Namaste,

In accordance with the adopted election policy of our NJ Chapter Executive Committee, nominations for the 4 positions of the NJ Chapter executive committee are now closed. We have received multiple nominations in accordance with the adopted election policy for the following:
President: Dilipsinh Rathod

Vice President: Raj Shekhar Singh

Treasurer: Sanjay Singh

Secretary: Jay Gohil

I have also received positive encouragement of support from senior members of our chapter for the above candidates. All of the above candidates are unopposed and have accepted their nominations.

In addition to the above, Naivedya Sengar is interested in being on the committee. He will attend the General Body Meeting on Sunday. He is a fine young man and has a beautiful family. There are many more volunteers needed. Please let us know if you are interested in serving the RANA chapter.

Congratulations to all! We sincerely appreciate your dedication and service to the NJ Chapter of RANA.

If you have not confirmed your attendance for the General Body Meeting this Sunday at 11 AM, please do so as soon as possible so that we have a confirmed head count for food and table settings. All of the new committee members will be in attendance. They will be taking office officially on January 1 2017. I will be handing over website passwords and many other important items to the incoming committee.

Regards,
Rajiv Singh (Manu)
NJ Chapter President

Namaste!

Yesterday we had a delightful lunch meeting of the NJ Chapter Executive Committee at a restaurant in central Jersey. The committee members present were:

Rajiv Singh, (Manu) President
Chetan Puwar, Vice President
Mukesh Parmar, Fundraising Chair
Jay Gohil, Membership Secretary
Raj Shekhar Singh, Cultural Secretary

We also had guests from our Chapter attend the meeting:
Dilipsinh Rathore
and his wife Meenabaji
Virendrasinh Rathore
Surendrasinh Rathore
Mukesh Mahida
Vibha Singh (Rajiv’s wife) stopped by near the end of the meeting.

We had excellent Tandoori Chicken and Mutton. The committee had a detailed discussion of the transition process from the current committee to the next NJ Chapter Executive Committee including checking accounts, websites, login ids/passwords and many other details. Its been a wonderful 2 years of chapter activity and one of the best conventions in the History of RANA. The outgoing committee members that were present have made a commitment to support the next committee as much as possible so our chapter will grow in a positive manner and have more amazing events and activities in the future.

Before we discussion the Election process, we want to make it clear that no one is interested in having an ACTUAL election. Currently there is only one nomination for each position and there are several positions on the executive committee that are still open. There is also room to create more positions if needed. So we are actively looking for nominations and volunteers to be on the Chapter Executive committee.

Attached is the applicable portion of the RANA Constitution as it relates to the Chapter election process. It is our interpretation of the RANA constitution that each chapter can define their own methodology for Chapter elections. As such, the current NJ Chapter Executive Committee has unanimously adopted the following policy:

1. There will be an election for President, Vice President, General Secretary and Treasurer. This is required every 2 years by the RANA constitution.
2. All other positions on the committee will be set forth by the elected NJ Executive Committee mentioned above.
3. If there is no opposition ie a candidate is unopposed, there will be no ballots issued and the candidate will be installed in the officer position he/she was nominated for.
4. Each candidate must be 18 years or older. This is a requirement of the constitution.
5. To make it easy, all nominations and motions to support a candidate can be done by email to [email protected] or fax to 6094665704. The NEC prescribed format for the nomination letter is attached. Please note, our chapter is only requiring one person to nominate a candidate. Again, we want to make it as simple as possible.
6. A candidate can accept nomination by email or fax.
7. The deadline for Nomination is Noon on Friday, December 16th and deadline for withdrawal will be Noon December 17th.
8. Elections will be held on December 18th at 11 AM at the office of Montgomery Mortgage, 2230 Route 206, Belle Mead, NJ 08502
9. After elections are complete and officers determined, the chapter bank accounts and all associated chapter records will be given to the new Committee members.
10. Any questions of this process can be directed to our membership secretary Jay Gohil, 201-888-7403.
11. New officers will take their positions on January 1, 2017.

All are invited to the General Body Meeting on Sunday, December 18th at 11 AM. This is a FREE Event. Please do let us know if you will be attending so that we can order food accordingly.

Regards,
Rajiv Singh (Manu)
NJ Chapter President

Namaste,

I apologize for not getting the Convention report to you. I hope to do so soon. In the meantime I would like to announce that we will be having our General Body Meeting on Sunday, December 18th from 11 AM to 1 PM. The meeting will be located at:

Montgomery Mortgage
2230 Route 206
Belle Mead, NJ 08502

During the meeting we will be presenting annual reports, nominating and electing a new committee. As of now, we have the following nominees:

President: Dilipsinh Rathore – His family has participated in RANA for many years. Most recently his elder brother, Dolatsinh was Chairman of the Convention and his brother in law, Chetan Puwar is outgoing Chapter VP.

Vice President: Raj Shekhar Singh – Very dedicated servant leader. Outgoing cultural secretary, member convention committee and he has knowledge of all the present chapter systems put in place the past 2 years.

Treasurer: Sanjay Singh – Joined our chapter within the past year or so. Highly qualified, always smiling and has a wonderful family.

Dynamic Jay Gohil (Best Convention Sapha/Pakardi) has agreed to stay on in any capacity required by the incoming committee. I am hoping our current NJ EC member Mukesh Bhai will stay on in some capacity of the new committee.

We are seeking volunteers for the committee. Please let us know if you are interested in being on the committee.

We hope you will join us. Please do let us know if you will be attending so that we can order food accordingly. THIS IS A FREE EVENT.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions 732-648-1754.

Regards,
Rajiv Singh
NJ Chapter President

Namaste,

The below message was sent by Sudhir Rana of the DC Chapter. He requested that I forward it to the members of the NJ/PA Chapter.

Hi All,

Please forward following email in your chapter, including Youth, and use this opportunity for the following:

a) Engage Youth in the conversation

b) Identify professional to support the topics provided by Youth

And, let me know who would like to work with me on this project to integrate Youth with RANA community. It would require minimum about 4 hours per week of commitment.

Thanks,

Sudhir Rana
RANA DC Chapter

Namaste,

It has been a pleasure serving the New Jersey Chapter of RANA. Our 2 year term is coming to an end. We will be having our general body meeting soon. We are looking for volunteers to join the new NJ Chapter Executive Committee. Please let us know if you are interested or if you know someone that would be interested in doing so.

Regards,

NJ Chapter Executive Committee

Namaste,
We had an awesome convention! Kudos to the organizers and the participants. We will be sending out a detailed message regarding the convention. For now, we wanted to get this information out to you. Uma Rana arranged for TV Asia coverage. Please see below. We will try to copy it and send the clip out to everyone at a later date.

Namaste!

BRING YOUR SAFA!

Happy to report, it looks like we are going to cross 300 attendees for the convention. Sadhna Didi and Dolat Uncle have done an OUTSTANDING job, getting RANA back on track.

This is a CAN’T miss event. After all, if there is anyone that knows how to throw a party, its Sadhna Didi. Lots of fun activities planned. We want maximum participation and we are leaving registration open. PLEASE ATTEND! Its a great way to connect with old friends and make new ones.

Many members of our chapter will be making presentations including our Youth Superstars such as Ananya Singh, Gaurav Jadav, Jamie Jadav, Yash Singh, Ambika Singh and Trisha Singh. A special treat, Versha Singh will be singing! Bollywood Superstar Mohit Chauhan will be speaking about his life journey.

Although we have already exceeded the past few conventions and our target goal of attendees, with a strong last minute push, we can get to 350 and that would be awesome. Hope to see you there!

Regards,
Rajiv Singh
NJ Chapter President

Namaste!

The first version of the convention App is ready! The app has the agenda, speakers, alerts, menus, entertainment information, kids schedule, young adult schedule, advertiser information, sponsor information, you can communicate with other attendees and MUCH MORE!

Here are some instructions:

On your phone or Tablet, go to the app store.

Search for Zwoor event.

Select Zwoor Event for Android and install it.

Open it.

You will see the Rajput Association of North America App, select it.

Select yes to download it.

Once downloaded, select it.

Some very important things for you to note:

On the upper right hand corner on the details Menu, you will see the refresh button. Periodically you can hit that to get the most recent updated app including any alerts. This should be done a few times per day for active users of the app.

On the bottom, you will find buttons for details, agenda, speakers, alerts and more. The agenda will be the most important for most people. By clicking on more, you will find lots of other information.

Please feel free to send your suggestions for improvement. Share it and have fun with it!

Regards,
Rajiv Singh
President NJ Chapter
Fundraising Chair Convention Committee

Namashkaar!

Only a couple days away from the Epic Convention. We would love to see you there!!!! Here is a message from our beloved Convener, Smt. Sadhna Singh:

“On behalf of RANA, I cordially invite you to attend the 10th Biennial International Convention. It will be an extravaganza of Epic proportions. The agenda is packed with World Class Speakers, Cultural Events, Award Winning Dining and Amazing Entertainment, all at a Beautiful resort. Let’s celebrate the Rich Tradition and Heritage of Rajputs. I hope to see you at the Convention!”

This is RANA’s marquis event that we all look forward to. Our noteworthy leaders, J B Singh, Pushpa Singh (My Parents) and Dhiraj Uncle Ji and Bhanuba Aunti ji will be recognized by RANA for all of the wonderful things they have accomplished and the gifts they have given us. There are about 50 youth/young adult delegates that have an outstanding agenda of their own.

Its still not too late to register. Come celebrate our rich Rajput Heritage!

For those that are already registered, please let me know if you or child is interested in volunteering or being on a panel. Also, be sure to let me know if your child has a special achievement. RANA would like to recognize them.

Stay tuned for the Convention APP.

Regards,
Rajiv Singh (Manu)
RANA NJ Chapter President

Namaste!

The Convention is almost here! Dolat Uncle, Sadhna Didi and the Convention Committee have worked tirelessly to bring you an epic event. I am proud to report, this convention will be bigger then the past few conventions. Your participation is welcomed and it is still not too late to register.

At the convention, RANA would like to recognize youth that have special achievements in academics, the arts, athletics, community service or any other endeavor. Please feel free to submit your child’s information.

Although we are close to finalizing the list of volunteers, we still have some openings. Also, there is still time for participation in the convention on panels and the cultural program.

There will be a Convention “App” coming your way……..

Hope to see you at the Convention!

Regards,
Rajiv Singh
RANA NJ Chapter President