A Study of the Socioeconomic and Ethno-Cultural Impact of Ganesh Utsav Festival on Diverse Countries in the World

Ravikumar Tukaram Gajbiye

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i03.77567

A Study of the Socioeconomic and Ethno-Cultural Impact of Ganesh Utsav Festival on Diverse Countries in the World

Author(s)	Dr. Ravikumar Tukaram Gajbiye
Country	India
Abstract	Festivals increase the moral, ethical and spiritual alignment of human societies the world over. This research paper attempts to study the social, historical, and religious benefits of the Shree Ganesh Utsav festival specifically, and the Sanatan festivals in general, with the aim to study their socio-economic and ethno-cultural impact on ethnically diverse human societies on a global scale. Lord Ganesha is the Divine symbol of Wisdom and Spirituality associated with non-violence and goodwill for all. With the aim to unite humanity into a common bond of spiritual oneness at the highest divine consciousness level, it is proposed through this research to study the feasibility of organizing an annual celebration of “World Worship Day” aligned with the auspicious “Ganesh Chaturthi” mahurat every year. For a research project designed to measure the socio-economic and ethno-cultural impact of a particular Sanatan (Hindu) festival like Ganesh Utsav, it is necessary to understand the concept of Spiritual Quotient to make the study empirical and exploratory in nature. It is proposed to visit three different culturally and ethnographically diverse nations of the World i.e. China (Hong Kong), the Kingdom of Bahrain, and USA (New Jersey) to get first-hand impressions of the socio-economic impact and collect primary data through structured questionnaire and statistical surveys. But due to the war situation between Iran and Israel/USA, the visits to Bahrain/UAE and the USA were called off. It is also proposed to visit key Ganeshotsav committees (mandals) within India, primarily in Mumbai, and places of worship of different faiths like Buddhist, Sikh, Jain, Christian, Islamic and Zoroastrian faiths to collect information from the religious leaders and practitioners on the proposed amalgamation process of different religious beliefs into one single Divine Source for celebrating “World Worship Day.
Keywords	Sanatan Festivals, Ganeshotsav, Spiritual Quotient, EIA, CBA, World Divinity Day
Field	Sociology > Philosophy / Psychology / Religion
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On	2026-05-08
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i03.77567

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