Maha Kumbh Mela is the world’s biggest religious congregation and on the other hand FIFA is considered as one of the famous and most watched sport event in the World. Both the events has significant importance, if one would ask you to choose the better event among the Maha Kumbh Mela and FIFA which one will you choose?. Most of us go with FIFA but Harvard University disagrees.
According to the Harvard University sources, A book produced by scholars and students of the university. The book titled as ‘Kumbh Mela’ which includes the complete information regarding Kumbh Mela.
The 449-page book ‘Kumbh Mela comprises of– Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity’ describing the world’s biggest religious congregation and is distinct management. It says, “For a country notorious for its ‘lethargic’ bureaucracy, the success of Maha Kumbh is truly noteworthy.” The researchers of the South Asia Institute of the Harvard University, US, have viewed the successful management of Maha Kumbh 2013 in their book which was launched by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in Delhi on Monday.
A team of 50 plus members travel led to Allahabad to map the 55-day event during January-February 2013, to analyse issues that emerge in large-scale human gatherings. The team comprises of Scholars and students from five disciplines of Harvard – urban planning, public health, business, architecture and culture . The students from Harvard University Says that Maha Kumbh 2013 was far better organised than FIFA World Cup in Brazil and Common wealth Games which were held in New Delhi.
“If there was a national outcry and uproar over the poor preparations for the World Cup in Brazil in 2014, the 2010 CW Games were marred by scandals and corruption, despite the fact in the two events there were much more funds and involvement of the federal/central governments”, the book says. Here are some of the fascinating facts that are mentioned in the book ‘Kumbh Mela’ about how Maha Kumbh Mela was organised in a better way than FIFA. Interesting facts about Maha Kumbh
- – The tent township is much larger than the size of Manhattan in terms of population.
- – More than 100 million come to a small place and stay there for 55 days.
- – Nearly 5 million people bath in the holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati.
The Largest hub of communication in one place
- – There are 390 million communication events (calls, messages, etc).
- – 146 million (145,736,764) text messages
- – 245 million (245,252,102) calls
At one point, the book mentions barring a few countries hardly any country matches its aspirations with the capability. “So is India, which has high ambition to provide everyone everything from farmers to migrants to factory worker. Its ambitions are very high but capability very low, and then it generates disappointment. But the Maha Kumbh management and success belies this notion,” it says.