There are a lot of organizations existing in Delhi but the name of Rajasthan Club stands apart .The main objective behind setting up of this club was to establish a neat platform with a family atmosphere, where both the husband and his wife give active contribution to make the Club an entertaining, social ,academic and a cultural organization, promoting Culture and social values.
Before the establishment of the Club, in Indian Society, especially in the Rajasthan’s culture, females used to be behind the curtains, involved in household activities. It was only the male dominant society where the male members were the leader. The Club Founders broke this line and took a pledge to start a new tradition with enrolment of both husband & wife as members and giving Females a chance to rub shoulders with Men and contribute towards the activities of the Club. This was a mission to bridge the gap between an old age tradition with the modern one.
Taking a cue from the above , Shri Suresh Singhania, Shri. Mohan Lal Gupta , Shri Badri Pershad Goel and Shri Vinod Puri, met late Shri T.P Jhunjhunwalaand after various round of discussions about aims & objectives, constitution and logo the foundation of RAJASTHAN CLUB was laid on 1st October, 1968. The 1st Club Office was established at Haider Quli , Chandni Chowk, Delhi-110006 which was continued for next several years to carry out club activities etc. It was here that the charter of the club along with the logo was defined and designed too.
The first Establishment Day of the Club was held at Roshnara Club in New Delhi, On this occasion a Kavi Goshti was organized in which the then famous Playback singer Ms Maya Gobind and the famous poet Mr Ramrikh Manhar mesmerized the audience during the celebrations.
The first Diwali Mela was organized at the Chelmsford Club, Delhi in a very successful manner. This was inaugurated by the then First Lady of India – Wife of the then President of India – H’nble Begum Abida Ahmed.
The objective of Club seems productive when Club Member ladies & other females come out of their homes and put up Food Stalls with various delicacies specially prepared at their homes. The ladies themselves sit on the Stalls which gives it an elegant look, Diwali Mela was based on the Indian Dance theme called Dandiya collaborated with some other Dance forms, the venue lit up beautifully and decorated with Rajasthani décor made the whole look of the Mela so exotic.
Since then the Diwali Mela has become an Annual feature of our Club and have been organized at various 5-Star Hotels/ Stadiums over the years. These Melas have been graced by various Bollywood Legends/ celebrities and a great number of political/ bureaucratic dignitaries.
The first Rajasthan Club’s cultural competition fest ‘Mehandi Rache Haath’ was held at Mavalankar hall, New Delhi in 1974, which was graced by the great Actors Shri Sanjeev Kumar & Ms Sulakshna Pandit,
This program became a huge craze in the public over subsequent years and witnessed almost all Bollywood stars judging the show, which included Mr Amitabh Bachchan, Mr Rajendra Kumar, Mr Rajesh Khanna, Mr Rakesh Roshan, Smt Saira Banu, Shri Dilip Kumar, the famous duo of Kalyanji – Anandji, Ms. Shabana Azmi, Ms. Dimple Kapadia, Mr Amrish Puri, Mr Rishi Kapoor and many more…..
Rising to greater heights, the Club organized a program ‘Geeton Bhari Shaam’ – wherein dozens of Film personalities joined us for a dinner at Hotel Ashoka, New Delhi. The attending members got a chance to meet them all personally and interact with them too, which indeed was a great moment for all. Various other cultural programs have been held over the years which included Stars like Shri Ghulam Ali, Shri Anup Jalota, Shri Ravindra Jain, Shri Mahendra kapoor performing for our Club.
Number of Indian Political dignitaries such as late Shri Rajiv Gandhi, Shri B. D. Jatti, Smt Sonia Gandhi, Shri Shankar Dayal sharma, Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee, Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Shri Ashok Gehlot, Shri L.K. Advani, Shri Chandrashekhar have attended our programs from time to time and blessed us for our activities and contributions to the Society.
Right from the beginning, the Club has been awarding the ‘Girdhari Lal Saraf’ scholarships to the needy students and also to esteemed Historians, the ‘Vishnu Hari Dalmia’ awards every year.
On Makar Sankranti, the Club undertakes distribution of blankets, quilts and sweaters to the underprivileged at various rural locations as well as in different Hospitals.
Rajasthan Club distributed tricycles and other material to the Physically Challenged/ Handicapped through the then President of India – Late Sh. Giani Zail Singh ji with the aim to make these independent earners for their families in Life.