Maha Kumbh 2013 beats FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil

 It seems that the Maha Kumbh, the world's largest religious congregation was better organised that the FIFA World Cup in Brazil in 2014 and the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in 2010. A book produced by scholars and students of Harvard University along with others claimed. A book called Kumbh Mela – Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity added: “For a country notorious for its 'lethargic' bureaucracy, the success of Maha Kumbh is truly noteworthy."

The book was launched by Akhilesh Yadav recently. Over 50 Harvard students, professors and other staff members went to the site. Meena Sonea Hewett, exectuvive director of the South Asian Institute of Harvard University said the book served as an “example of sophisticated Referring to the Kumbh Mela project undertaken by the South Asia Institute (SAI) of the Harvard University as a "keystone project" the book goes on to discuss in detail the entire multi-year research project findings.

During the period of the project, over 50 Harvard professors, students, administrative staff, doctors and researchers made a pilgrimage to the site, with the duration of stay spanning between two days to several weeks. Meena Sonea Hewett, executive director of the SAI in the preamble states that the book serves as an "example of sophisticated, interdisciplinary researched and produced a set of teaching tools, useful across the disciplines of public health, data science, architecture, urban planning, business, religion and culture."