Current Board

Rashi Bajaj

Rashi Bajaj is the President of RANA since August 2022. Rashi has been part of RANA Canada since inception of RANA Canada and has assisted in organizing and hosting various events for Rana Canada.She has been part of the Rana Board and committees in various capacities and has been instrumental in hosting the Gangaur festival for the past many years.

Rashi is married in a Rajasthani Shekhawati family from Lakshmangarh. She has been very actively involved in other business and cultural organizations and always a strong believer of giving back to the community.

Savita Rathore

Savita Rathore is the VP-Secretary & Administration with RANA since Jan 2021. From maternal-side family, she belongs to Sri Ganganagar and her husband’s family is from Jodhpur, Rajasthan. She is as accountant by profession and is currently working as a Delivery Lead manager with McDonald’s. She is a qualified Yoga Teacher.

She served as President of Mississauga Figure Skating Club (a reputable figure skating club in Mississauga for 70 years) for two terms, and in total of 6 years as Board of Director.

Ramesh Agarwalla

Ramesh Agarwalla is residing in Mississauga for the last 13 years. Ramesh’s ancestral home is in village Cheeplata (Neem Ka Thana), Sikar District of Rajasthan. Ramesh Agarwalla has completed bachelor’s in commerce, a diploma in marketing & sales from India and a certified financial planner designation from the USA. After moving to Canada in 2010, he completed MBA (master’s in accounting) from McMaster University and then realtor’s course from Humber College to secure the licence. He has also successfully cleared The Common Final Examination (CFE), conducted by CPA Canada.

Professionally, back home he ran his own business in New Delhi. For 12 years he ran a successful financial planning business, gathering the trust and faith of more than 800 families and business, helping them achieve their financial goals. In Canada, besides the real estate business, he has worked for one of the largest Canadian grocery companies in the supply chain and finance domain.

Ravi Haldania

Ravi is North Atlantic Category Manager at Vale. He oversees the procurement of Engineering and Project Management Services across Canada with spend of over $50 million USD managing over 30 vendors via a team of 10 site coordinators and contract administrators.

Ravi has completed his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Ravi has been involved with RANA for many years and has been helping on many fronts.

Mittali Sharma

Mittali is a senior Billing specialist at the Titanium Transportation group. She is MSC in computer Science and B Ed. She has over 10 years of teaching experience in India and over 4 years accounting Experience in Canada. She has been helping and participating in Rana Cultural activities for the past few years.

Pramod Mittal

Pramod Mittal is from Jaipur, Rajasthan and migrated to Canada in 2006. He founded Creative Gems Inc. and has served the North American jewelry industry since 1992. Pramod is a true Rajasthani and believes in carrying his home culture and tradition in all parts of his life.

He has been involved in RANA as an active member since its inception. Now as he is well settled at his family and business life, he is looking forward to providing his contribution to RANA at its management level and serve the community.

Dilip Sharma

Dilip Sharma is a RANA member since 2007 & is actively involved with RANA Canada. In past, he has also served as secretary & vice-president to look after day-to-day operations of RANA as an active Board member.

By profession, Dilip Sharma has a chemical background with Master's degree & working for a multinational chemical company in the field of Water Treatment here in Canada since last more than 23 years.

Reeta Sachdeva

Reeta Sachdeva is a community activist, contributing her energy to many social causes, such as a Senior Club, Food Bank, and Indus Community Service.

Over the years, she has assisted in many multi-cultural festival celebrations, e.g., Holi, Baisakhi, Picnic, and Diwali, in social organizations and at work with other colleagues. She has actively served on Hindu Sabha Caucus during its Temple build-out from the mid-80s to its completion in the mid-90s. During this period, she also volunteered in prasad preparation (i.e., Langar or lunch) for Hindu Sabha Temple congregation.

She has retired from a career as an auditor for Canada Revenue Agency. She has raised three highly accomplished and educated children. (i.e., one has earned a master's, the second is a software engineer, and the third earned a master's from MIT and doctorate from Columbia University).

Dipak Mantri

Dipak Mantri has been a life member of RANA since 2008. Dipak received his Chartered Accountant from ICAI in 1987. During his career, he has worked in a variety of fields, and he is currently the CFO and general manager for a multinational plastics manufacturing company in North America. He has been part of this company since 2015. He currently works out of the Toronto, Canada location where he oversees the company operations and finances not only locally but across all the locations in Canada and the United States of America. He heads a team of over 250 people and has become a well-known leader in the industry.

He has been a passionate member of RANA since its inception and has not only been participating but also involved with organizing multiple events through the years. He is actively involved with the local Rajasthani community and participates in various community services, promotes the cultural heritage of India and has been a recognizable and positive role model in the community.

Riti Karwal

Riti Karwal and Late Shri Shivji karwal are founder members of Rana Canada. They are from Bikaner Rajasthan. By profession Riti is a Cosmetologist and Hair Stylist. She is very calm and organised person. Riti has 2 wonderful kids one of them is by profession a doctor in Canada. Riti is very affectionate and a socially responsible individual.

Anil Purohit

Anil Purohit was born in 1966 in Chapoli, Rajasthan. He was educated in Bhubaneswar, Orissa. He graduated in Agricultural Science, Bhubaneswar, and did his post graduation in Forest Management from Bhopal. Thereafter, he worked for 10 years as Deputy Manager, Corporate Planning in Orissa Forest Development Corporation. Simultaneously, he worked as Guest Faculty at Odisha Agricultural University for 10 years.

In 2002, he moved to Canada with his family, arriving in Toronto. He has been collaborating with the Provincial Government ever since.
During his stay in Canada, he actively involved himself with various literary organizations such as Hindi Writers Guild, Hindi Sahitya Sabha, Vishwa Hindi Sahitya Sansthan, Akhil Vishwa Hindi Samiti. So far, he has published seven books. For the last four years, he is the President of the Hindi Sahitya Sabha of Toronto. He is also a life member International Hindi Association, USA. He has been the co-editor of the quarterly magazine 'Vishwa' published by them. For the last four years, he has been the Director of CANOSA, an organization of Odia speaking people in Canada.

He joined RANA in 2014 and was awarded RANA's "New Member of the Year" in the same year. He has been the co-editor of the RANA magazine. He is commended for his moral character, diligence, and interpersonal abilities.

Rajesh Kejriwal

Rajesh Kejriwal is a dedicated and experienced member of RANA Canada. Born in Rajasthan, India, Rajesh migrated to Canada in 2002, where he pursued a successful career as a Professional Engineer. Rajesh has been associated with Rana Canada since its inception and is a lifetime member.

He is deeply committed to the organization's mission to support the Rajasthani community in North America and has a proven track record of involvement and leadership. With his experience, expertise, and passion for the cause.