This paper is a theoretical approach towards emergence of homestays in the Indian historical foreground. The select reviews of literature which provide insight to the framework has been purposively considered for the study. The reviews that were considered have thrown light upon the various lost in time heritage homestays of India and homestay tourism at large from the perspective of various researchers and besides that the highlighting of crucial content which were noted by the authors have been considered for future research appropriation in the concerned area.

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Keywords: Homestay, Indian hospitality, Heritage Homestay, Homestay Tourism.