Overlander pickups and SUVs with rooftop tents strung with festive lights at a desert night camp

OAI vehicles and tents illuminated at night beside a lake

Aerial view of an OAI campsite with tents, campervans and overlander vehicles among the trees

Aerial night view of an illuminated OAI campsite with tents and campervans

OAI members gathered around a campfire at night during a Sangam meet

The people behind OAI

Run by members, for members.

OAI is entirely volunteer-led. Meet the executive committee that keeps things running, and the founding members who got the whole thing rolling in 2023.

Est. 2023

Founding Members

The fifteen members who signed the association's original charter in Jabalpur.

Deepak As

Founding Member · Banglore

Portrait of Sujoy Bahagat

Sujoy Bahagat

Founding Member · Ahmedabad

Portrait of Druv Dudeja

Druv Dudeja

Founding Member · Deharadun

Portrait of Kalpesh Gajjar

Kalpesh Gajjar

Founding Member · Ahmedabad

Portrait of Dr. Amit Gour

Dr. Amit Gour

Founding Member · Jabalpur

Portrait of Sulaksh Kaushik

Sulaksh Kaushik

Founding Member · Delhi

Vishwa Kiran

Founding Member · Banglore

Portrait of Subodh Mahant

Subodh Mahant

Founding Member · Pune

Portrait of Deepak Pandey

Deepak Pandey

Founding Member · Deharadun

Portrait of Yagnesh Parekh

Yagnesh Parekh

Founding Member · Ahmedabad

Portrait of Dr. Kumar Prabhati

Dr. Kumar Prabhati

Founding Member · Hyderabad

Portrait of Satyajit Sarkar

Satyajit Sarkar

Founding Member · Bengaluru

Portrait of Ajay Sawhney

Ajay Sawhney

Founding Member · Karnal

Portrait of Harishkumar Shah

Harishkumar Shah

Founding Member · Ahmedabad

Portrait of Rajeev Pratap Singh

Rajeev Singh

Founding Member · Deharadun

Portrait of Aman Varma

Aman Varma

Founding Member · Banaras

Executive Committee

The current leadership

Portrait of Dr. Rajendra Dhande

Dr. Rajendra Dhande

President

Portrait of Gaurav Narang

Gaurav Narang

Vice President

Portrait of Yashodip Patil

Yashodip Patil

Secretary

Portrait of Druv Dudeja

Druv Dudeja

Joint Secretary

Portrait of Amit Gour

Amit Gour

Treasurer

Fifteen founders. Twelve hundred members. One community.

Every one of them started as a first-timer at a chapter meet. Yours can too.

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