Subject(s): Indian Constitution -- Tourism Organisation -- International Organization -- India- Ancient Civilization : Indus valley civilization, indo-Aryans, vedic period, emergence of Buddhism and Jainism, mauryas, guptas and classical period, Muslim period, moghul empire, marthas -- Travel through the ages : Travel facilities in ancient India, Portuguese enterprise, English east Indian company -- India-land of all seasons : Climate, people, architecture, art, literature, music and dance -- Tourism - independence and constitution : Tourism and parliamentary committees, finance committee,estimates committee, public accounts committee -- Tourism- independence and after- Sargent committee -- Tourism and planning : Planning machinery in India, National development council (NDC), five year plans -- Tourism organisation : Planning machinery in India, appointment of planning commission, Ad-hoc tourist traffic committee, opening overseas offices, department of tourism -- Strengthening the tourism product : Tourist traffic advisory committee, national tourist board, tourist promotion committee 1957, hotel standards and rates structure committee 1957, hotel classification committee 1962, hotel review and survey committee 1967 -- International organisations and tourism : International union of official travel organisations (IUOTO), world tourists organisation, pacific area travel association (PATA) -- Tourist as an industry : Economic activity, tourist statistics, employment, tourist products, Indian tourism development corporation, travel agencies -- Development and tourism : National development, tourism and regional development, social development, tourism and cultural development, international understanding -- Looking ahead- new approach to tourism : Preparation of master plans, accommodation for middle and low income groups tourist, environmental control, publicity, inter-state movements of tourist vehicles, hospitality of foreign travel editors, travel agents by government, tourist information centres, coordination between ITDC , central tourist officers, and state governments