42nd Annual Awards Ceremony: Maharana Mewar Charitable Foundation Announces Awardees
The award ceremony will be held at Manak Chowk Courtyard in the City Palace at Udaipur on Match 15, 2026
Udaipur, Feb 21, 2026: The 42nd Annual Investiture Ceremony of the Maharana Mewar Charitable Foundation will take place on Sunday, March 15 2026 at the City Palace in Udaipur. The event will take place in the presence of the Chairman and Managing Trustee of the founcation, Dr Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar. This was informed by the convenor of the ceremony, Dr. Mayank Gupta.
Subsequent to the announcement of the names of the students who will be given the awards this year, the foundation has also declared the names of the recipients of the Colonel James Tod award, Haldi Ghati National award, Maharana Udai Singh award and the Panna Dhai award. Over the past 41 ceremonies, the foundatoin has honoured 4,972 distinguished personaliries and meritorious students from India and abroad for their exceptional performances and contributions to society and the global community. These honours reflect Mewar’s timeless values — knowledge, service, environmental stewardship, and humanitarian compassion — and aim to establish a lasting benchmark of inspiration for future generations.
Colonel James Tod International Award
This award was established in 1996. The award for 2026 will be conferred upon Dr. Molly Emma Aitken of the United States of America. Dr Molly is serving as Assistant Professor at the City University of New York and is a leading scholar of Indian miniature painting traditions, with specialisation in Mughal and Rajput court painting.
Notabe Past Recipients:
- Mark Tully,
- VS Naipau,
- Richard Attenborough,
- Andrew Topsfield,
- JP Losty, and others
Haldi Ghati National Award
This award was established in 1982. The award for 2026 will be conferred upon eminent senior journalist Kamlesh Kishore Singh. Singh has been active in the Indian media for the last three decades and has held significant leadership roles with the India Today group, across all three platforms, i.e. print, television and digital.
Notabe Past Recipients:
- Vinod Dua
- Prannoy Roy
- Mrinal Pande
- Kuldip Nayar
- Shekhar Gupta
- Tavleen Singh
- Rahul Kanwal
- Suhasini Haidar and others
Maharan Udai Singh Award
This award was established in 1996. The award for 2026 will be conferred upon Marimuthu Yoganathan, who is popularly known as "Tree Man of India". He has been an inspiration to hundreds of educational institutions across India in adopting environmental awareness and sustainable practices.
Notable Past Recipients:
- Anna Hazare
- K Kasturirangan
- Tessy Thomas, and others
Panna Dhai Award
The award was established in 1997. This years, the award will be collectively conferred upon the members of the Jet Airways flight 9W569 who were instrumental in managing a successful childbirth aboard their flight in 2017.
Notable Past Recipients:
- APJ Abdul Kalam
- Aruna Roy
- PT Usha
- Karmbir Singh Kang, and others
The award carries a cash prize of Rs 1,00,001, a traditional Toran, a shawl and a citation certificate.
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