Paper short abstract:

This paper is an attempt to show the linkage between Anthropology and Tourism.The paper discuss how rural tourism can be strong instrument for development of a place.

Paper long abstract:

Almost all of we know that Majority of Indian Population lived in rural.The economy of the rural population of India is based on agriculture.Indian rural agriculturalist people are of basically three categories:Plough cultivators,Jhum cultivators and Terrace cultivators.In north-east India,in addition to plough cultivators,there are lots of tribal groups depending on Jhum cultivation and few on terrace cultivation.Beside them a few communities are pastoralist.It cannot be said that rural economy of North-East India is a very flourishing,but it can be said as very promising.North-east India is bestowed with God's gift.North-East India is a mosaic of geographical as well as cultural diversities.Ecology is an important component for development of tourism and eight states of North-East India are fortunate enough to have heavenly beauty both from scenic as well as cultural.Rural tourism can be flourished in North-East India from eco-tourism as well as cultural tourism where home stay will be a main component.The paper will be enriched with some examples of communities participation.