DGE Sandip Agarwalla

District Governor Elect

PP Sandip Agarwalla is a third generation Rotarian. His grandfather was the Charter President of the RC of Dhanbad. His father was a Past District Governor of District 326; he was also the Chairman of the National Nominating Committee which nominated Sushil Gupta as RI Director. Sandip’s mother is a Past District Chairperson of the Inner Wheel and is a Past President of the Inner Wheel Club of Bombay.

Sandip’s relationship with Rotary began at a rather early age. He visited more than 20 Clubs in Odisha as a 10 - year old accompanying his father on his OCVs. He was also with his father when he went for his District Governor Training at Lake Placid in 1971 and the following RI Convention in Houston, U.S.A.

Sandip was Interact President of the Cathedral & John Connon School and then went on to become Chairman of the Poor Students Educational Relief Fund at Sydenham College (there was no Rotaract Club in the College at the time). Academically he was a high achiever and was ranked 23rd in the Bachelor of Commerce examination of the University of Mumbai in his year of passing.

He joined the Rotary Club of Bombay at the age of 29 years, when its average age was 65 years ! He went on to become it’s youngest President in its 90 - year history, at the age of 41 years and 12 days. His term as President is remembered as one of the finest, with plenty of service activities, fellowship, top quality speakers and record fund raising. His zeal after completing his term as President has never diminished. He has since been nominated Best Rotarian of the Club twice in the last 4 years, as well as best Chairman of a Committee, several times.

His work in the District has been Avenue Chair across a broad spectrum of activities for various District Governors and is one of the very few to have been asked to Head The Rotary Foundation Avenue, twice. Sandip has been the Group Head for TEACH and WinS – both National Emphasis Areas for the District in 19-20 and he was the Chief Group Avenue Head of TRF and also the District Secretary and Head of Public Image in 18-19 – a rare distinction accorded to him to head 2 separate and very important committees simultaneously in each year. Other than these he has been AG in 2004-5 and AT, Chief Coordinator and District Secretary in subsequent years. He was also nominated by PRIP Ron Burton to be a part of the India CSR committee. He has also addressed many Rotary clubs and District Fora on a variety of topics.

He is currently a Member of the National Working Group for CSR (Rotary India) and the District Endowment and Major Gifts Co-ordinator (DEMGC) for RI Dist 3141 (20-21).

He has been elected as the District Governor Nominee for 22-23 for RI District 3141.

His business interests include mining of marble and solar energy. He is a member of several reputed professional bodies and a member of Mensa International, a high -IQ Society.

His wife, Malini runs a successful fashion accessories business. She is a Past President of the Inner Wheel Club of Bombay and is its ex-Trustee as well.

His son, Abhimanyu is based in London as the Head of Asset Management of Marks & Spencer’s property division, and married to Priyanka. They have given Malini and Sandip, “the joys of their life”, Elina and Kai Bijoy; their grandchildren. Sandip’s daughter, Rishika is working as a Consultant with McKinsey and Company, in USA and is married to Prof. Sanket Korgaonkar.