• Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur attended a Tika Muda Sangeet ceremony and pre wedding celebrations that took place at Agra on the 26th November prior to the marriage of Gunjan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ajay Choudhary and Pranav, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ajay Poddar that took place the following day.

• On the 27th November Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur met Mr. Vikash Lall and his family on breakfast at their residence in Agra.

Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur
with Mr. Vikash Lall and his family

• On the 27th November Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur hosted tea for Dr. Chitranjan Singh Ranawat and his family at Shambhu Niwas Palace, Udaipur. Dr. Ranawat is an eminent orthopaedic and knee surgeon. He is based in New York and is of Indian origin. He is a winner of Padma Bhushan and is considered as one of best orthopaedicians in the world. He is the Director of the Orthopeadic Surgery and Centre for Total Joint Replacement in New York.

Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur and family
with Dr. Chitranjan Singh Ranawat and his family

• In the evening Shriji hosted cocktails for the members of Volkswagen India Group at Shambhu Niwas Palace, Udaipur. The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg is one of the world's leading automobile manufacturers and the largest car maker in Europe.

Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur
with the members of The Volkswagen Group

• Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur attended Sangeet and dinner organized at Rani Bagh, Jaipur on 28th November to celebrate the marriage that took place the following day of Milan, daughter of Col. & Mrs. Prabhakar and Ankur, son of Ms. Bina Kak, Honourable Minister for Tourism, Women and Child Welfare, Government of Rajasthan.

• On the 29th November Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur attended the inauguration of Pandit Chaturlal Memorial Museum, Jaipur as their special guest. The inauguration was followed by a flute recital by Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia on the following day.

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The Raj Who Branded Himself: A Savvy Indian Royal Reinvents Himself Without Changing His Iconic Message
UDAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, India -- I am just returning from a summer in India, where, I have observed, the most frequently used words these days are "iconic" and "brand."

These words may have become clichés partly because, with reference to the former, India is a young democracy obsessed with making its new history seem both old and culturally relevant; and partly because, referring to the latter, it is aggressively trying to leverage its newfound Wall Street cred to the global marketplace.

Arvind Singh Mewar is sometimes considered the former but not often the latter. He is set on changing both impressions.

If "iconic" means, as my online dictionary reports, "any person or thing that is revered; someone or something regarded as embodying the essential characteristics of an era, group, etc.," then he admits his guilt at being an icon.

At the age of 64, he is the 76th in an unbroken line of men in his family who have led the people in this region of Rajasthan, India, since 734 C.E. Indians up and down the socio-economic ladder prostrate to him (literally or figuratively). I've seen hotel doorman in Mumbai and Delhi doyens recognize him, defer and bow, addressing him as "Shriji," a Hindu term of respect and affection.