INDIA AS AN CULTURAL

DESTINATION

-BY AMIT KUMAR MISHRA(09824501712)

MANOJ PAWAR(09924501712)

INTRODUCTION

The name India comes from the word Indus, which has been derived from
the Persian word for Hindu, from Sanskrit word Sindhu.
Now India is popularly know as Bharat and also Hindustan
Since ancient times, India has been known for its culture, heritage, and
tradition.
The Bhimbetka rock shelters in Madhya Pradesh are the earliest known
traces of human life in India.
India has been ruled by numbers of rulers including Rajputs , Mughals ,
English, and Portuguese etc.
Major dhrmic religions which were founded in India include Hinduism,
Buddhism ,Sikhism and Jainism.
Because of this there have been a diversity in the culture of India which
has made it a very popular tourist destination.

LIST OF
UNESCO
WORLD
HERITAGE
SITES IN
INDIA

CULTURAL TOURISM

Culture, has been defined as the whole complex of distinctive spiritual,

intellectual, & emotional features that characterize a society or social
group. It includes not only the arts and letters, but also modes of life,
the fundamental rights of a human being, value systems, traditions and
beliefs.
Tourism is the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside
their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure,
business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity
remunerated from within the place visited.
Cultural tourism is the subset of tourism concerned with a country or
region's culture, specifically the lifestyle of the people in those
geographical areas, the history of those peoples, their art,
architecture, religions, and other elements that helped shape their way
of life.
Cultural tourism includes tourism in urban areas, particularly historic or large
cities and their cultural facilities such as museums and theatres. It can also
include tourism in rural areas showcasing the traditions of indigenous cultural

CULTURAL TOURISM IN INDIA

Culture Tourism has a special place in India because of its past civilization as India
has been considered the land of ancient history, heritage, and culture.
Historical and archaeological monuments continue to be the biggest draw in
attracting international tourists. This fact has been confirmed by a survey
undertaken by the pacific area travel association (PATA).
The government of India has set up the Ministry of Tourism and Culture to boost
cultural tourism in India. The ministry in recent years has launched the Incredible
India! campaign and this has led to the growth of culture tourism in India.
The most popular states in India for cultural destination are:
Kerala
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Uttaranchal

CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS IN INDIA

HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY:

Our historical and archaeological monuments continue to be the biggest draw in attracting
international tourists.

MUSIC:

The music of India includes multiple varieties of folk, popular, pop, classical music and R&B.
Indian music covers a wide range of traditions and regional styles. Classical music largely
encompasses the two genres North Indian Hindustani, South Indian Carnatic traditions
and their various forms of regional folk music.

FESTIVALS:

Many festivals are religious in origin, although several are celebrated irrespective of caste and creed.
Some popular festivals are Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Ugadi, Thai Pongal, Holi, Onam,
Vijayadashami, Durga Puja, Eid ul-Fitr, Bakr-Id, Christmas, Buddha Jayanti, Moharram and Vaisakhi.

DANCE:

Dance in India covers a wide range of dance and dance theatre forms. From the ancient classical or
temple dance to folk and modern styles. There are hundreds of Indian folk dances such as Bhangra,
Bihu, Ghumura Dance, Sambalpuri, Chhau and Garba and special dances observed in regional
festivals.

ART AND CRAFT :

Indian art and craft can be classified into specific periods each reflecting particular religious, political and
cultural developments.
1. Ancient period(3500BCE-1200CE)
2. Islamic ascendancy (1192-1757)
3. Colonial period(17571947)
4. Independenceand thepostcolonialperiod (Post-1947)
.

PILGRIMAGE:

India is a place of diverse pilgrimage centers directed towards various religions such as Buddhism ,Muslim,
Hindu, Christianity, Sikhism etc.
.

CUISINES:

The cuisine in India is classified into three major categories. Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas. Satva which stand for
balance, Rajas stands for passion, and Thamas stands for indulgence. Food is consumed according to the
lifestyle of the person. For example:When a person tries to lead his life in want of self realisaiton, he would
prefer a Satvic food or known as Sattvic diet, which would help to keep his mind in balance.
.

CLOTHING:

Traditional clothing in India greatly varies across different parts of the country and is influenced immensely
by local culture, geography and climate. Popular styles of dress include draped garments such as sari for
women and dhoti or lungi for men; in addition, stitched clothes such as churidar for women and kurtapyjama

CONCLUSION

For all foreign tourists, any visit to India is a form of cultural tourism. There are
however those with more explicit interests in the monumental heritage, the
religious heritage, the natural heritage, traditional arts and crafts, music and dance
and those help in formulation its scope.
Tourism industry in India is growing and it has vast potential for generating
employment and earning large amount of foreign exchange besides giving a fillip to
the countrys overall economic and social development.

SUGGESTIONS
AS THE TOURISM INDUSTRY IN GROWING..INDIA SHOULD FOCUS MORE AND MORE
ON THE PROMOTION SUSTAINABLE TOURISM.
Many of our old monuments are like our lost primary resources. These can be
restored to revive our rich art and culture to become sites of tourist attractions.