Dulari Qureshi

Dulari Qureshi
Born	September 24, 1950 Dhar, Madhya Pradesh
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Art Historian, Author

Dr Dulari Qureshi, hails from Aurangabad, Maharashtra. She holds a Doctorate in Art History; the topic of her thesis being,`Art and Vision of Aurangabad Caves`. She also has a degree in Journalism and a post graduate diploma in Tourism. She has written more than 1,000 articles on art, culture and tourism development and its impacts on monuments. She is the professor and Director in the Department of Tourism Administration, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad. She is also the Cultural chairperson of the Ellora-Ajanta Aurangabad Festival. One of her significant contributions is the discovery of inscriptions at Pitalkhora near Aurangabad. Dr Dulari Qureshi is now also the President of Indian Tourist Congress (Western Zone).

Biography

Dulari Qureshi is the daughter of Professor Ramesh Shankar Gupte, an art historian, author and the former head of Department of History and a senior professor in Marathwada university in Auranagabad. He was in the Boon University, USA as a visiting Professor. Her mother Nalini Gupte was a practising physician.

Her Association

She is closely associated with a number of organizations which are as follows:

• The Tourism Advisory Board; Maharashtra
• Executive Member; Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
• Expert Committee on Antiquities ASI
• Cultural Chairperson; Ellora Ajanta Aurangabad Festival Committee
• She was also Joint Secretary of the World Management Conference held in Aurangabad in October 1999
• Member of the Heritage Committee formed by the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation

Books Written

• Art and Vision of Aurangabad Caves
• Tourism Potential in Aurangabad
• Fort of Daulatabad
• Rock Cut Temples of Western India
• Sculptures of Marathwada
• Ajanta, Sculpture, Architecture and Painting

Books Edited

• Encyclopedia on Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Islam (IV Volumes)

Research papers published

Name of book/journal	Editor (s)	Title of the Research Paper	Place & Year of Publication
Millenium Document		Ajanta Textiles	Ministry of Textiles, New Delhi, 2000
Journal of Social Science, Dr. B.A.M.U. Aurangabad		Gender Issues in Government Tourism Brochures	Dr. BAMU, Aurangabad 2001
Tourism Development in Post Independent Era	Dr. Dulari Qureshi	Himroo Fabric Struggle for Survival	Dr. B.A.M.U., Aurangabad 2003
Tourism Industry in India	Tapan K Panda & Sitikantha Mishra	Major Areas of Tourism Development	Excel Book, New Delhi 2003
Marathwada Itihas Parishad	Dr. Shobha Koranne	Rural Tourism to Promote Gender Equality	IBP Mahila College, Aurangabad 2005
New Facets of tourism Management	Robinet Jacob	Changing Trends in the Souvenior Industry of Aurangabad	Abhijeet Publisher Delhi 2005
Journal of Social Sciences, Dr.B.A.M.U. Vol. No. XXXIII (B)	Dr. A. G. Khan	Issues and Problem of Women in Hotel Industry : A Case Study of Classified Hotels in Aurangabad	Dr. B.A..M.U. Aurangabad 2006
Stree Adyanateel Sadyakaleen Drishtikon	Dr. Vandana Sonalkar	Opportunities and Threats for Women in Tourism Sector	Dr. B.A..M.U. Aurangabad 2006
International Tourism Issues and Challenges	Dr. Bharadwaj Krishnakumar & Manjula Chaudhari	Are Festivals an Effective Marketing Strategy: A Case study of Ellora Aurangabad Festival	Kanishka Publishers Delhi 2006
Cultural Activities and Tourism Development in Ajanta – Ellora	Dr. Dulari Qureshi	Safety and Security Hazards at Ajanta	Vishkarma Sarvodaya Santha Aurangabad 2006
Panchatantra : Recent Researches in Indian Archaeology Dr. C. S. Patil Commemaration Volume	K. M. Suresh] CTM Kotaiah & S. Y. Somashekhar	Socio-Cultural Impact of Tourism Development in Ajanta	Bhartiya Kala Prakashan New Delhi 2006
Tourism Education An Emerging Essential	D. S. Bharadwaj Manjula Chaudhari & Krishna Kantha	Changing Trends in Job Opportunities for Tourism Professional : A Case Study of Aurangabads Tourism Studies	Kanishka Publisher New Delhi 2006
Foreign Direct Investment	Dr. W. K. Sarode & Dr. Farah Gauri	Foreign Direct Investment in Tourism Infrastructure	Dr. B.A..M.U. Aurangabad 2007
Journal of Languages and Social Sciences	Dr. A. G. Khan	Environmental Hazards in the Hill Stations of Maharashtra	Dr. B.A..M.U. Aurangabad 2007
Indian Architecture	C. Gautam	Khultabad Islamic Architectural Imprints	Bharatiya Kala Prakashan New Delhi 2007
Recent Researches in Archaeology	C. Gautam	Environmental Conservation of Ajanta Caves	Bharatiya Kala Prakashan New Delhi 2007

Sources

• Vedic Books
• Ellora-Aurangabad Festival Committee
• Web India
• Bagchee.com
• Tribune India
• http://www.flipkart.com/dulari-qureshi/