Contents: Preface. 1. Need for research in tourism/P. Yenadi Raju. 2. Types of tourism in India/V. Thimmappa. 3. Energy and environment concerns of tourism in India/V. Sudarsan. 4. Dimensions of cultural tourism in India/A. Lakshmana Chetty. 5. Religious tourism/P. Venu. 6. Medical tourism in India/A. Suryakumari. 7. Human development in Indian tourism industry/M. Deenadayal. 8. Rural tourism/P. Yenadi Raju. 9. Perspectives and prospects of Kerala heritage/T P. ...
Based on solid research, this book is the first of its kind on Rayalaseema, a drought-prone region. Pointing out the topographical limitations, it gives reasons for the region’s economic backwardness. With this account as backdrop, the agrarian problems and setback to the local manufacturing enterprise under the colonial rule are dealt with. Then the book traces the spread of education and the press, though limited, which articulated the distraught lot of the ...
