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Rotary Club of Pune University · Est. 2003

The Legacy Wall

A growing record of the people who formed, led and carried the club forward — told through names, dates, service and proof.

First hanging · July 2026

Five records. One continuous line of service.

This first wall combines personal profiles, club registers, annual records, photographs and citations. Where a service chronology is still being gathered, the wall says so plainly — the record grows without rewriting its structure.

01 · The Centennial year

Rtn. Vinay Rao
Rtn. Vinay Rao

Past President · 2004–05

Vinay Rao

Vinay Rao led a young club through Rotary International’s Centennial Year, pairing rapid membership growth with a disciplined programme of service, fellowship and public recognition.

35%
Membership growth
88%
Average attendance
96
Programmes held
₹71,568
Raised by Swaranjali

Service record

  1. 2004

    Service across the city

    Medical check-ups for differently abled children, four Pulse Polio drives, career guidance and personality-development programmes formed the service calendar.

  2. 2005

    Recognition in a landmark year

    The club received the RI Presidential Citation, a special appreciation award for its bulletin and first prize in the district bulletin competition.

  3. 2005

    Giving beyond the club

    Members contributed ₹67,100 towards Tsunami Relief and US$425 to The Rotary Foundation, alongside the Swaranjali fundraiser.

Source: Centennial Year write-up, 2004–05 citations, press coverage and club album scans shared for the archive.

Open the full year

02 · Building the club

Rtn. Ajit Gangoli with Rtn. Kshama Gangoli
Rtn. Ajit Gangoli with Rtn. Kshama Gangoli

Charter Member · Past President 2008–09

Ajit Gangoli

A marine engineer by profession, Ajit Gangoli was part of the team that secured the club’s charter, framed its by-laws and built its early membership before serving as President in 2008–09.

2003
Charter member
2004
Club secretary
2008–09
Club president
2014
Avenues of Service Citation

Service record

  1. 2003

    The charter team

    Helped organise the new club, secure its Rotary International charter, frame its by-laws and grow membership; first serving as Sergeant-at-Arms.

  2. 2008–09

    Kolawade Happy Village

    Led a Happy Village programme in Mulshi, supporting the local school with facilities and bicycles for children travelling from remote villages.

  3. 2008–09

    Safe water for two villages

    Started potable drinking-water projects at Kolawade and Kharawade and continued serving on district strategic planning, public image and polio committees.

Source: Profile of Rtn. Ajit Chaitanya Gangoli supplied for the Legacy Wall.

03 · Water, dignity and leadership

Rtn. Kshama Gangoli
Rtn. Kshama Gangoli

Charter Member · Past President 2011–12

Kshama Gangoli

Kshama Gangoli helped obtain the club charter and frame its by-laws, then carried that founding energy into district leadership in women’s empowerment, school sanitation and water management.

700
Women in Rotary delegates
500+
School washrooms enabled
2016–17
Assistant Governor, Zone 5
2025–26
Director, Membership

Service record

  1. 2011–12

    Women in Rotary

    As club president and district director, helped convene the first district Women in Rotary seminar and a later forum on violence against women.

  2. 2012–13

    Wash in Schools

    Built the first WinS school toilets at Kolawade and went on to help clubs deliver at least 500 washrooms in Zilla Parishad schools across the district.

  3. 2016–17

    Water restored, sewage removed

    Supported dam desilting at Kumbhoshi and introduced bio-septic “Magic Pits” at Bhigwan, work that drew consultation from district administrators.

Source: Long and short profiles of Rtn. Kshama Ajit Gangoli, with the 2025–26 board record.

04 · A place in the living record

Rtn. Vishnu Bheda
Rtn. Vishnu Bheda

Rotarian · Member since 2007

Vishnu Bheda

Vishnu Bheda’s current member record begins on 11 August 2007. His place on this first wall shows how the archive can acknowledge a life of membership while the project-by-project record continues to be catalogued.

2007
Joined Rotary
18+
Years in the club record

Service record

  1. 2007

    Membership begins

    Admitted to the Rotary Club of Pune University on 11 August 2007.

  2. Next

    Archive in progress

    Committee roles, project notes, awards and photographs can be added as the next set of source material is catalogued.

Source: Current club member register and portrait; detailed service chronology is awaiting its next archival pass.

05 · The record being made now

Rtn. Vishal Kulkarni
Rtn. Vishal Kulkarni

President · 2025–26

Vishal Kulkarni

Under President Vishal Kulkarni, the 2025–26 record connects health, water, education and fellowship with a deliberate goal of becoming a ‘Hazaar Numbari Club’.

100+
Activities by March 2026
35+
Projects implemented
5,500
Students in the RYLA
₹7.67L
Raised across 3 fundraisers

Service record

  1. 2025–26

    District’s largest RYLA

    A two-month programme on the values of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj reached 26 schools, about 5,500 students and awarded more than 1,000 prizes.

  2. 2025–26

    Women’s economic empowerment

    Five nursing and beautician batches trained 225 women from economically disadvantaged communities, with an estimated social impact of ₹4.5 crore.

  3. 13 Mar 2026

    The year presented to the District Governor

    The DG visit record documented more than 1,000 student health screenings, strong Foundation giving and a broad programme of service and fellowship.

Source: District Governor visit presentation dated 13 March 2026 and current club member record.

Proof on the wall

Legacy becomes credible when the evidence is visible.

Citations, programme photographs and press clippings sit beside the personal record — not as decoration, but as provenance.

Rotary International Presidential Citation awarded to the club for 2004-05
RI Presidential Citation · Centennial Year 2004–05
Felicitation during the club's 2004-05 career guidance programme
Career guidance programme · Pimpri · 2004–05
Newspaper coverage of the Vocational Excellence Award presented to Dr Vijay Bhatkar
Vocational Excellence Award to Dr. Vijay Bhatkar · Press record

The next hanging

Add another name, year or piece of proof.

The system is ready for more profiles, oral histories, project milestones, photographs, citations and annual records as members share them.

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