The book entitled 'Recent Developments and Innovations in Historical studies and researches "incorporating seven essays on Madurai region from past to Modern period. All the seven essays are original research papers based on primary and secondary data. These essays focus on Rural tourism, Social and economic history, ICT development, Environmental history, Contemporary history and tribal studies along with tourism development. This book gives recent trend on development of historical research; the empirical findings in the relationship between sustainable development that led to rural tourism impact on environment as well as environmental awareness and attitude towards the conservation. For the history major, it provides a new focus on rural tourism, social changes and challenges towards Sustainability. This book is useful and gives valuable information for research scholar, undergraduate and postgraduate students.