Our People

Leadership

The dedicated leaders steering GARC's mission across six continents — united by service, heritage, and a shared vision for our community.

Head Leadership

The Founding Pillars

Prem Bhandari

Prem Bhandari

Founder

Visionary founder whose dream of uniting Rajasthani communities globally gave birth to GARC. President of RANA USA and International Convener of the Rajasthani Bhasha recognition movement — he has led delegations to the President of India advocating for the inclusion of Rajasthani in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.

Ravi Sharma

Ravi Sharma

Global President

Melbourne-based leader driving GARC's global operations. Also President of the Rajasthan Foundation Melbourne Chapter.

Vishal Mehta

Vishal Mehta

Vice President

Key founding member who helped establish GARC's institutional connections across the Rajasthani diaspora network.

Governance

Governing Council

7 members guiding GARC's strategic direction and institutional decisions.

Prem Bhandari

Prem Bhandari

Ravi Sharma

Ravi Sharma

Vishal Mehta

Vishal Mehta

Dr. Ravi Murarka

Dr. Ravi Murarka

Ajay Khandelwal

Ajay Khandelwal

Shrilekha Jain

Shrilekha Jain

Jugal Ladda

Jugal Ladda

Operations

Management Committee

9 members driving GARC's day-to-day programmes and community engagement.

Ravi Sharma

Ravi Sharma

Global President

Australia

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Vishal Mehta

Vishal Mehta

Vice President

USA

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Dr. Ravi Murarka

Dr. Ravi Murarka

Vice President — North America

USA

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Pankaj Ojha

Pankaj Ojha

VP — Global Strategy

USA

Prakash Kumar Kejriwal

Prakash Kumar Kejriwal

Global Youth Vice President

Nepal

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Ashish Pareek

Ashish Pareek

Global Secretary

USA

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Akshat Soni

Akshat Soni

Treasurer

Australia

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Shikha Bhatnagar

Shikha Bhatnagar

Head of Public Relations

Australia

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Suri Chauhan

Suri Chauhan

Director of Media

India

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Coordination

Operations Team

Akshat Verma

Akshat Verma

Global Coordinator

Australia

mail global.coordinator@garc-raj.com
Narendra Kumar

Narendra Kumar

India Coordinator

India

mail jaipur@garc-raj.com

A Note on Our Structure

  • The Governing Council provides strategic oversight and institutional governance.
  • The Management Committee executes programmes and manages community operations.
  • Ravi Sharma and Vishal Mehta serve on both the Governing Council and Management Committee.
  • GARC has no Chairman role — leadership is collaborative and council-driven.