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Gandhi’s glasses from UK to Udaipur ~The iconic Gandhi glasses now on display at The City Palace Museum, Udaipur~

Mumbai, July 16, 2013: Udaipur’s City Palace Museum has now added another legendary piece to its vast collection – the classic spectacles worn by actor Ben Kingsley in the film ‘Gandhi’. Released on 30 November 1982, ‘Gandhi’ is an epic biographical film directed by Richard Attenborough which dramatises the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. It …

India’s Emerging Retail Destinations: Pankaj Renjhen, Managing Director – Retail Services, Jones Lang LaSalle India

For retail players, stagnation and obsolescence are two sides of the same coin. Though expansion is often a challenge in a curtailed economic environment, it is nevertheless a necessary function for success. Retailers who wait too long to expand into new territories, or are content to stay where they are, are missing the growth wave …

World’s first silver museum opens at City Palace Complex, Udaipur

Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar, Chairman & Managing Trustee of Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) and 76th Custodian of the House of Mewar, unveiled the world’s first-ever silver museum filled with family heirlooms dating back to 743 AD. This coincided with the MMCF’s annual award ceremony in recognition of international and national scholars for their …

MMCF, City of Strasbourg partner to plan heritage, urban development in Udaipur

Field workshops will culminate with discussions on follow-up action on Feb 15 Mumbai, February 14, 2013: Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) along with City of Strasbourg and various government, non-government and international organizations, organized a field workshop from February 2-15, 2013 in Udaipur to brainstorm on development and maintenance of heritage sites in Udaipur …