Books/Chapters

Himalayan Mountain Tourism; Toward Sustainable Adventure Tourism

Apple Academic Press, in exclusive co-publishing with CRC/Taylor and Francis Group [UK] and distribution by Routledge. https://www.appleacademicpress.com/mountain-tourism-in-perspective-of-the-himalaya-/1560  ISBN: 9781998511181

a comprehensive volume focusing on adventure tourism in the Himalayan region. This volume is a collaborative effort to bring together insights from seasoned researchers, passionate adventurers, and dedicated conservationists. Spanning the countries of India, Nepal, China, Tibet, Pakistan, and Bhutan, this book serves as a comprehensive guide to understanding the intricate dynamics of adventure tourism in the region.

“A significant milestone in the discourse surrounding adventure tourism in the Himalayan region. Bagri unparalleled understanding of the region, coupled with his meticulous scholarship, has resulted in a truly interdisciplinary exploration of the opportunities and challenges facing this dynamic industry. By drawing upon a diverse array of perspectives–from seasoned researchers and practitioners to local stakeholders and policymakers, Bagri and K. C. have crafted a multifaceted exploration of adventure tourism that transcends geographical boundaries and disciplinary silos. A valuable resource for policymakers, practitioners, and scholars alike.”

— John Crotts, PhD, Professor and Director/Chair, School of Travel Industry Management, Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA

Balancing Nature and Economy: Toward Sustainable and Affordable Adventure Tourism in Himalayan Terrains. Mountain Tourism in Perspective of the Himalaya

Apple Academic Press, ISBN: 9781998511181

In Production

Local Governance Dynamics in Himalayan Adventure Tourism: A Comprehensive Inquiry into Local Institutions, Stakeholder Engagement, and Sustainable Practices

Apple Academic Press, ISBN: 9781998511181

In Production

Entrepreneurship Education in Tourism and Hospitality Management

IGI GLOBAL Publications, USA. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9510-7, ISBN 13: 9781799895107. https://www.igi-global.com/book/entrepreneurship-education-tourism-hospitality-management/278795 

Entrepreneurship education is a rapidly evolving field that is critical to the development of well-equipped and competent business leaders. The importance of training the future generation of managers and leaders cannot be overlooked as they play a vital role in ensuring the survival of various industries and companies. Entrepreneurship Education in Tourism and Hospitality Management provides an in-depth look at various cases of entrepreneurship education in the tourism and hospitality industries across the world as well as their recent changes and developments. This book also advances the literature in the field of entrepreneurship education by broadening the discussion on the recent trends and ongoing challenges to include perspectives on creating the next generation of tourism and hospitality entrepreneurs. Covering topics such as digital education and tourism sustainability, this reference work is ideal for administrators, academicians, policymakers, entrepreneurs, scholars, researchers, practitioners, instructors, and students.

Entrepreneurship Education in Postgraduate Tourism Programs: A Content Analysis of Syllabi From Indian Universities

IGI GLOBAL Publications, USA. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9510-7.ch002, ISBN 13: 9781799895107.

Even though there is an increase in tourism research in India during the last 2-3 decades, researchers within the domain of tourism education made an insignificant contribution to entrepreneurship education (henceforth ‘EE') programs. The objectives of this research are to study the current status of EE in tourism, to analyse and compare course title, core concepts, major references, and further readings. This study follows a content analysis design, focusing on an in-depth analysis of syllabi of post-graduation tourism programs in Indian higher educational institutions. The syllabi contents were analyzed using the Atlas.ti. The major findings of this study indicate that in India EE in tourism programs is mostly considered as one of the core modules itself than optional/elective modules and part of other courses. Almost all syllabi have included chapters on basic concepts of entrepreneurship, capital financing, business plan, opportunities, innovations, etc. This finding has major implications for designing innovative entrepreneurship courses in tourism programs.

Skill India Mission Programme in the Hospitality Management for Quality Products and Services

IGI GLOBAL Publications, USA. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9510-7.ch007, ISBN 13: 9781799895107.

Service quality is highly related to the quality of training given to the workers and stakeholders. As the requirements of skills are changing in every industry along with the global trends, initiatives like ‘Skill India' missions have gone through many changes. This paper analyses the ‘Skill India' mission particularly in hospitality and allied sectors. The authors have conducted a broader analysis and critical evaluation of various policies, schemes, initiatives, trends, future perspectives, and challenges in skill training in the hospitality sector. For this purpose, numerous studies, regional study findings, news articles, government reports, official publications, and in-depth interviews with experts have been conducted. The study highlights the existence of a skill gap, major constraints in skilling the youth, quality of skills trained, skilling marginalised, private-public partnership, entrepreneurship initiatives, eSkill opportunities after training, feedback systems, etc. In general, these results suggest that an intensive skill gap exists in many sectors and departments.

NTA UGC NET TOURISM 2022: 1500+ PYQ NOTES

Amazon. ASIN:B0B5NH6GL7, ISBN: 978839235724.  https://www.amazon.in/NTA-UGC-NET-TOURISM-2022-ebook/dp/B0B5NH6GL7 

A last-minute guide for UGC NTA NET Tourism Administration and Management Exam 2022. Prepare your paper two exams with 1500+ Previous Year Questions based on summarised notes. This book is for your last-minute preparation of the NTA NET Tourism paper.

Ethnographic Profile of Adiya Tribe, Kerala: Modernization and Acculturation among Adiya Tribal Communities of Thrissilery Village, Wayanad

Amazon. ISBN: 979-8723362451. https://www.amazon.com/Ethnographic-Profile-Adiya-Tribe-Kerala/dp/B08ZB91BQ9

How social institutions like religion, marriage, culture and customs evolved within the Adiya tribe in Kerala? What are the external forces that have impacted their recent cultural changes? In this book, the authors discuss the detailed ethnographic profile of the Adiya Tribe in Kerala, with dimensions on impacts of modernisation and acculturation in indigenous culture.

Tribal Women and Modernity: Case study on Adiyan Tribe of Kerala

Indian Women: A March Towards Modernity. edited by Amit Bhowmick & Prabhat Kumar Singh, Mittal Publications, New Delhi-2, India with ISBN No.9788183249577.

Tradition to Modernisation aspects are seen in all types of societies. The concept of change is truth and it is unstoppable . Everything will changes day by day and generation to generation. There is a trend in tribal societies to accept the modernisation in different levels. This trend is also influenced to Tribal womens. This paper analysis the socicultral, psychological, economical and political changes happening in tribal womens, especially in case of Adiyan tribe of Kerala. One month participatory observation, in depth interview and ethnographic analysis explains the trend, need and role of sustainable change in tribal communities to empower tribal women.

 Re-Culture: The Contemporary Approach for Sustainable living

Scenario of Environmental Research and Development, ISBN: 978-93-5346-498-1. 169-174.

Environment and Culture are conjoined each. Sustainability of earth and its resources are the biggest challenge still now. Humans untenable interaction with earth are leading to fatal problems. From last decades we  have  been  developing  ephemeral  solutions to  diminish  these  problems  caused  by  human  interaction  with earth.  3R  of  sustainable  idea  had  bring  some  positive  changes.  This  paper  acquainting  and  demonstrates  the significance of  RE-CULTURE concept along with concept of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. The culture have power on  the  overall  behavior,  decision  and  activities  of  a  person  that  reflect  as  a  family/community/country.  We examine  core  relation  of  culture  in  sustainable  Eco  friendly  practices  in  a  person  and  relationship  with economic  decisions  of  the  community.  We  found  that  there  are  significant  relation  between  culture  and sustainable  practices  of  human.  The  behavior  of sustainable  living  is  modulated  by  culture  that  practiced  in  a family/community/country. Thus  the  concept of Re-culture is to add the sustainable living ideas in daily life  as part  of  culture  and  also  bring  eco-friendly  traditional  practices  that  had  forgotten.  It  suggests  techniques  to adapt  sustainable  living  models  to  everyone's  culture.  This  as  the  contemporary  solution  to  promote  the sustainable living for a better tomorrow.