The Importance of Monuments for Tourism in India

Abstract Indian civilization is one of the oldest civilizations in the world and had engaged and enthralled many western scholars and explorers for many centuries. It has remained in the imagination of the western people for long time and continued to do so. For many people around the world, India was a land of snakes and of sadhus, where they would get chance to see unexpected things. For instance, it was famous explorer Columbushed dream to find route to India, however he reached another region. Such interest and imagination that India holds over western explorers. There are rainly two reasons which attracted them to India, i.e., gold and spice. These two products remained one of the most profitable businesses during that period.1