Title: Nikah Ki Chopad, Rai Angan, The City Palace, Udaipur.
Photographer: Herzog & Higgins
Process: Gelatine silver print
Period: c. 1906
Accession no. : 2009.10.0144-00038

Water Color Painting: Anurag Mehta, Udaipur, Watercolour on paper, c. 2019, AM2019.T.0019

Present New Photograph by: Prashant Lohar, Udaipur, Colour digital print, March 2019, PL2019.T.0019

Philanthropy

Scholarships and Grants

Today, one of the Foundation's biggest outgoing expenses is charity being done through its direct donations to causes, such as, support to scholarships, endowments, pension schemes and medical-aid, thus fulfilling directly many of the objectives. In keeping the objective of the organization to promote and encourage excellence and to help the needy without discrimination or favour but on the basis of the cause. Both men and women applicants are treated fairly and without bias. The trust has also sponsored and subsidized the presentation of research papers at symposia both in India, and across the globe. Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation has provided scholarship to Mr. Kapil Paliwal, to continue his studies of XII and to Mr. Aarav Jain to continue his studies of IVth.

Charitable Dispensary and Medical Aid

Medical Aid is an important activity of the MMCF. MMCF runs a charitable dispensary, which operates all year round. The Staff's yearly medical checkups are also organized by the Foundation. Citizens of the region can apply to it for medical benefits and assistance. It aims to provide free medical advice and medicines to the needy that are unable to pay for medical treatment. A total number of 567 patients were treated in the month of January and February 2023.

Financial Assistance

Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation has provided financial assistance in favour of Mr. Jamna Lal Meghvanshi, National Para Swimmer, Tehsil Jahajpur, Dist. Bhilwara and to Shree Ayyappa Seva Samiti, Udaipur to Celebrate Makara Sankranti.

Academic Initiatives

Museum Education and Access

As part of a collaboration with ICOM India and the Department of Museology, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, a talk titled Museum Education and Access was delivered by The City Palace Museum's Assistant Curator, Ms. Chelsea Santos. In this talk, she emphasized on museum education as having an important role in enhancing visitor experience and understanding of a given space, particularly amongst persons with access needs. She led participants through the several nuances that exist behind the creation of such content, through examples of her work at the museum