Tourism Resources of India (Theory)

Paper Code: 
24CMTB204
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to appraise on existing and potential Natural, Cultural & Heritage resources of India as a tourist destination.

Course Outcomes: 

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Course Title

24CMTB204

 

Tourism Resources of India (Theory)

 CO31Discuss the tourism product and resources special interest and mountain tourism.

CO32Appraise the Natural Tourism resources like wildlife, beach and island in India.

CO33Assess Desert and Heritage tourism resources in India.

CO34Discuss various architecrual heritage & historical monuments of India.

CO35Classify the performing arts, fair and festival, handicraft in India.

CO36Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.

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:
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 wor, Paper meshy, Metal work. Costumes and cuisine of different states

Essential Readings: 

• B.R Tamta, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
• Manoj Dixit and Charusheela Dixit, Tourism Products
• Ravi Bhushan Kumar, Coastal Tourism and Environment
• Saigal, Lakshadweep

References: 

Suggested Readings:

  • Biswanath Ghosh Mill and Morison Mc Intosh , Tourism & Travel Management                               
  • Douglas Pearce,Tourism Today                                                                          
  • Gupta and Lal Cultural Tourism in India                                       
  • Jagmohan Negi, Tourism Development and Resource conservation
  • K.K.Sharma, Tourism and Culture                                                           
  • Love Kush Mishra Cultural Tourism                                                         
  • M P Bezbaruah, Tourism in the new millennium                                       
  • Manoj Dixit and Charusheela Dixit, Tourism Products                                                                    
  • P M Seth, Successful tourism                                                                  
  • Praveen Sethi, Nature and Scope of Tourism       
  • Praveen Sethi, Strategies for the future of Travel and Tourism                  
  • Ram Acharya ,Tourism in India : A case study                                         
  • Shashi Prabha,Sharma, Tourism Education                                                                      
  • V.P.Sati Tourism Development in India                                        

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Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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