History of Rajkov
History of Rajkov
Rajasthani Kutumb of Victoria was formed in 2001 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
The following office bearers were elected unanimously in the first AGM held in October 2003:
| Ghanshyam Soni | President |
| Brij Panwar | Secretary |
| Mahendra Goyal | Treasurer |
| Rajesh Manihar | Comittee Member |
| Reshma Jawale | Comittee Member |
The second AGM was held after the incorporation in April 2005. The following office bearers were elected unanimously:
| Ghanshyam Soni | President |
| Brij Panwar | Vice President |
| Rajesh Manihar | Secretary |
| Mahendra Goyal | Treasurer |
| Meena Mathur | Committee Member |
| Vishal Mehta | Committee Member |
The third AGM was held in April 2006. The following office bearers were elected unanimously:
| 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:
| 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:
| 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:
| 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:
| 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:
| 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:
| Prabhat Mehta | President |
| Kirti Soni |
Vice President |
| Chandra Ojha |
Secretary |
| Ujjawal Gandhi |
Treasurer |
| Nitin Mantri |
Committee Member |
| Komal Sanghani |
Committee Member |