THE BOOK CULTURAL TOURISM IN MARWAR REGION OF THAR DESERT IS A RESEARCH BASED PUBLICATION. IT PROVIDES RICH CONTENT OF THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF LIFE IN DESERT SOCIETY.
Culture based tourism is the most significant of all the tourism products now days. The curiosity to know about others, understand the nuances of their culture and appreciate the differences, are the main reasons for the growth and development of cultural tourism.
Technological and communication developments today have made it possible for people to read, see and hear about the life styles of different places or countries more than ever before.
Men everywhere on earth, live with culture. Even nomadic societies also develop their own culture. So it exists in its very nascent form in the way we live, the way we attire ourselves, the way we eat, and the way we celebrate. Intellectuals define it as “everything we do is culture”.
The real essence of culture as reflected in our lifestyles, customs, traditions, performing arts, spiritualism, etc., is what actually fascinated and attracts visitors from all over the world.
The mutual dependence of tourism and culture has to be understood and absorbed very clearly by not only tourists but all those involved with the development of tourism, conservation of culture and management of both.
Cultural tourism helps keep traditions alive, widens social opportunities, stirs up the nation’s ethnic life, awakens feelings of national entity, identity and integration, improves inter-regional understanding, helps in revival, strengthening, protection of cultural heritage and enlightenment of individuals increasing visitor’s appreciation of that heritage.
Marwar has a great potential of cultural tourism. Like other parts of India, Marwar is also laden with great historical and cultural richness that can be economically beneficial to the locals, the state and the nation if optimum utilization of touristic potential is achieved.
There is no village, no hamlet and no piece of land which doesn’t posses the cultural beauty, cultural heritage or cultural tourism destination.
This book reveals the new facts of different dimensions of cultural tourism in Marwar as well as it describes the well known and less known facts about very popular destinations.
– Dr. Mohanlal Gupta
