• M. Siva

The study outlines the importance of local heritage sites and unique mix of French and Tamil cultural heritage as a source of tourism development at Puducherry. The city with many beautiful heritage buildings, temples, church’s, iconic statues, combined with the well designed French style avenues is a seamless mixture of French Colonial Heritage and Tamil Culture. Against this background, an in-depth study was conducted among the local residents and the tourists to ascertain their reactions in remaking of local heritage and culture for the development of tourism. While locals adhered to the personal and valued memories of the Tamil and French culture that prevails over centuries at the destination and the tourists revealed their positive experience visiting this destination. The dichotomous reaction underscores that a major importance must be given to the local heritage sites and culture in attracting large number of tourists to this destination. The inferences of the study may confer suggestions for the restoration and promotion of heritage and cultural tourism at this destination.

Heritage Tourism, Cultural Tourism, Spiritual Aura

"DESTINATIONS HERITAGE AND FRANCO-TAMIL CULTURE AS A SIGNIFICANT DRIVER FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT OF PUDUCHERRY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.715-725, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906K85.pdf

"DESTINATIONS HERITAGE AND FRANCO-TAMIL CULTURE AS A SIGNIFICANT DRIVER FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT OF PUDUCHERRY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp715-725, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906K85.pdf