Dinner hosted by Udaipur district Police at The Grand Laxmi Vilas
Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur attended a dinner at The Grand Laxmi Vilas Hotel on the 19th February 2008 hosted by Udaipur district Police in honour of Shri Rajeev Dasot, IPS on his transfer to Jodhpur Range and Shri Govind Gupta, IPS, District Superintendent of Police, Udaipur on his promotion and posting as Dy. I. G. of Police, ACB, Jodhpur.

An Auction of Indian Art – Early to Contemporary is held in New Delhi
Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur attended a preview and auction organized by Triveda Fine Arts Pvt. Ltd. of Indian Art – Early to Contemporary at The Sheraton Hotel, District Centre, Saket, New Delhi on the 27th February. Paintings from antique Tanjore to Great Masters were sympathetically selected for the auction by Chairman, Ms. Nina Pillai.
Fifty works from an art camp were designed by the Bhoruka Charitable Trust to benefit underprivileged children from funds raised from part of the auction. Today the Trust is helping to educate over 10,000 children from Jaipur and other villages and towns in Rajasthan.

Mrs. Dolly Thakore and Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur
at the auction

VIP Visits to Udaipur

President of the Maldives visits Udaipur
His Excellency Mr. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Republic of Maldives accompanied by his wife and a delegation of 27 visited Udaipur on the 9th February 2007. They visited the City Palace Museum and the Crystal Gallery located in the City Palace Complex where they met Thakur Sahib Bhupendra Singh Auwa, Deputy Secretary-MMCF Administration, who gave a short presentation on the history of the Palace complex and some of its artifacts. His Excellency commended the conservation work that has been carried out under the direction of Shriji and wished all those involved every success for their future endeavours.

Mr. Bhupendra Singh Auwa greeting
His Excellency Mr. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom

He commented “It was a great pleasure for my wife and the members of my delegation to visit The City Palace Museum and The Crystal Gallery and to see the priceless exhibits so well preserved here”

Fateh Prakash Palace wins coveted award for the best heritage hotel in ' Heritage Grand' category by the Department of Tourism, Government of India.
The HRH Group of Hotels has the proud distinction of having been awarded concurrently as best heritage hotel in 'Heritage Grand' Category for the last seven years. HRH Group of Hotel is perceived as a leader and role model, by the industry in India as a pioneer to set standards for heritage hospitality. Receiving this tribute reinforces the Groups endeavour to preserve its majestic heritage and offer its guests the best possible service and regal hospitality.
Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, Honourable Minister for External Affairs and Ms. Ambika Soni, Honourable Minister of Tourism and Culture, presented the award at an inspiring ceremony held at the Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 27th February 2008. Mr. A. V. Singh, General Manager, Group Operations, represented HRH Group of Hotels to receive the award.
Fateh Prakash Palace, located on the eastern shores of the picturesque Lake Pichola resembles a fairy tale citadel. Constructed in the early twentieth century during the reign of Maharana Fateh Singh, the Palace was used exclusively for royal functions. It was as recently as the early nineteen nineties that this Palace was converted into a Grand Heritage hotel. The Hotel is elegantly decorated with miniature paintings and portraits, personal artifacts and the armory of the Mewar dynasty.

Mr. Adityaveer Singh (Extreme right) receiving the award
on behalf of Fateh Prakash Palace