Economic empowerment through rural tourism: the case of Tarapith – a religious tourism destination in Birbhum District of West Bengal, India

In developing countries like India rural tourism can be harnessed as a strategy for upgrading the quality of life of the rural poor . Although India is rich with potential tourism destinations distributed over remote corners of the country, due priority has not been given to strengthening the tour...

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Main Author: Suman Kumar Kundu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi 2012
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5651/
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