The changing tourist gaze in India's hill stations: vignettes from the early 19th century to the present.

Abstract

This chapter explores the major groups of visitors to India's hill stations during the British era, broadly from the mid-19th century to Indian Independence in 1947, and compares and contrasts the gaze of these earliest recorded visitors with that of more modern domestic tourists. Before considering the different visitors to hill stations and the factors that may have influenced the construction of their gaze, the chapter first considers the form, function and evolution of hill resorts.