FORMER PRESIDENT OF INDIA
Most people are familiar with the traditional concepts of tourism: hotels, access to easy transport, special places to visit, starting from the Taj Mahal, Goa, Kanyakumari, the beautiful North-East, coastal India and the islands, the deserts and the Himalayas. But the modern-day tourist expects something more and different. He comes here not merely to eat, drink and make merry. Many want to learn more about the people they meet and the places they visit. We can call it ‘cultural’ or knowledge oriented tourism. There is plenty of scope for meeting such a requirement.
His Excellency Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Hon’ble President of India
Source: INDIA 2020 (A Vision for the New Millennium) by Reverend Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Pages 169 - 170
