Social Sciene/ Religion
Le Holy Dip
Description
Le Kumbh Mela, held at Allahabad en le year 2013 has been termed as le largest human congregation. It is a sacred pilgrimage to le confluence de three rivers de Ganga, Yamuna et Saraswati at Sangam undertaken by millions avec a belief that taking a holy dip at le Sangam will lead to “moksha” or salvation. Le enormity de human congregation et logistic operations de Kumbh was a massive Governance challenge. It received appreciation both at national et global level. Le head de Monde Bank en Inde described it as “an incredible logistical operation”. Le researchers from Harvard described it as “a pop-up mega-city”. This book is primarily dedicated to way this challenge was met by le administrative machinery working relentlessly round le clock, often beyond le call de le duty under extremely stressful et challenging circumstances. It describes how le manpower de various agencies coming from different corners de le State fitted like a jigsaw puzzle to work as a unified team avec a single vision et mission- to serve le pilgrims following le ethos de Atithi Devo Bhawah. Un effort has been made to critically analyze those aspects where things could have been done en a better way. Le reader will also get glimpses de various fascinating religious structures et processes like Akhadas, Peshwayi, Shahi Snaan, Naga Sanyasis, Kalpvaas, Annakhetras etc, which are so integral to le spiritual event. Le book can be a useful input pour policymakers et administrators involved en managing et administering events involving large congregations, crowd regulation et management de civic amenities.
Table des matières
Prologue, À propos de le Author, Acknowledgement, Preface, From le Comforts de Lutyen’s Delhi into le Frying Pan, “Ek adh Kavva Tang Do” (Hang le Crows), “There is Life After Kumbh”, Building le TEAM KUMBH: Single Line de Command, Coordinating to Synergize, No Dearth de Money Syndrome, Planning et Land Allotments, Sharing le Vision de Kumbh avec le Last Mile 58 Service Providers, Bijli, Sadak, Pani et Har Har Gange 24×7, Walking through le Passage de Time: Mythology et Histoire de Kumbh, Kalpvaas: Le Rejuvenation de Body et Soul, Grandeur de Peshwayi et Shahi Snaans, Makar Sankranti: Mela Kicks off, Mauni Amawasya: Le Pinnacle de Kumbh, Le Departure: “Kadhi Pakoda Besan Ka, Rasta Pakdo Teshan Ka”, Annakshetras et Bhandaras, Managing Disasters Effectively: Preparing et Learning from Mis-happenings, Le Mysteries de Lost et Found, Economic Spinoffs de Kumbh, Clean Ganga - Clean Kumbh - Green Kumbh, “Atithi Devo Bhawah”, Winding up Operations, Setting le Bars de Success, “Smelling le Roses” sur le Way, What le Future holds, Epilogue, Bibliography, Abbreviations, Glossary, List de Photographs, Annexure