Why Indians need to see more of the country they live in
5 years, 4 months ago

Why Indians need to see more of the country they live in

Op India  

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may not have nudged we Indians into travelling more often in India than we do abroad but he surely has invited attention and it’s a good enough Independence Day intervention from the man who is master in making you reflect. All of us who travel abroad screw up their noses at hotels, transport, infrastructure, squalor and surging humanity which surrounds our own popular tourist destinations—all this of course without visiting much of India! Wildlife like rarely elsewhere; deserts as daunting as Thar; forests as dense as Sunderban or Gir; caves carved like ones in Ajanta or Ellora; temples like Rameshwaram and Khajuraho which knock your breath out; forts like ones in Agra, Jaipur or Mysore; lakes in Nainital or Ooty; hill stations like Coorg and Shimla; snow-capped peaks which can soar young to do adventure as they do to meditate or brood over the profound for the elderly. The World Travel and Tourism Council tabulated that tourism generated Rs 16.91 lakh crore or 9.2% of India’s GDP in 2018 and supported 32.673 million jobs, 8.1% of its total employment.

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Live Mint  

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Hindustan Times  

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