The Kumbh Mela, Indica Books, 9788186569221

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The Kumbh Mela

Mark Tully (Author)

Synopsis

Where the Ganges and the Jamna meet people from many,many different traditions of Hinduism come together. Therewill be many genuinely holy men, some charlatans, and someobscurantists. But the majority of those who come to bathe inthe Sangam will be villagers. The Kumbh is an awe-inspiringdemonstration of simple piety and a clear example of the powerof myth.This is a small book presenting the Kumbh Mela, the biggestreligious festival in India. The renowned journalist MarkTully, who has covered with the BBC and as a free-lancer themain events in the recent history of India, gives in his inimitablestyle his impressions of the Kumbh Mela held at Allahabad in1989.

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About the author

Mark Tully

Sir Mark Tully was born in Calcutta, India in 1935. He was the Chief of Bureau, BBC, New Delhi for twenty-two years and is an acclaimed author and the regular presenter of the contemplative BBC Radio 4 programme â€˜Something Understoodâ€™. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2005, and was knighted in the New Year Honours list in 2002. in addition to his distinguished broadcasting career, he has written several books about India including No Full Stops in India, India in slow Motion (with his partner and Colleague Gillian Wright), and The Heart of India. He lives in New Delhi.