"Salute to the Commander" Event Held on the Historic Jagat Shobha Cannon

Udaipur | A two-day event organized by the *Thakur Amarchand Barwa Research Foundation* and the *Smriti Sansthan* took place on Sunday morning at the *Topmata Burj* in front of the City Railway Station. The event was held on the historic Jagat Shobha cannon, the only remaining cannon from the Barwa era. The cannon, renowned for its historical significance, was the site of the "Salute to the Commander" ceremony.

Prof. Vimal Sharma, Executive President of the Barwa Smriti Sansthan, explained that the event was held to honor *Thakur Amarchand Barwa*, who served as the Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief during the reigns of four Mewar Maharajas between 1751 and 1775. The program was presided over by Lt. Gen. N.K. Singh Rathore, with former Vice-Chancellor of MPUAT, Prof. Uma Shankar Sharma, and distinguished military guests Colonel Abhay Lodha, Colonel Udaybhan Karjali, and Commander Badal Soni in attendance.

In their speeches, historian Rajendra Nath Purohit, Lt. Gen. N.K. Singh Rathore, Udaybhan Karjali, Abhay Lodha, and Dr. Anil Sharma highlighted the life and legacy of *Thakur Amarchand Barwa* and shared anecdotes about his contributions to the region. 

A retired Civil Engineer from Hindustan Zinc, A.K. Gupta, took responsibility for the preservation of the cannon. He announced plans to raise the Jagat Shobha cannon to a visible height above the road, so that passing tourists and the general public could easily recognize this important heritage.

The event's organizing secretary, Jaykishan Choubey, informed the attendees that the second part of the program would take place on Tuesday, November 12, at 10:30 AM in the *Vidhyapeeth University IT Auditorium*. The lecture, titled "Mewar and Maratha Relations in the 18th Century," will be delivered by Prof. B.P. Sharma.

The program was conducted by Dr. Manish Shrimali, while Dr. Vimal Sharma expressed gratitude and announced that every year on July 21, the Barwa-led Mewar Victory Day would be celebrated, marking a historic victory over the Scindias.

Prominent citizens, including Dr. G.L. Menaria, Ganesh Lal Nagda, Indra Singh Ranawat, Dr. Ramakant Sharma, Dr. Chain Shankar Dashora, Manoharlal Mundra, Narendra Upadhyay, Sudhir Salunke, Dharanidhar Tiwari, Narendra Sanadhya, Dilip Rawat, Jagdish Purohit, Hemant Jeengar, and others, attended the *Salute to the Commander* event.