TOURISM IN NORTH EAST INDIA with Historical Dimensions

Unit: I: BASIC CONCEPT
1.01: Tourism – Concept, meaning and significance, Types of Tourism 13
1.02: Tourists-Characteristics and Types. 26
1.03: Tourism Product, Tourism Planning, 29
1.04: Tour Operator and Travel Agent Service 34
1.05: Dynamics and Growth of Tourism 65
1.06. Tourism in India: 73

UNIT-II: ELEMENTARY GEOGRAPHY OF NORTH EAST INDIA
2.01: Historical Tourism: Preservation of Historical Sites and Remains 80
2.02: Elementary Geography of North East India, land and rivers, climatic conditions 83
2.03: Population Structure and languages of North – East India. 97
2.04: Remains of Goalpara 115
2.05: Madan Kamdev, Ambari Excavations, Tezpur (Da Parvatia, Bamunipahar) 124
2.06: Deopahar, Malinithan, Remains of Daiyang Dhansiri Valley 136
2.07: Ahom Architecture: Charaideo, Gargaon, Rangpur 142

UNIT: III: ARCHITECTURE OF TEMPLES
3.01 : Kachari Architecture: Dimapur, Kasomari, Maibong and Khaspur 149
3.02 : Temple Architecture: Kamakhya, Hayagriva Madhava, 157
3.03 : Temple Architecture in Sivasagar 159
3.04 : Poa Mecca, Hajo ; Azan Pir Dargah. 164

UNIT: IV: CULTURE & FESTIVALS
4.01 : Jonbil Mela, Ambubachi fair at Kamakhya; Ras celebrations in Majuli. 169
4.02 : Fesivals : Bihu, Ali Aye Ligang , Mopin festival, Tai-Buddhist Festivals in Assam 175
4.03 : Satra Culture and Bhaona 185
4.04 : Tourist Festivals based on ethnic culture: Horn Bill Festival, Dihing Patkai Festival 193

UNIT-V: SUSTAINABLE & WILDLIFE TOURISM
5.01: Sustainable Tourism and wild life tourism 197
5.02: Forces Promoting Sustainable Tourism 199
5.03: Economic Forces Which Resist Sustainable Tourism 202
5.04: Principles of Sustainable Tourism 202
5.05: Basic properties of ecology 212
5.06: History of Wildlife Conservation in North – East India 218
5.07: Important Wildlife Habitats 239
5.08: Places of tourist interest in North- East India 264
5.09: Some Other Important Places of North East India
 Arunachal Pradesh 
 Assam 
 Meghalaya 
 Mizoram 
 Nagaland 
 Sikkim 
 Tripura