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 Shah Present	April 2024 – Present

Source: RCBC Annual Report 2025–26.