ISBN10: 8183242944, ISBN13: 9788183242943, [publisher: Mittal, New Delhi] Hardcover Contents Foreword. Preface. Glossary. 1. Introduction. 2. The area and people. 3. Ethno historical account of Mallabhum Bishnupur. 4. Potentiality of Bishnupur as a tourist centre. 5. Art and craft of Bishnupur. 6. Tourist and tourism in Bishnupur. 7. Discussion and conclusion. Bibliography. Index. Wanderlust is the basic nature of human being. India is a vivid kaleidoscope of landscapes. Travel and tourism posit human freedom they usually reemphasize our inherited right to visit places to meet people and their culture witness the great cultural heritage in the form of monument and also to take in exotic cultures with a free spirit. A tourist also makes inroads into human hearts in territories beyond his borders. It is an established phenomenon that tourism is a very productive and profitable industry all over the world. It has various facets and multi dimensional factors behind it. It also generates various occupational opportunities as well as economic pursuits. The tariffs and related objects with tourism definitely help a place for its overall development. Ultimately tourism industry is definitely a boosting engine for the overall economic development. The present treatise is based on empirical observation on a heritage site of West Bengal known as Bishnupur which is signatured by great cultural heritage of architectural monuments and had been developed by Malla dynasty. The cultur ...