From July 31st – August 1st, 2023, Padmaja Kumari Parmar visited the city of Dungarpur in the southernmost part of Rajasthan, India. While there she was the chief guest at a couple of events. At one she eloquently addressed the importance of women’s empowerment and education, emphasizing the pivotal role that women play in driving

Padmaja Kumari Parmar was the Guest of Honor & Keynote Speaker at a special event hosted by Akshaya Patra Foundation to celebrate the 5th anniversary of their school meal program in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India on July 21st, 2023. The Akshaya Patra Foundation is a not-for-profit organization headquartered in Bengaluru, India. The Foundation strives to eliminate

On July 20th, 2023, Padmaja Kumari Parmar attended an Eye Check-Up Camp to support her foundation, Friends of Mewar’s project, Avoidable Blindness Free Villages, in collaboration with long-time partner, Alakh Nayan Mandir Eye Institute. The project aims to implement a refraction and Cataract surgeries program concentrated in the Mavli Block of the Udaipur district with

Padmaja Kumari Parmar, along with her husband Dr. Kush Parmar, visited some of the phulwaris (childcare centers) that her foundation, Friends of Mewar supports on July 6th, 2023. The centers are run by FOM’s partner, Basic Healthcare Services, in rural areas around Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. On this particular visit they went to both the Jhalendrafala

Padmaja Kumari Parmar attended ‘A Splendid Land: Paintings from Royal Udaipur’ exhibition’s Opening Party at The Cleveland Museum of Art on June 29th, 2023. She graced the occasion with an inspiring speech, celebrating the cultural treasures and historical significance the paintings featured hold for her hometown of Udaipur. Her words highlighted the enduring legacy of

Padmaja Kumari Parmar, Founder of Friends of Mewar, and Kush Parmar, Managing Partner of 5AM Ventures, hosted a cocktail reception at their home featuring remarks from Vikram Patel, the Pershing Square Professor of Global Health at Harvard Medical School. Vikram is an internationally recognized leader in global mental health and co-director of HMS’s Mental Health

Thanks to Yaman Sharma and Nathalie Leclef from JP Morgan Chase & Co for the opportunity to discuss the importance of preserving cultural heritage in Washington DC. Friends of Mewar founder, Padmaja Kumari Parmar, spoke about our current ongoing projects and how her family's history inspired her to continue advocating for and preserving the culture,

Friends of Mewar’s Founder, Padmaja Kumari Parmar, attended a YPO Event in Washington DC on April 22nd, 2023. YPO, also known as Young Presidents' Organization, is a global network of young chief executives and business leaders from diverse industries. Founded in 1950, YPO connects thousands of accomplished individuals under the age of 45, offering them

A private in-person tour of ‘A Splendid Land: Paintings from Royal Udaipur’ was held at The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Asian Art for The Social Register Association, on April 10th, 2023. The tour was led by Dr. Debra Diamond, the Elizabeth Moynihan Curator for South and Southeast Asian Art at the Freer Gallery of

Thanks to Yaman Sharma from JP Morgan Chase & Co for the opportunity to discuss the importance of preserving cultural heritage in a fireside chat recently in New York City. Friends of Mewar’s founder, Padmaja Kumari Parmar, shared insights from her family’s 1400-year-old legacy of maintaining our culture, history, art, and generational wealth since 743