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Witness 70,000-year-old Paintings in the ‘Rock Art Exhibition’ in Udaipur

Udaipur is going to host Rajasthan’s first ever Rock Art Exhibition. Here, people will be able to witness paintings as old as 30,000 to 70,000 years for an entire month. The exhibition will begin from 19th January and will continue till 20th February.

Ancient rock paintings can be witnessed in the Bhimbetka rock shelters situated at Madhya Pradesh. Such paintings and inscriptions can be found in the archeological caves from all over the world. But it is not possible for everyone to go and witness these archeological wonders. And so, paintings collected from 6 continents from around the world will be displayed for the people of the city to witness.

The event is organized by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi in collaboration with Sahitya Sansthan (Institute of Rajasthan Studies) & Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth. And the venue of the same would be M. L. V. Shramjeevi College, Saletiya Ground.

 

Why Udaipur?

The major reason for Udaipur being the venue of the Rock exhibition is the research work done by literature Institute of Rajasthan University. Their research work has contributed a lot to the industry. Since now, no such exhibition was held in Rajasthan, so the rock exhibition was decided to be conducted in Udaipur in collaboration with Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.

During the research work initiated by the Rajasthan University, several paintings were found at a village named Mudi near Batheda village of Udaipur and the Nimbahera village of Chittorgarh. These paintings will also be displayed in the rock exhibition.

Rock paintings at Bhimbetka | Source: miamipoverty

Apart from that, paintings of major sites in India such as Bhim Betka, Bundi, Sundargarh, Idar, Sabarkantha, Banaskantha, Puruliya, Hazari Bagh, and Mirzapur has been included along with paintings from international sites such as Kazakhstan, France, Israel, Australia, China, Japan, and California will be included as well.

 

Program Schedule

Inaugural Function

Date & Time: 19th January 2019 at 3:30 pm

Venue: M. L. V. Shramjeevi College Saletiya Ground, Udaipur

 

Special Lecture

Date & Time: 19th January 2019 at 4:30 pm

Venue: M. L. V. Shramjeevi College Saletiya Ground, Udaipur

 

Children’s Workshops

Date & Time: 21st and 22nd January 2019 at 11:30 am

Venue: M. L. V. Shramjeevi College Saletiya Ground, Udaipur

The exhibition will be open for view from Monday to Friday (from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm)

Doesn’t it sound too interesting to be able to connect to the people who used to live thousands of years ago on our planet?

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Udaipur to Jaisalmer Direct Flight to Begin in April

Indigo Airlines will initiate the first air connectivity of Udaipur to the golden city of Rajasthan – Jaisalmer. These airlines are initiated under the Regional Contact Scheme or RCS. This flight connection will prove to be great and very convenient for people as until now there was no direct connection with Jaisalmer, not even via rail. People keen to visit the Jain temples, the forts, and Ramdevra at Jaisalmer had to go there via Jodhpur which was a long route.

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The duration to reach Jaisalmer from Udaipur would be around an hour and the fare charges for the same would be Rs. 2500/-. The flight will begin from the month of April. The flight route of Udaipur is expanding at a rapid speed. After the direct flight to Aurangabad and Jodhpur, this is good news for the travelers of Udaipur.

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Brothers from Udaipur whose Talent in Sports Made them Travel the World

Dilip Khoiwal and Suresh Chandra Khoiwal are two brothers from Udaipur who found their passion for volleyball and Badminton respectively. This talent of theirs in sports made them travel to various countries to fight in different matches and ultimately achieve victory and made the people of Udaipur proud.

Even after being brothers, their journey differed a lot.

Dilip Khoiwal, a senior volleyball player, was brought up in the government school. While his schooling, he used to play cricket along with volleyball which was a work of interest initially. Later he thought cricket to be too mainstream and decided to move ahead with volleyball instead. He inherited his interest in volleyball from his father, who was a university volleyball player.

Dilip Khoiwal

Before achieving heights all around the world, he was awarded awards such as Aravalli award and Maharana Pratap in the year 2017. Throughout his journey, he has achieved various titles and positions in the country as well as the world. Major highlights of his accomplishments have been mentioned below.

International achievements

  • 17th Asian Games Incheon, 2014 (5th place)
  • 4th AVC cup volleyball championship in Kazakhstan (silver medal)
  • 3rd AVC cup volleyball championship in Vietnam, 2012 (4th position)
  • 16th Asian senior men volleyball championship Iran, 2011 (6th place)
  • President volleyball cup Almaty, Kazakhstan, 2011 (Gold Medal)
  • 11th International volleyball championship Tunisia, 2011 (Gold Medal)
  • Junior world championship Brazil 2011 (8th place)
  • Youth world championship Italy, 2009 (7th place)

National achievements

  • 35th National Games Kerela, 2015 (Bronze medal)
  • 63rd senior national volleyball championship Chennai, 2015(bronze medal)
  • Senior National volleyball championship Moradabad, 2013
  • Senior National volleyball championship Jaipur, 2012
  • Senior National volleyball championship Chennai, 2011
  • All India Inter University championship Kurukshetra, 2011 (gold medal)
  • Senior National volleyball championship Raipur, 2010
  • Senior National volleyball championship Gwalior, 2009

Whereas on the other hand, Suresh Chandra Khoiwal, the younger brother of Dilip Khoiwal was also very keen towards Volleyball since his childhood, but instead of walking on the path of his brother, he tried his luck in Badminton.

Suresh Khoiwal

He started playing in his school when he was in class 5th but who knew this little passion of his could take him to be State Badminton player. Later in his pursuit of Badminton, he got a bit discouraged because of the circumstances and also his height but that didn’t stop him from chasing his dream. He was hugely encouraged by his father who was a former university volleyball player.

 

The result turned out to be highly favorable for him. In the year 2006-2009, he played two under-14, two under-17, and one under-19 tournament as team captain (Junior). Finally, in the year 2010, he was declared as national youth team captain in the junior category. In the year 2012, he played his first senior-level match in Chattisgarh which is the same year when he was offered job by railways. From 2012 to 2018 he has been playing from railways.

The shining moment in his life was when recently in the year 2018 he participated in Asian games. Though, he had to end up in a hospital due to the injuries carried by an accident.

 

International achievements

  • Junior men’s volleyball championship at Iran, 2012.
  • Junior world men’s championship at Turkey, 2013.
  • International volleyball tournament at Kelibia, Tunisia, 2013.
  • Asian junior men’s volleyball championship at Bahrain (team captain) 2014.
  • Senior men volleyball championship camp, Bangaluru 2014.
  • Asian games camp at Aurangabad (injured) 2018.

National achievement

  • Senior national volleyball championship, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 2012
  • Senior national volleyball championship Jaipur, 2013
  • Senior national volleyball championship, UP (captain), 2013
  • Senior national volleyball championship, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 2015 (bronze medal)
  • National games at Kerala, 2015 (bronze medal)
  • Senior national volleyball championship at Bengaluru, Karnataka in the year 2016
  • Senior national volleyball championship at Chennai in the year 2017
  • Senior volleyball championship at Kerala year 2018

Apart from that, both the brothers will be participating in pro volleyball league 2019 which is organized by the Volleyball Federation of India. The inaugural session of the same will be conducted in February 2019. The game would be broadcasted live at 7pm from 2nd Feb onwards on Sony six, Sony ten 3 and Sony Liv. Suresh Khoiwal will be playing from the team Kochi Blue Spikers whereas Dilip Khoiwal will be playing from Ahmedabad Defenders.

Such young and talented personalities residing in our beautiful city is something which makes it more amazing.

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People Are Against the Food Court Construction at Swaroop Sagar in Udaipur

People Are Against the Food Court Construction at Swaroop Sagar in Udaipur
People Are Against the Food Court Construction at Swaroop Sagar in Udaipur

The new food court beside Swaroop Sagar is facing quite a negative response. Jheel Sanrakshan Samiti working for the welfare of lakes in Udaipur has submitted a letter to the Minister for Urban Development, Shanti Dhariwal, asking him to stop the cantilever projection in Swaroop Sagar lake for creating a food court.

The Jheel Sanrakshan Samiti is worried about the contamination of the lake post opening of the food court by the lake. They are concerned about the degree of damage that the lake would face due to the littering and trash discarded by the people and the food stalls at the food court.

People Against the Food Court Construction at Swaroop Sagar in Udaipur
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According to the Jheel Sanrakshan Samiti, Udaipur Municipal Corporation is constructing the food court without getting the required approval from the Lake Development Authority.

“The construction in question would adversely affect the existing heritage value and serenity of Pichhola- Swaroopsagar Lake and cause detrimental effects on the eco-health of the lake. It will prove to be fatal for the avian and aquatic life of the lakes and eco-sensitive surrounding areas” the letter read.

People Against the Food Court Construction at Swaroop Sagar in Udaipur
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Book Lovers! Here’s where you can get 1 Kg books at Rs. 200 in Udaipur

It’s literally a dream of every book lover to buy dozens of books at the same time but most of these books and novels are very expensive and it is not possible for a middle-class person to buy a lot of them at the same time.

But what if I tell you if you can buy books on a price as low as 200 Rs. for a kg? It’s has been a wish of every book lover that just like metro cities, Udaipur also has a stall where you can buy low priced books like such. And so stalls have been placed in the Lake City mall where one of the stalls is of books from where you can buy books of multiple genres. These include novels, children books, encyclopedia, motivational books, and many others. The prices of different genres vary. However, Novel lovers can buy a Kilo of books in just Rs. 200.

Apart from that, several other stalls have been placed too where you can get garments, sweaters, cardigans, lowers, pajamas, shoes, bags, etc. at very low prices.

The owners of the stalls travel to various cities and that is the reason why the stalls in Udaipur will remain for a limited period only. The last day of the stalls would be Sunday, 20th January after which they will move to a different place.

A piece of advice – there is a huge scope of bargaining, so you can always try your hand on that.

So, book lovers! Is there any better news than this today?

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Underpass to be Constructed at Shakti Nagar Corner

A lot of news has been in the air regarding new projects in the city of Udaipur. And this time, it’s going to be the Underpass which will be constructed at the Shakti Nagar end which opens at Townhall road. The road witnesses a lot of traffic during the daytime. It creates inconvenience to the people moving from there ultimately resulting in road accidents. Such episodes led Municipal Corporation of Udaipur to take action in order to prevent them.

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And that is why an underpass will be constructed whose tentative budget has been requested by the concerned officers. As soon as this is done, the tender process shall begin.

The elevated road, which was being constructed at Surajpole, postponed the work of the underpass but now that the project is dropped, the underpass construction can smoothly begin.

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Know the Reasons behind the Strange names of Places in Udaipur

There are many places in the city with weird and unusual names which will make you think about the reasons and the incidents that lead to these names. If you are also one of those who has the same questions about these places, then this article will reveal everything to you.

Below is the story behind some places in Udaipur with such unusual names

 

Rani Road

The locals say that during the earlier time, this was the place where the royal queens or Rani used to go out to stroll. Right on the opposite side which is the Fatehsagar road right now was used to be called by the name Raja road as it was the place where the Kings or the Rajas used to go out for a walk.

Surajpole-Hathipole-Chandpole

During the ancient period in Udaipur, walls were built to protect the kingdom. To enter the city, 7 major and huge gates were built which were given different names ending with ‘pol’ which translates to gates. It is possible that these names were given to them randomly whereas the locals come up with other different logics for the names too such as Hathipol was the place where the elephants of the kingdom used to be placed, the reason behind Surajpole might be because of the fact that it is facing the east direction which is also the direction from where the sun rises, whereas Chandpol is right opposite to the Surajpole and the full moon rises just above it, so the name.

 

Thokar Chouraha

‘Thokar’ which means to stumble has its name because in earlier times there was a railway line which ended right at the place. To stop the bogies from going any further, the railway used to place a stumbling block which used to stop the rail bogies. This made the place famous by the name ‘Thokar Chouraha’.

 

Hiran Magri

Before the urbanization took over in the city, the entire area of the Hiranmagri sector was simply forest. The place was basically made up of ridges or ‘Mangre’ in Hindi. These ridges used to home various deers which are called ‘Hiran’ in Hindi. Together, the place got the identity with the name ‘Hiranmagri’.

Malla Talai

Malla Talai is an area which is nearby Lake Pichola which used to be a boat manufacturing area. These boat operators in the place were called ‘mallahs’ and so the name derived was Mallatalai.

 

Maldas Street

Maldas was named after a famous businessman in Udaipur names Maldas. It is basically a street for apparel and cosmetic shopping for women. There are many places in the city which are named after some people who used to start residing there in the first place.

Bhadbhuja Ghati

The name Bhadbhuja Ghati was named after the local community ‘Bhadbhujas’ who used to reside there. These people used to roast cereals in Bhaad in the earlier days. Bhaad was the high-temperature oven.

 

Sindhi Bazaar

After the partition of India and Pakistan, many Sindhis migrated to different cities. Many of them came to Udaipur as well. During those times, they were in need of occupation. It was then that they were allotted a market in the city for their businesses. The market then got popular with the name Sindhi Bazaar. It is said that Sindhis are very good at business.

 

Saifan Chouraha

Saifan Chouraha is a circle ahead of Fatehpura circle. The term Saifan actually originated from the term Siphon which is actually a tube used to convey liquid upwards and downwards from a reservoir. The similar process was witnessed at the place also. Here used to be 2 gigantic reservoirs which received water from streams so that water from tank 1 was transferred to tank 2 and then circulated to houses and fields.

 

Ayad

The name Ayad originated from the ancient civilization there named as Ahar. Various remains of the civilization have been excavated by the Archeological department and are showcased in a museum located in Ayad.

Bhaang Gali

This narrow lane is located inside Surajpole. As the name clearly suggests, the lane used to have Bhang shops. Bhang is the edible preparation of cannabis originating from the Indian subcontinent. Bhang Gali still owns some shops even now.

 

Foota Darwaza

The term ‘Foota Darwaza’ translates to the ‘broken gate’ in English. For now, you won’t find any broken gate but in earlier days, the place used to have a huge gate whose doors were broken. Today, the place has reduced to just door frames and that is the reason why it’s called Foota Darwaza.

The above information was gathered through the locals residing there. Although no authentic source can be provided, most of them make sense, don’t they?

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Speed Radar to be Installed at Highways – Wave goodbye to Overspeeded Long Drives

Speed Radars will be installed at Jaipur-Bhilwara-Udaipur highway very soon. Speed radar is a device which uses waves to determine the speed of an object; in this case, it would be a vehicle. A certain speed limit will be assigned to the highway and if any vehicle crosses the speed limit, a challan will be immediately generated and will be sent to the registered address of the vehicle owner. All the cameras will be watched by the local police.

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The approval of the same is already given and the budget is also sanctioned by the government which is 17 crores. Cameras at 18 points would be installed at the highways which combining will have a range of 400 km. The process of installation will be completed in two stages wherein the first stage will cover Jaipur-Bhilwara highway and the second will cover Bhilwara-Udaipur highway.

So, finally, it’s time to wave goodbye to those overspeeded long drives now!

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Jagat Singh Mehta | People from Udaipur You Should Know About

Our city – Udaipur is completely filled with beauty in and out. And this beauty is not reflected in just its history, culture and its places, but also in its people. There are some gem of the people belonging from Udaipur who, with their hard work and success, have not just made the city but the entire nation proud.

But sadly, with time we tend to forget the accomplishment of such people of the city. The series ‘People from Udaipur you should know about’ tends to glorify the journey of these famous and triumphant people from Udaipur who have become an epitome of success in their lives.

 

Jagat Singh Mehta

Source: UdaipurTimes

Jagat Singh Mehta, son of Mohan Singh Mehta was born on 17th July 1922 in Udaipur, Rajasthan. He was an Indian Politician and diplomat who also served as Foreign Secretary of India for a period of 3 years from 1976 to 1979.

His school education involved five years of study at Vidya Bhawan School which is known all over the country for its value education. After that, he went to the UK to complete his O-level and A-level schooling in a Quaker School of reading. He pursued MA and BA in English Literature from Allahabad University. He had a bucket full of experience by the time he joined Indian Navy as an officer.

In the Indian Foreign service, Mr. Mehta served in Berne, London, Bonn, Peking, and Der-es-Salaam. Among all of these, his assignment in Peking as the Charge d’Affaires en pied was the most successful. One of the greatest achievements of his life was the report on India’s boundary question with China that was prepared under his leadership.

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While talking about the achievements, another one would be his entourage of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in his ride through Tibet into Bhutan which also initiated the special relations of India and Bhutan.

After Mrs. Gandhi removed him from the government, he re-entered the academic world where he became the scholar first at Harvard University and then joined the LBJ School at the University of Texas, USA as a distinguished professor and fellow at Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, D.C. in the year 1981.

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Jagat’s famous publications include Militarization in the Third World (1985), The March of Folly in Afghanistan (2002), and Negotiating for India (2006).

In the year 2002, Jagat Singh Mehta received the third highest civilian award, Padma Bhushan.

Mr. Mehta passed away on March 6, 2014. He lived an extremely rich, diversified and purposeful life. He has left a legacy which will be followed by the present as well as the future generations.

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Udaipur Cycling group Creates a Record with 24 hour Cycling and Running

Udaipur cycling group and Mewari runners created a record by cycling and running for 24 hours. The event took place at Fatehsagar road where children also participated in it.

It was under the campaign ‘Pedal for cause’ whose main aim was to collect donation from the generous people of Udaipur which can be used to buy blankets for needy people in the shivering winters on the occasion.

Moreover, through the campaign, the organizers and the participants were able to overachieve their targets where they aimed for collecting amount for 100 blankets but ended up collecting for 200 instead.

It’s for such high-spirited people that many poor people in Udaipur would be able to protect themselves from the cruel weather.

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