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Message from the President

Dear Fellow Rotarians,

It is a great honour and privilege to serve as the 30th president of Rotary Bangalore Rajmahal Vilas for the year 2025-26. I sincerely thank each member for reposing your trust in me to lead the club.

It is with great pride and gratitude that a new Rotary year is begun, fueled by the spirit of “Unite for Good”, the Presidential theme for the year 2025-26. This theme emphasises the power of human connection to drive positive change through collaboration on service projects and membership growth. The theme highlights Rotary’s role as a force for unity in a world often divided by various factors.

I would like to express my appreciation to Immediate Past President Rtn. Deepa Sashindran and her team for an outstanding year of impactful service and enriching fellowship. Your leadership has set a high standard for us to build upon.

I would also like to congratulate each of the new Board members and chairs, and I look forward to serving with you. We have already seen the energy, enthusiasm, and commitment that you bring to the Board. This year let us work together with renewed enthusiasm, focussing on impactful service projects, strong fellowship and enhancing our club’s public image.

I invite each of you fellow Rotarians to take active part of this journey – by offering your time, talent, and energy. Let’s bring enthusiasm and fellowship into everything we do – whether in meetings, service projects, or social gatherings. Together, we can make a real difference in our community and uphold the true spirit of ‘Service above Self’.

Yours in Rotary service,

Rtn. Rajagopal Hegde
President 2025-26

President

Rtn. Rajagopal Hegde

Rtn. Rajagopal Hegde, a Chartered Accountant with 35+ years of practice, has held key roles in Rotary RMV and serves on the board of Janatha Seva Co-operative Bank. Dedicated to service and family, he is supported by his wife Ambika and proud father of two accomplished daughters.

Rtn. Rajagopal Hegde joined Rotary Club in January, 2016. Since his induction to Rotary Club of Bangalore Rajmahal Vilas, he has served as treasurer of the Club, treasurer of the Trust and Secretary of the club.
He is a practicing Chartered Accountant for over 35 years under the firm Name M/s R. G. Hegde & Co. The Firm is engaged in audit of corporates and non-corporates, taxation matters – both direct and indirect taxation.

He is also serving as a Professional Director on the Board of Janatha Seva Co-operative Bank for the last 18 years and is also a member of the Board of Management of the said Bank.

He is happily married to Ambika Hegde, a supportive homemaker who has always been his side. They are blessed with 2 daughters. Their elder daughter, Vibha Hegde, is a Bachelor in Architecture and did her Masters in Information Science from University of Texas at Austin, USA. Presently she is working in USA. Their second daughter, Neha Hegde, is a Bachelor in Computer Science from BMS Institute of Technology and presently employed with Price Waterhouse Coopers.