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Heritage Significance of the Historic Town of Padmanabhapuram, India, and Its Tourism Potential
Padmanabhapuram, originally known as Kalkulam, is an important historic town in the southern state of Tamil Nadu in India. Currently, the heritage significance of the town is primarily due to its palace complex dating back to the sixteenth century. However, this town was a part of the ancient Travancore kingdom ruled predominantly by the Pandya dynasty and Ay dynasty since the Sangam period (third century BC) and rose to prominence after it became the capital city of the Venad kingdom in the year 1553 CE. The town evolved as a capital over the period 1553 to 1795 and as a result, has a significant heritage of historic, natural, and cultural value. Today, the impact of urbanization and changing lifestyles is seen to have detrimental effects on the resources of heritage value at Padmanabhapuram. As suggested by SD11, protecting cultural heritage can foster policy coherence, driven by local and regional governments, involving increased citizen, and civil society participation. Therefore, tourism can be considered as one of the ways to raise awareness about the town to preserve its heritage. Primary field studies through listing, documentation, value assessment, and questionnaires are carried out to establish the heritage significance and assess the tourism potential. Sustainable tourism is deliberated to be the most appropriate model to raise awareness and preserve the rich heritage of Padmanabhapuram.
Heritage Significance of the Historic Town of Padmanabhapuram, India, and Its Tourism Potential
Padmanabhapuram, originally known as Kalkulam, is an important historic town in the southern state of Tamil Nadu in India. Currently, the heritage significance of the town is primarily due to its palace complex dating back to the sixteenth century. However, this town was a part of the ancient Travancore kingdom ruled predominantly by the Pandya dynasty and Ay dynasty since the Sangam period (third century BC) and rose to prominence after it became the capital city of the Venad kingdom in the year 1553 CE. The town evolved as a capital over the period 1553 to 1795 and as a result, has a significant heritage of historic, natural, and cultural value. Today, the impact of urbanization and changing lifestyles is seen to have detrimental effects on the resources of heritage value at Padmanabhapuram. As suggested by SD11, protecting cultural heritage can foster policy coherence, driven by local and regional governments, involving increased citizen, and civil society participation. Therefore, tourism can be considered as one of the ways to raise awareness about the town to preserve its heritage. Primary field studies through listing, documentation, value assessment, and questionnaires are carried out to establish the heritage significance and assess the tourism potential. Sustainable tourism is deliberated to be the most appropriate model to raise awareness and preserve the rich heritage of Padmanabhapuram.
Heritage Significance of the Historic Town of Padmanabhapuram, India, and Its Tourism Potential
Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements
J., Vijayalaxmi (editor) / Joseph, Vidhya (author)
2024-02-06
27 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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