Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur and Ms. Felicity Kendal

Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur
interviewed by Ms. Felicity Kendal
for a Documentary produced by Wavelength Films
for BBC 2 television

Friday 16th December,
1. Accepting an invitation from Mr. Raymond N. Bickson, Managing Director, The Indian Hotels Company Ltd. Shriji attended the book launch of 'The Taj at Apollo Bunder' at the Chambers Terrace, The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai. The book was released by Mr. Ratan Tata, Chairman of Tata Sons. The Taj at Apollo Bunder narrates the story of 108 years of the Taj Group and the beginning of its journey with its flagship hotel, The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai. Mr. Charles Allen an eminent historian, has co-authored the book with broadcaster and noted writer and researcher, Ms. Sharda Dwivedi. Shriji, Ms. Juhi Chawla, Bollywood actress; Mr. Shekhar Kapoor, Film Director and Producer; writer Mr. William Dalrymple and Mr. Suhel Seth, Author and actor read brief excerpts from the book at the launch.

From left: Mr. R. K. Krishna Kumar, Mr. William Dalrymple, Mr. Suhel Seth, Mr. Ratan Tata,
Ms. Juhi Chawla , Mr. Shekhar Kapoor,
Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur
and Mr. Raymond N. Bickson

Cover Page of the book ‘The Taj at Apollo Bunder'

Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur
reading an excerpt from the book at the launch

Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur with
Mr. Raymond N. Bickson

Saturday 17th December,
1. Accepting an invitation from Roli Books and Olive Beach to be their Chief Guest, Shriji launched 'Delhi Durbar 1911, The Complete Story' written by Mr. Sunil Raman and Mr. Rohit Agarwal. The launch took place at the Olive Beach, Hotel Diplomat, Diplomatic Enclave, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. The Welcome address was made by Ms. Neelam Narula, Managing Editor, Roli Books.

Front cover of book 'Delhi Durbar 1911- The Complete Story'