Heritage Tourism of the Khampti Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh Perme Sonu* Research Scholar, Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management, Noida, India *Author correspondence: Sonu Perme, Research Scholar, Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management, Noida -India
Online published on 7 December, 2021. Abstract Northeast India, which has been known to be home to myriad tribes, is also the scene and platform for many types of tribal culture and customs. Some of the tribes migrated from outside Indian Territory have a very diverse cultural background. One such tribe is the Khampti of Namsai district in Arunachal Pradesh which is culturally very much similar to Southeast Asia. They follow the religion of Hinayana Buddhism. It was the oldest form of Buddhism in India during the historic Buddha period and spread throughout South East Asia. The paper attempts to study the potentiality of the Khampti tribe in Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh as aheritage tourism destination. The destination has immense potential to be considered as a cultural heritage site in India which can attract many tourists from all over the world. However, it has been observed that the Khampti tribe lived in isolation for many decades, and, developing it into a tourism destination needs proper planning and direction with the support of all stakeholders viz. International Organisations, Government, NGOs, community. Top Keywords North East India, Cultural Heritage, Tribes, Buddhism, Tourism Destination. Top |