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Viewpoints: Kumbh Mela, Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity (Complete)
NEW YORK, November 4, 2015 — Tarun Khanna, Director of the Harvard South Asia Institute, Dhruv Kazi, Assistant Professor at the University of California San Francisco, and Rahul Mehrotra, Professor of Urban Design and Planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, discuss their experience studying Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest festival. The discussion is moderated by Meera Gandhi, CEO and founder of The Giving Back Foundation. Introductions by Rachel Cooper, Director of Global Performing Arts and Special Cultural Initiatives at Asia Society. (1 hr. 24 min.)