About RAJKOV
Our History
Rajasthani Kutumb of Victoria was formed in 2001 in Melbourne by 7 Rajasthani families. The main focus was to celebrate Rajasthani Festivals, Teej and Gangaur specifically, in Australia in traditional Rajasthani manner.
The Kutumb was incorporated in 2003. All six paid life members at that time became the founder members of the organisation. They were: Jawale, Goyal, Manihar, Panwar, Sharma and Soni families.
Current RAJKOV Committee 2023-24
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Ravi Sharma |
| Vice President | Prashant Bhatnagar |
| Secretary | Sarvesh Prasad / Nimisha Sharma |
| Treasurer | Shrilekha Jain |
| Committee 1 | Kshama Agrawal / Nikhil Soni |
| Committee 2 | Pooja Agrawal |
In past, following office bearers were elected unanimously in the first AGM held in October 2003:
| Year | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | President | Ghanshyam Soni |
| 2003 | Secretary | Brij Panwar |
| 2003 | Treasurer | Mahendra Goyal |
| 2003 | Committee Member | Rajesh Manihar |
| 2003 | Committee Member | Reshma Jawale |
The second AGM was held after the incorporation in April 2005. The following office bearers were elected unanimously:
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Ghanshyam Soni |
| Vice President | Brij Panwar |
| Secretary | Rajesh Manihar |
| Treasurer | Mahendra Goyal |
| Committee Member | Meena Mathur |
| Committee Member | Vishal Mehta |
The third AGM was held in April 2006. The following office bearers were elected unanimously:
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brij Panwar | President |
| Mahendra Goyal | Vice President |
| Vishal Mehta | Secretary |
| Khem Joshi | Treasurer |
| Rajesh Manihar | Committee Member |
| Mitesh Rathi | Committee Member |
The AGM for year 2007 was held on April 22 at the Ashburton Library Hall. The following office bearers were elected unanimously::
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mahendra Goyal | President |
| Rajesh Manihar | Vice President |
| Rakesh Saraf | Secretary |
| Prabhat Mehta | Treasurer |
| Rajiv Chowdhary | Committee Member |
| Poonam Mehra | Committee Member |
The AGM for year 2008 was held on May 11 at the Ashburton Library Hall. The following office bearers were elected unanimously:
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vishal Mehta | President |
| Rajiv Chaudhary | Vice President |
| Rajiv Baheti | Secretary |
| Sachin Rathi | Treasurer |
The following two comembers were elected with show of hands: Seema Agarwal and Gopal Taori. However both committee members resigned soon after due to personal reasons and the following new members were elected by the committee:
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sonal Agrawal | Committee Member |
| Rahul Kedia | Committee Member |
The AGM for year 2009 was held on May 3 at Tandoori Junction, Glen Waverley. The following office bearers were elected unanimously:
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rakesh Saraf | President |
| Dilip Banthia | Vice President |
| Sury Prakash Soni | Secretary |
| Vinod Somani | Treasurer |
| Ruchi Choudhari | Committee Member |
| Anant Jain | Committee Member |
The AGM for year 2010 was held on May 9 at Kew Library, Kew. The following office bearers were elected unanimously:
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rajiv Chaudhary | President |
| Naresh Tated | Vice President |
| Nitin Mehta | Secretary |
| Vikram Jain | Treasurer |
| Amit Jain | Committee Member |
| Ayesha Tiwary | Committee Member |
The AGM for year 2011 was held on May 7 at Indian Consulate, St Kilda Road, Melbourne. The following office bearers were elected unanimously:
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Prabhat Mehta | President |
| Kirti Soni | Vice President |
| Chandra Ojha | Secretary |
| Ujjawal Gandhi | Treasurer |
| Nitin Mantri | Committee Member |
| Komal Sanghani | Committee Member |
The AGM for year 2012 was held on May 20 at Chisholme Institute of Tafe, Dandenong. The office bearers were elected unanimously. Komal Sanghani was elected committee member however she resigned soon due to personal circumstances. The list of committee thereafter is as follows:
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dilip Banthia | President |
| Vinod Somani | Vice President |
| Ravi Sharma | Secretary |
| Anju Sachdeva | Treasurer |
| Udit Choudhari | Committee Member |
| Mahi Goyal | Committee Member |
The AGM for year 2013 was held on 4th May 2013. The following office bearers were elected unanimously:
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sandeep Agrawal | President |
| Vikram Gajraj Jain | Vice President |
| Vikram N Jain | Secretary |
| Anish Shah | Treasurer |
| Varun Lohia | Committee Member |
| Shefali Thakker | Committee Member |
The AGM for year 2014 was held on 11th May 2014. The following office bearers were elected unanimously:
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sury Prakash Soni | President |
| Irina Kawar | Vice President |
| Sudhir Kumar Varshney | Treasurer |
| Nitesh Vyas | Secretary |
| Gaurav Agarwal | Treasurer |
| Preeti Kansal | Committee Member |
| Monika Kawar | Committee Member |
The AGM for year 2015 was held on 11th June 2015. The following office bearers were elected unanimously:
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Anuj Gupta | President |
| Sanjay Khathuria | Vice President |
| Ruchi Sharma | Secretary |
| Saloni Kawar | Treasurer |
| Priti Kansal | Committee Member |
| Ashish Sharma | Committee Member |
The AGM for year 2017 was held in June 2017. The following office bearers were elected unanimously:
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nitesh Vyas | President |
| Ankur Gupta | Vice President |
| Gaurav Vageriya | Secretary |
| Surbhi Gautam | Treasurer |
| Yogen Mathur | Committee member |
| Shikha Bhatnagar | Committee member |
The AGM for year 2018 was held in June 2018. The following office bearers were elected unanimously:
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ankur Gupta | President |
| Gaurav Vageriya | Vice President |
| Chanchal Sodha | Secretary |
| Deepesh Gautam | Treasurer |
| Yogen Mathur | Cultural Head |
| Jeetendra Bhardwaj | IT & Sport Head |
The AGM for year 2019 was held in June 2019. The following office bearers were elected unanimously:
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gaurav Vageriya | President |
| Chanchal Sodha | Vice President |
| Garima Mantry | Secretary |
| Rahul Agrawal | Treasurer |
| Neha Goel | Members Engagement |
| Chanchal Kumavat | Cultural Head |
The AGM for year 2020 was held in May 2020. The following office bearers were elected unanimously:
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chanchal Sodha | President |
| Bhakti Chaubey | Vice President |
| Yojna Chaandgotia | Secretary |
| Nikita Mantari | Treasurer |
The AGM for year 2021 was held in June 2021. The following office bearers were elected unanimously:
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chanchal Kumavat | President |
| Rahul Agrawal | Vice President |
| Anurag Jain | Secretary |
| Deepak Bhatt | Treasurer |
| Garima Mantry | Committee Member |
| Nalambi Gautam | Committee Member |
The AGM for year 2022 was held in April 2022. President, VP, Secretary and Treasurer were elected unanimously. The Committee Members were elected after the election. Ankit Agrawal as Treasurer and Khusboo Bhatnagar as Committee Member ceased during the mid-year.
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rahul Agrawal | President |
| Anurag Jain | Vice President |
| Nalambi Gautam | Secretary |
| Mahesh Harbhajanka | Committee Member |