India represents one of the oldest civilizations of the world and offers rich cultural heritage and variety. India is more remarkable for her extreme diversity of physical features. Its population represents a veritable museum of races representing almost all ethnic groups of the world with their characteristic features. Nature and history both have made India one of the most attractive tourist countries of the world. It offers everything in a rich variety of mountains and hills, valleys, highest peaks, sea beaches, landscape, scenic beauty, monuments and memorials, traditional art and dances, fairs and festivals and many other things have made the country a mosaic of living traditions. Tourism needs variety and India with its vast dimensions and diversity offers to every class of visitors something not found elsewhere.

COURSE LAYOUTWeek – 1 | 1. Indian Tourism- General Introduction | 2.Understanding Tourism Products Part I | 3.Understanding Tourism Products Part II | Week – 2 | 4. Managing Tourism Products Part I | 5.Managing Tourism Products Part II | 6.Tourism Products of India part I | Week – 3 | 7. Tourism Products of India part II | 8.Tourism Products of India Part III | 9.Tourism Products of India Part IV | Week – 4 | 10.Cultural Tourism in India | 11. Fairs and Festivals of India | 12. Indian Classical Dances | 13.Indian Folk Dances and Music traditions | 14. Fairs & festival in India-Part II | Week – 5 | 15. Indian Paintings | 16. Handicrafts of India | 17. Museums in India | 18. Architectural Heritage of India | Week – 6 | 19. Impact of Cultural Tourism | 20. Heritage & Pilgrim Destinations of North India | 21. Spiritual and Heritage destinations of South India | 22. Spiritual and Heritage Tourism in West and Central India | Week - 7 | 23. Important Tourist destinations of East India | 24. Basic Properties of Ecology | 25. Tourism and Ecology Linkage |26. Global Concern | Week – 8 | 27. Nature based destinations of North India | 28. Hill stations and wildlife tourism in South India | 29. Hill stations , Beaches & wildlife tourism in West and Central India | Week – 9 | 30.Wild Life & Beach Tourism in Eastern India | 31. Conservation of Ecology | 32. Natural & Other Tourism Resources | 33. Eco-Tourism Development | Week – 10 | 34. Business of Ecotourism | 35. Tourism & Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) | 36. Ecological Planning | 37. Tourism and Sustainable Development | Week – 11 | 38. Tourism Destination Carrying capacity (HUMAN POPULATIONS) | 39. Indian Tourism Policy, Luxury Trains | 40. International Tourism Products Part – I | 41. International Tourism Products Part – II |