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 touris...
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Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi,
2012-10.
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