Past Presidents

The Royal Connaught Boat Club has been led by the following presidents since 1956. We record their service with gratitude.

No. President Term
1 Mr. Fram P. Pocha 1956 – 1960
2 Dr. K. C. Gharpure 1961 – 1971
3 Mr. Gustasp Rashid 1971 – 1974
4 Mr. Nilkanth W. Limaye 1974 – 1977
5 Mr. Meher M. Anklesaria 1977 – 1978
6 Mr. Jainu A. Kaka 1978 – 1979
7 Mr. Ramesh W. Kochhar 1979 – 1980
8 Mr. Chandrakant M. Shirole 1980 – 1981
9 Mr. Khodabux F. Irani 1981 – 1982
10 Mr. Sharad G. Bavadekar 1982 – 1983
11 Mr. Ramesh V. Joshi 1983 – 1984
12 Mr. Vijay L. Bhave 1984 – 1985
13 Mr. Minoo F. Dinshaw 1985 – 1986
14 Mr. Rajinder D. Grover 1986 – 1987
15 Mr. Avinash R. Pundlik 1987 – 1988
16 Mr. Bhagawantsingh S. Ahluwalia 1988 – 1989
17 Mr. Subhash C. Deshmukh 1989 – 1990
18 Mr. Kishan P. Baney 1990 – 1991
19 Mr. Vijay L. Bhave 1991 – 1996
20 Mr. Subhash D. Joshi 1996 – 1997
21 Mr. Anil D. Patki 1997 – 2000
22 Mr. Ajay Gujarathi 2000 – 2001
23 Mr. Vijay L. Bhave 2001 – 2009
24 Mr. Gopaldas Dawara 2009 – 2017
25 Mr. Balakrishna Hegde 2017 – 2022
26 Mr. Arun Kudale 2022 – 2024
27 Mr. Ramesh J. Shah Present April 2024 – Present

Source: RCBC Annual Report 2025–26.

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