Establishment of Maharana Mewar Foundation Annual Awards

Maharana Mewar Foundation Annual Awards were instituted in 1980 - 81 by Maharana Bhagwat Singh Mewar of Udaipur. The first award distribution ceremony was organised on 28 December 1980 at Maharana Mewar Public School.

Initially it was a facilitation programme for college and school students from Udaipur for their academic and games & sports achievements. The scope and spectrum of the awards has been steadily widening ever since, and today the Annual Awards Ceremony honours international and national scholars for their work of permanent value to society.

MMCF pursues its mission of nurturing cultural values in society by the adoption of innovative methods of communicating and influencing. Amongst the most important of these is providing recognition of excellence, through appreciation and acknowledgement of achievements of persons in their existing pursuits. The Annual Scheme of Awards constitutes a major part of the activities of the MMCF, Udaipur.

Maharana Bhagwat Singh Mewar of Udaipur addressing the first award distribution ceremony

Establishment of City Palace Museum

Year, 1969 was a landmark in the history of Udaipur. His late Highness Maharana Bhagwat Singh Mewar of Udaipur established the Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) in Udaipur. To this Foundation, were bequeathed Mardana Mahal and Zenana Mahal of The City Palace, along with a major endowment.

The City Palace Museum, Udaipur thus came into being for the public in 1969 by the vision and benevolence of His late Highness Maharana Bhagwat Singh Mewar of Udaipur

Every year, over 10,00,000 visitors from India and all over the world are witness to the heritage of Mewar as enshrined in The City Palace Museum, Udaipur.

The City Palace Museum, Udaipur (1970-80)

Contribution towards Education and Health

Maharana Bhagwat Singh Mewar is also known as the pioneer of modern Mewar. His attitude of determining the problems of the moment and his concern for the future shows his far-sightedness. In his Maharaj Kumar days, he was consciously striving for the basic needs like education and health for the citizens of the state.

In 1951, he patronized 'Samaj Shiksha Saptah Yagya' for encouraging education. In this sequence, Maharana Mewar Public School was established in 1974 by Maharana Bhagwat Singh Ji Mewar, aiming to provide high quality education to the children.

In 1961, Rabindra Nath Tagore Medical College was established by the Government of Rajasthan, in a building donated by Maharana Bhagwat Singh (r. 1955 - 1984) near the Maharana Bhupal Hospital, Udaipur.

Pioneering Cricket in Rajasthan

Cricket in Rajasthan was given encouragement by Maharana Bhagwat Singh Mewar of Udaipur. He founded the Rajputana Cricket Association in 1936 and later renamed as Rajasthan Cricket Association in 1956.

Maharana Bhagwat Singh presided the cricket association from 1936 till 1972. Many of the Indian Cricket team Test players were from Rajasthan.