Authors : Shila B. Mohite and Savita V. Bhosale
Page Nos : 50-51
Description :
Sports Tourism in India, a new market in India-the Asian Sub continent, where sports and travel mixes with each other. From the very ancient times in Indian history, sports amuse the mass. Throughout the world, different types of sports entertain the people. In Rome, the Roman amphitheatres were built to give birth of several gladiators, while in Mahabharata, Chess and Pasha emerged as an entertaining game and strategic game to rule the kingdom. While Martial arts emerged in the name of "Kalaripayate" in ancient India to foster not only emerging soldiers, but also it amuses certain section of people in India. After the medieval era, the Europeans influenced Indians in different sectors of Indian society. Football, Indian Cricket, Polo in India, Swimming in India and many other popular games emerged. Now in this modern day, Indians are now entering in the world of games and tourism. From Indian Premier League Cricket to Traditional Boat Race (Boat races in Kerala) and from Indian Super League to Traditional Buffalo Race all have English Polo Game to adventure treat to a traveller all the organisers now have a motive not only to foster sports or the sports culture, but also to give a high scope to enhance tourism in India.
Keywords: Continent, Entertaining, Emerging, Enhance, Motive etc.
