Wed, 8 March

A great chat with special guests

Mr. Ankur Vora, Managing Director, Appex Innovation, Mumbai; Mr. David Chadwick Thor Helical, London, UK;
Mr. Harish Ruparel, Construction- Technique, Engineers and Contractors, Mumbai; Mr. Steve Newman, Managing Director, Steadfast, England and Ms. Shikha Jain, DRONAH, Gurgaon called on Shriji at Shambhu Niwas Palace, Udaipur.

The members were in Udaipur for the workshop Heritage Conservation and Structural Stabilization. The workshop was organised by M/s Appex Innovations, Mumbai in association with Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation, Udaipur and Dronah, Gurgaon.

The workshop showcased the benefits of new products being used for the first time in India such as Jahn from M/s Appex Innovation, Mumbai and also others from M/s Thor Helical Limited, USA with live demonstration and presentation. This workshop explored the use of advanced conservation techniques for structural stabilization and historic preservation. It was relevant for conservation professionals, engineers from government and contractors involved with heritage conservation including large scale conservation works under HRIDAY and SMART cities.

Conferred with the "Karmayogi Gaurav Puraskaar" by Kshyatriya Samaj, Nanded

The members from Kshatriya Samaj, Nanded, Maharashtra led by Mr. Santoshsinh Videh, Life Member and
Mr. Parasramsinh Videh, Treasurer called on Shriji at Shambhu Niwas Palace to felicitate him with "Karmayogi Gaurav Puraskaar".

The members presented the award including a memento and a certificate to Shriji.

The award was conferred to Shriji in the year 2014 on 22nd February 2014 at the time of unveiling of a 14ft grand statue of Maharana Pratap at Nanded, Maharashtra but due to prior commitments he was not able to make it to the ceremony therefore the organising committee decided to present it at Udaipur on their visit.

Shriji being garlanded and presented Shrifal (Coconut) as per traditional way of felicitation