Academic Initiative

Dr. Neeraja Poddar is at The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies

Dr. Neeraja Poddar, Curator, The City Palace Museum, Udaipur, is currently Shivdasani Visiting Fellow at The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. The Shivdasani Visiting Fellowship is "offered to support study in any area of the arts, humanities, or social sciences relevant to the study of Hinduism." Dr. Poddar is spending the term at Oxford, researching illustrated manuscripts of the Bhagavata Purana, under the aegis of the Centre's Bhagavata Purana Research Project. She will deliver two public lectures during her tenure there, at Oxford and Leicester.

Annual Guide Orientation Lecture Programme

Guide Orientation Programme is organized by MMCF with an objective to create awareness and educate the guides at The City Palace Museum, Udaipur. In the month of June various lectures were organized educating the history of Mewar and other topics relating to environment conservation. This year the programme started on 23rd April 2018 on World Heritage Day.

On the 07th May, 2018 Dr. Girish Nath Mathur presented his lecture on the topic 'Mewar ke Smarik Sthal' at MMCF Conference Hall, Udaipur. 53 guides attended the lecture.

Dr. Girish Nath Mathur presenting his lecture to guides

On the 14th May 2018 Dr. Vandana Joshi presented her lecture on the topic 'Mewari Kasth Kalash: Kawad' at MMCF Conference Hall, Udaipur. 48 guides attended the lecture.

Dr. Vandana Joshi presenting her lecture to guides

On the 21st May 2018 Mr. Shyam Sundar Joshi presented his lecture on the topic 'Tour Guides Role in Tourism and main Tourist spots of Mewar' at MMCF Conference Hall, Udaipur. 46 guides attended the lecture.

Mr. Shyam Sundar presenting his lecture to guides

Presentation of Case Study of The City Palace, Udaipur

Ms. Hemani Badyal, Conservation Architect, Dronah, Gurgaon presented the case study on the 'Importance of Conservation Master Plan: The case study of The City Palace, Udaipur' at an event being held at Mubarak Mandi Palace, Jammu on the occasion of World Heritage Day on 18th April 2018.

She briefed on the conservation planning process with The City Palace, Udaipur as a case example. The case- study highlighted the role of MMCF, Dronah as a part of the conservation planning process and the concept of 'Living Heritage'.