Academicians from Government Schools of Udaipur
at The Mor Chowk, The City Palace Museum, Udaipur

Mon, 18 April

Guide Orientation Programme

As per every year MMCF is organising a series of Guide Orientation Programme between April and May 2016 at the MMCF Conference Hall, COMPO, The City Palace, Udaipur. This year guide orientation programme took off on the occasion of World Heritage Day.

The guide orientation programme is a step towards fulfilling the MMCF's objective to create awareness and educate the guides at The City Palace Museum, Udaipur, about the history of Mewar and other topics relating to environment conservation.

25 guides and 8 staff members from MMCF attended the lecture by Dr. Pushpendra Singh Ranawat on "Geoheritage of Udaipur Region: "on 18th April 2016.

Dr. Pushpendra Singh Ranawat with the participating guides
and staff members of MMCF

On 26th April 2016 Dr. S. K. Sharma briefed on "Agriculture in Mewar Region: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow". The Lecture was attended by 38 guides and 10 staff members of MMCF.

Dr. S. K. Sharma with the participating guides and staff members
of MMCF

Sun, 24 April

Supporting the "Widow Care Project" at Udaipur, Rajasthan, a project running since 2012 under the aegis of Swami Vivekanand Sewa Nyas, Udaipur.

Swami Vivekanand Seva Nyas (SVSN), Udaipur is a voluntary organization with a difference. This welfare trust is inspired by the teachings of Swami Vivekanand: "Daridra Devo Bhava" (to serve the poor is to serve God). Since 2004, SVSN has aimed to serve the underprivileged by economic empowerment of the rural population through innovative training in agriculture and animal husbandry; infrastructure improvement of schools; healthcare delivery and awareness training and social awareness against orthodox practices such as child marriage, dowry, etc. While in urban areas SVSN supports financial and health care for needy widows. SVSN has undertaken an endeavor to improve the quality of life of destitute widow residing in Udaipur and neighboring areas of Udaipur with an objective to provide free monthly medical check-up by doctors, distribution of medicines for the whole month and if necessary refer them to other specialties for surgeries like cataract, dental care; to provide monthly pension to widow so that they can fulfill their very basic needs; to provide scholarship stationeries and uniforms to children of young widows so that they can continue their education and to provide skill development training to young capable widows so that they can earn their livelihood.