The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art is organising an international exhibition A Splendid Land: Paintings from Royal Udaipur, in association with the City Palace Museum in Udaipur and supported by Friends of Mewar, USA. The exhibition will display about  75 pieces of art from various collections, including paintings that date from the 1700s to the 1900s. By Ralan Kithan  Udaipur in

The historic lake city of Udaipur in northwestern India was once part of the court of Mewar and a flourishing arts center. Join us for a two-part presentation exploring the cultural heritage of this unique place. Padmaja Kumari Parmar, daughter of the House of Mewar, will discuss “living heritage” in Udaipur. Dipti Khera, Associate Professor of Art

In July of 2022 Friends of Mewar’s founder, Padmaja Kumari Parmar, was invited as the Guest of Honor to an event organized by international students at the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton, Canada. Although she wasn’t able to make it in person, she joined in via Zoom and had a great time talking about preserving

In March 2022, Friends of Mewar’s founder, Padmaja Kumari Parmar, was invited to be a part of the ‘Inspiring Women Breaking Barriers with T1D’ panel by JDRF for their Type One Nation Virtual Summit.   JDRF is a nonprofit 501 organization that funds type 1 diabetes research, provides a broad array of community and activist services