Extracts from Shriji's diary

Saturday 1st December,
1. Mr. Prashant Surana accompanied by his wife Ms. Aakriti Surana called on Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur at Shambhu Niwas Palace, Udaipur.

Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur
with Mr. and Mrs. Prashant Surana

2. Mr. Rishabh Tongya, Director, Diacolor Pte. Ltd. called on Shriji at Shambhu Niwas Palace, Udaipur to invite him to lead a religious and social function with His Holiness Dalai Lama at Delhi and later in Singapore.

Sunday 2nd December,

1. Shriji attended a lunch on the occasion of 40th Wedding Anniversary of Apji Sahib and Rani Sahiba Bharat Singhji of Kundanpur at Vasant Kunj, New Delhi.

Monday 3rd December,

1. Shriji accepted an invitation from Ms. Varuna Anand to attend an exhibition The Splendor of Kashmir. The exhibition and sale took place in the Boardroom, The Claridges Hotel, New Delhi where Ms. Anand displayed a collection of some of the finest hand crafted Pashmina Shawls from Kashmir.

Invitation

Shriji with Mr. Krishan Anand, Mr. Vikram Bawa,
Mr. Naveen Sein Anand and Ms. Varuna Anand

Shriji having a close look at a Pashmina Shawl

2. Shriji was special guest with Mr. Gudio Christ, Dy. Director General, Indo German Chamber of Commerce, New Delhi; Ms. Leela Narula and Ms. Sumati Sud at a special screening of a documentary film ‘Munich In India’ organized by the film’s director Mr. Walter Steffen, Ms. Kia Ahrndsen and Mr. Heiko Sievers, Regional Director, Goethe Institute at Max Mueller Bhawan, New Delhi. Mr. Walter Steffen presented Shriji with an original BAVARIAN 'Wetterfleck' or 'Kotzen' jacket which Wolfgang Ramadan had promised to give Shriji when they met during the film shoot in Udaipur in January 2012. The jacket was made by Bayerisches Trachteninformationszentrum.

Mr. Walter Steffen's 90 minute documentary ‘MUNICH IN INDIA’ tells the story, through his grandson Mr. Konstantin Fritz, about the German painter Hannes Fritz-Munich and his travels in India to paint portraits of Maharajas. Hannes Fritz travelled in India in the 1930’s under the name “Fritz Munich“ when he became a sought-after court painter for a number of Maharajas.

Konstantin Fritz is the center character of the film as he searches for the truth that lay behind the magical stories about India that he heard from his grandparents when he was a child.

The production team visited Udaipur to film Shriji for their documentary. Hannes Fritz-Munich had stayed in Udaipur in 1932 and painted a portrait of Maharana Bhupal Singh. The premiere was held at the Film festival of India 2012 at Goa.

Poster of the documentary film ‘MUNICH IN INDIA’