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245			_aKumbh mela : _bmapping the ephemeral megacity / _cedited by Rahul Mehrotra and Felipe Vera ; illustrated by Dinesh Mehta and Dipti Mehta
260			_aNew Delhi : _bNiyogi Books, _c2015.
300			_a449 p. + Map
500			_aInclude bibliography and index
520			_a In 2013 a team from Harvard University researched the large-scale event from its preparation to the actual celebration itself. This was the first systematic study on the Mela as a city : a planned entity and covers issues of social inclusion, diversity, and even democracy that emerge under the framework of neutralizing grid of roads that is the organizing armature of the city. The volume presents the comprehensive research findings and includes city maps, aerial images, analytical drawings and photographs of this spectacular Ephermeral mega city for the Kumbh Mela.
650			_aUD _921662
650			_aUrban Planning _921663
650			_aMega City _xKumbh Mela _918877
700			_4ed. _aMehrotra, Rahul, _921664
700			_4ed. _aVera, Felipe _918857
700			_4ill. _aMehta, Dinesh _918858
700			_4ill. _aMehta, Dipti _918859
710			_aHarvard University South Asia Institute _918885
942			_cBK
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