About
Fellowship, and something to show for it.
Nagpur Round Table 83 has met continuously for 39 years. This is who we are, where we come from, and what we hold ourselves to.
Round Table India
A movement of 5,000 young men.
Round Table India (RTI) is a non-political and non-sectarian organisation of young men between the ages of 18 and 40, formed in 1962 with 100 founding members. It has since grown to some 5,000 Tablers across 300+ Tables in 140+ cities, with 3,960 projects delivered and over ₹500 crore invested — at zero administrative overhead.
Across India the movement has built 8,665 classrooms in 3,616 projects under Freedom Through Education, reaching some 9.53 million children. Nagpur Round Table 83 is one Table of that effort, and has been building since 1987.
Round Table India Trust is a public charitable trust registered under Section 12AA of the Income Tax Act with 80G approval issued by ITO, Chennai, and is registered with the Ministry of Home Affairs to receive foreign donations.
Through Freedom Through Education, running since 1998, Round Table India has built 10,040 classrooms, reaching over 11 million children.
Figures as published by Round Table India.
Motto: Adopt · Adapt · Improve
Inaugurated
Nagpur Round Table 83 was inaugurated on 4 October 1986 and chartered on 7 March 1987.
Meetings, unbroken
The Table has met continuously since 1986 — through two generations, a pandemic and forty chairmen. Round Table India’s National President came to Nagpur for the 750th meeting in 2017, the 800th followed at Tuli Imperial in 2019, the 900th in 2024, and the 40th AGM in July 2026 was the 963rd.
100% LMF Table
Every member of NRT 83 has been a Life Member of the Foundation since 2016 — a commitment renewed with each induction.
Theme for the year
Build through Brotherhood
Addressing the Floor at the 40th AGM, incoming Chairman LMF Tr. Punan Choudhary unveiled “Build through Brotherhood” as the theme for Tabling Year 2026–27.
The year ahead puts its weight behind five things: fellowship, community service, fundraising, Freedom Through Education projects, and stronger participation from every member of the Table.
Aims & objects
What Round Table India asks of us.
- To develop the fellowship of young men through the medium of their business and professional occupations and community service activities.
- To encourage active and responsible citizenship by cultivating the highest ideals in business, professional and civic traditions.
- To promote and further international understanding, friendship and cooperation.
- To promote the extension of the association.
Our pledge
Zero overhead. Full stop.
Illiteracy has been a persistent challenge in India for decades. NRT 83's answer is unglamorous and specific: build the room, supply the water, the toilets and the books, and hand it over.
As a Zero Overhead Organisation, NRT 83 covers all administrative costs through its own members. 100% of donations go directly towards constructing school buildings and providing the facilities that go with them.
- Registered charitable trust — Round Table No 83 Trust, Nagpur
- Registered under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act
- Accounts audited annually and approved at the AGM
- Fund utilisation certified by an independent chartered accountant
The legacy
Chairmen of Nagpur Round Table 83
Every name below led the Table for one year and then handed it on.
- 1986–87Vikas Khurana
- 1987–88Vikas Khurana
- 1988–89Rajiv Behal
- 1989–90Feroz Shapurji
- 1990–91Deepak Lakhani
- 1991–92Sanjiv Ahuja
- 1992–93Sanjiv Ahuja
- 1993–94Yogesh Chugh
- 1994–95Sanjiv Sahu
- 1995–96Rajendra Singh
- 1996–97Sunil Thapar
- 1997–98Rajiv Choudhary
- 1998–99Girish Dewani
- 1999–00Rajan Minocha
- 2000–01Kapil Bahri
- 2001–02Sanjay Arora
- 2002–03Sandeep Jain
- 2003–04Ajay Sharma
- 2004–05Gaurav Ladha
- 2005–06Atul Gupta
- 2006–07Siddharth Saraf
- 2007–08Rohit Sial
- 2008–09Rahul Sharma
- 2009–10Ritesh Singhania
- 2010–11Madhusudan Pacheriwala
- 2011–12Vivek Daga
- 2012–13Rahul Dalmiya
- 2013–14Piyush Daga
- 2014–15Anurag Pashine
- 2015–16Gaurav Agarwal
- 2016–17Nilay Verma
- 2017–18Sahil Jain
- 2018–19Ritesh Saraf
- 2019–20Rahul Agarwala
- 2020–21Pratik Munot
- 2021–22Ajay Chandwani
- 2022–23Abhay Agrawal
- 2023–24Rahul Gugaliya
- 2024–25Prateek Minocha
- 2025–26Prateek Minocha
- 2026–27Punan Choudhary
Compiled from the Table's Annual Report, AGM records and press coverage. LMF Tr. Prateek Minocha served two consecutive terms, taking the chair at the 38th AGM in Goa and again at the 39th AGM at Tamia.
The Tables we started
A Table that is doing well is expected to start another. Nagpur Round Table 83 was itself begun by Bombay North Round Table 19, and has since put five more Tables on their feet.
- 2002 — Raipur Round Table 169, chartered February 2003
- 2004 — Nagpur Arthurs Round Table 180, chartered June 2006
- 2013 — Bhilai Round Table 243, started with Raipur 169 — a Table we began helping to begin another
- 2015 — Nagpur Spirits Round Table 258, chartered April 2015
- 2016 — Nagpur Tigers Round Table 299, chartered April 2017
Those Tables have gone on to start others. Raipur 169 sponsored Raipur Capital 241 and Bilaspur 283; between them they sponsored Bilaspur Amigo 300, Raipur Resonate 312 and Raipur Royals 317. Counting the descendants, eleven of the twenty-three Tables in Area 3 trace back to Nagpur 83. Charter records from Round Table India’s Area 3 register.
Recognition
Round Table India and its Area 3 give awards each year at their annual general meetings. These are the ones that came to Nagpur 83.
- 2018 — the Golden Trumpet for best publicity, at Round Table India’s 57th Annual General Meeting, Rangosthan, in Jaipur. Special recognition for best treasurer came the same evening.
- 2018 — Best Tabler of the Asia Pacific Region, given to Tr. Piyush Daga at Round Table India’s ASPA awards in Singapore on 16 June, for what the citation called the originality and dedication of his work.
- 2018 — golden awards for publicity and for fund raising, best project, and bronze for best secretary.
- 2018 — a President’s Star Pin, presented at the National Executive in Chandigarh, and a place on the shortlist for the Bajaj pilot project for the Table’s school at Parvati Nagar.
- 2019 — gold for publicity, platinum for the treasurer and silver for internal extension at Area 3’s annual general meeting in Hyderabad, with the Table confirmed a hundred per cent LMF.
- 2019–20 — Tr. Piyush Daga, who chaired this Table in 2013–14, served as National President of Round Table India — the first from Nagpur to hold the office.
- 2020 — seven honours for the lockdown year: gold for best publicity and best secretary, platinum for internal extension, silver for community service and bronze for Twinklers, with a special mention for inter-Table fellowship and a special recognition for the year before. Announced at the Area annual general meeting and handed over at the Area executive in Raipur in June 2021.
- 2022 — five awards at the Area annual general meeting in Goa: silver for best Table, best treasurer, best CSR contributions and best funds raised, and bronze for outstanding convener — with a special national recognition for projects.
- 2023 — gold for best publicity of the year at the Area 3 annual general meeting, and national recognition for publicity in the year’s final quarter.
Questions
The things people ask before they give.
Straight answers. If yours is not here, write to secretarynrt83@gmail.com.
Is Nagpur Round Table 83 a registered charity?
Yes. Donations are received by Round Table No 83 Trust, Nagpur, a registered charitable trust (PAN AADTR6454Q) holding registration under Sections 12A and 80G of the Income Tax Act. The registered address is 5 Temple Road, Civil Lines, Nagpur 440001, Maharashtra.
Is my donation eligible for tax deduction?
The Trust holds an 80G registration, so contributions are eligible for deduction. Please write to the Treasurer at treasurernrt83@gmail.com before you give, so the contribution is routed to the right account and a receipt is issued against it.
What does Nagpur Round Table 83 spend money on?
Almost entirely on school buildings. Under Round Table India’s Freedom Through Education programme the Table has completed 20 projects worth about ₹3.63 crore since 2001 — classrooms, computer labs, toilet blocks, furniture and a solar array — for Zilla Parishad and low-income schools in and around Nagpur. The most recent, the ZP school at Nagazari, cost ₹40 lakh and opened in February 2026.
Can a company contribute through its CSR budget?
Yes, and several have. The Table works with companies on named projects — a classroom, a computer lab, a full block — and provides a written brief with costings and completion photographs. Write to treasurernrt83@gmail.com for the current project brief.
Who are the members?
Round Table India is a non-political, non-sectarian organisation of men under the age of forty. Nagpur Round Table 83 was chartered in 1986 and has met continuously ever since — more than 960 meetings. Members retire from the Floor at forty; many continue through the 41ers Club.
How much of a donation reaches the project?
Building costs are met from the Trust account, which is funded by donations, CSR grants and fundraisers. Running costs of the Table itself — meetings, administration — are paid separately by members through their own subscriptions, not from donations.
Can I visit a school you have built?
Yes. Site visits are welcome, and are the best way to see what the money does. Write to secretarynrt83@gmail.com and we will arrange it with the school.
What is Round Table India?
A voluntary organisation of young men that builds educational infrastructure for underprivileged children. Across India the movement has built 8,665 classrooms in 3,616 projects, reaching some 9.53 million children. Nagpur Round Table 83 is one Table of that movement, in Area 3.