The purpose of the meeting was to understand and discuss ideas related to current conservation training in India and the challenges that need attention and to Identify areas in museum, management / conservation that can benefit from interventions jointly implemented by some of the leading organizations in South Asia and the US, to make a lasting impact.

Dr. Shikha Jain at the lecture workshop

Workshop and lecture in progress

Summit - 'Smart Cities, Art Cities: A Summit for Building Creative Industries in India'

'Smart Cities, Art Cities: A Summit for Building Creative Industries in India' was organised by The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Mumbai and Avid Learning, an ESSAR Initiative at Essar House, Mumbai on 11th August 2018.

The Summit was attended by Ms. Vrinda Raje Singh, CEO - Joint Custodianship Initiative, Ms. Jyoti Jasol, General Manager - Events and Dr. Mayank Gupta, Deputy Secretary MMCF - Development from Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation, The City Palace, Udaipur, Rajasthan.

This special day-long summit had focused on the state of creative industries in India. Industry experts, policy makers and game changers had participated together to share success stories, examine case-study models and had meeting of minds to ideate on finding solutions to the need for education, infrastructure, building ecosystems and improving polices. These leading voices discussed the best practices, troubleshooting issues and infrastructure building.

The Summit included introductions; panel discussions; case study presentations and divided into the following powerpacked sessions: Practitioners, Thought Leaders and Influencers, Creating Cultural Capital, The Ecosystem, Education + Infrastructure and JUGAAD: Challenges and Troubleshooting.

Ms. Vrinda Raje Singh, Ms. Jyoti Jasol and Dr. Mayank Gupta at the summit

Book launch titled 'Aedo Maharo Rajasthan' and 'Shiv Darshan'

Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar, Chairman and Managing Trustee, MMCF launched two poetry books titled 'Aedo Maharo Rajasthan' and 'Shiv Darshan' authored by Poet Shri Madhav Lal Darak, Kumbhalgarh at Shambhu Niwas Palace, Udaipur on 24th August 2018. His first book titled 'Shiv Darshan' shows all twelve Jyotirlinga's details in poetry with the story of Lord Shiva and his second book titled 'Aedo Maharo Rajasthan' covers Rajasthan's art, culture and religious places of pilgrims.