The book entitled: “UDAIPUR: Since 1553CE- Its founding and a concise photo - fact file” deals with the factual analysis of founding and growth of the historic city UDAIPR/, best explained in the following excerpts of some of the distinguished readers of the book.

Excerpts from some of the Responses

First, let me express my fullest praise & offer my warmest congratulations to you for the excellent booklet you have written: UDAIPUR: Since 1553CE- Its founding and a concise photo - fact file’…the fresh reasoning and realistic explanations of the old bardic lore, legend, or myth showed strength of character. What you have explained in good simple language makes sense. It reveals your scientific reasoning based on a hard sense of realities…it takes a man of character and courage to challenge and demolish well established age-old shibboleths… one sees the Maharana Udai Singh in a new light and he assumes a greater place in history…many rare facts have been revealed by you, e.g. renaming of Udaipur & Chittaurgarh by Akbar, first use of gun powder in artillery on Indian soil by the Portuguese in AD 1500, double defense system of Udaipur…your knowledge of religion in tandem with your scientific mind makes good practical sense…I only wish the maps were more clear and bigger…rarely one comes across such a well researched and documented work, with such brevity of words and so full of facts…

Maharao Brijraj Singh of Kotah
http://www.indianrajputs.com/view/kotah

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Number of books, travelogues, histories, and guide books have been written on the beautiful and historic city of Udaipur over the centuries, but none of these have enthralled me like this recent masterpiece of a magnificent 96 page booklet…showing author’s rare combination of (a) a genuine sense and understanding of the cultural history and heritage of Mewar, (b) a thorough knowledge of the geography and structure of the land terrain which is vital to really grasp the reasons for what took place here, (c) a modern, scientific temperament used in evaluating the facts and the myths of the past, (d) the courage to question distorted versions of usage of words which have set in the course of time, and finally (e) a delightful sense of humor and romance with this land…These assets show up in the text and structure of this book page after page. The author has really dug out the facts about events, places, sites, and structures and put it all together extremely well. The get up and cover design of the book are magnificent, and its conciseness adds to its value…I have not been so thrilled on going through any book for many years now!

-Mohan Singh Kothari
A reputed senior citizen of Udaipur http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohan_Singh_Kothari

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…It was a delight going down the memory lane and travelling with your remarkable book deep into the past--- the times of glory and splendor of Udaipur and Mewar... Like you I too take pride in our heritage of the incredibly wonderful India that was, and worship Rana Pratap, Shivaji and Rani Lakshmi Bai...I congratulate you for your work of great labor and insight.

-Padma Bhushan Dr. Kharak Singh Valdiya,
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru.

…The book is a delight with vivid descriptions and write-ups of Udaipur…

-Maharaja Gaj Singh of Jodhpur

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I thoroughly enjoyed reading your book "Udaipur since 1553 CE". Because I have seen several places in Udaipur, reading your book enriched my knowledge about those places...Your book is very reader-friendly and once a person starts reading, he/she would not keep the book down until the reading is over. I am confident the book will be widely read in India and abroad. Please accept my hearty congratulations on this valuable contribution to the history of India.

-YL Nene, Ph. D, D.Sc. (hc)
Chairman Emeritus & Senior Managing Editor, Asian Agri-History Foundation, Secunderabad

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… It’s a well researched document with lots of freshly-revealed information. Information about Chandra Prakash, the Myth of Marble Mahals, Rampol, are interesting. You have covered almost everything about Udaipur, History, Palaces, Gates, Temples, Bazaars, the streets, Gali, Nohra, Havelees and what not…

-Nahar Singh Jasol
Former Director of Mehrangarh, Jodhpur & former Chief Administrator, City Palace Museum, Udaipur.

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Shree LRS Mewar is Executive Director, HRH Group of Hotels & Trustee of Maharana Mewar Trusts

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Prof. Devkarn Singh is a reputed author & authority on Rajasthani literature & cultural heritage;
He was closely associated with Maharana Mewar Foundation up to 1980s

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Let me congratulate you for such a delightful contribution unveiling lots of historical facts …the description & significance of the topography of Udaipur has been well documented through geomorphologic explanations supported by satellite images…I appreciate the analysis of the founding of Udaipur which sequentially explains the establishment of capitals of the kingdom…this book will be of exiting importance not only to the tourists but also to historians…

-Dr. N. N. Singh
Director & Chief Geologist, Indo-Gold Mines Pvt. Ltd., Udaipur

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…I have finished reading the book. In fact I chewed every morsel of the fare. I now stand hugely benefited regarding my knowledge of Udaipur. I will remain in touch and would like to further benefit from your immense knowledge of various fields.

Col. Ranvijay Singh Ranawat, (Retd). Jaipur

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…I am really overwhelmed. The book is an outstanding effort to preserve the proud heritage of Mewar….thanks Dausa looking forward to your future publications…

-S. Kaushik
GM Govt. Business Division, PNB, New Delhi

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…thanks and felicitations for such an attractive and informative book…the details contained in the book are quite educative…it will be of immense help to the younger generation and tourists visiting Udaipur… hope to see a few more of your publications in near future…

-Dr. L. S. Ranawat
Vice Chancellor, Rajasthan Sports University, Jhunjhunu