Textiles, Pottery, Carpets , Wood work , Paper meshy, Metal work.

Costumes and cuisine of different states

 

 

Essential Readings: 

Andaman and Nicobar Islands B.R Tamta
Coastal Tourism and Environment Ravi Bhushan Kumar
Lakshadweep Saigal
Tourism Products Manoj Dixit and Charusheela Dixit
Museums Monuments and Arts Krishna
Tourism Development: Principles and Practices Bhatia
Tourism Products Manoj Dixit and Charusheela Dixit

Cultural Tourism in India Gupta and Lal
Development of Tourism in India Nafees Khan
Heritage Management Swarnakamal Bhowmik
Nature and Scope of Tourism Praveen Sethi
Tourism Education Shashi Prabha,Sharma
Tourism in India : A case study Ram Acharya
Cultural Tourism Love Kush Mishra

References: 

Heritage Management Swarnakamal Bhowmik
International Tourism Management A.K.Bhatia
Nature and Scope of Tourism Praveen Sethi
Tourism Development in India V.P.Sati
Tourism Development: Principles and Practices Bhatia
Tourism Education Shashi Prabha,Sharma
Tourism in India: A case study Ram Acharya
Tourism & Travel Management Biswanath Ghosh

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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