The Rubaru Mister India pageant
celebrated its fifteenth edition this year. On this special occasion the
pageant was moved to Goa and joined hands with the world’s leading automobile
company, Audi, which was the title sponsor for this year’s event. The Rubaru
Mister India pageant is regarded as the biggest annual pageant for men in
India. It is organized by the Rubaru Group, an NGO and talent promoting group,
headed by Indian entrepreneur and painter, Sandeep Kumar based in the North
Indian state of Haryana. The pageant was launched in the year 2004 as a
modelling event and has been happening annually ever since its inception.
Having being held every year since its establishment in the year 2004, the Rubaru
Mister India pageant is the oldest surviving annual national level pageant for
men in India.
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Audi Goa Rubaru Mister India 2018 titlholders
(From left to right) Audi Goa Rubaru Mister India 2018 (first runner up), Dilip Patel from Maharashtra; Audi Goa Rubaru Mister India International 2018, Balaji Murugadoss from Tamil Nadu; Audi Goa Rubaru Mister India 2018, Suraj Dahiya from New Delhi; Audi Goa Rubaru Mister India 2018 (second runner up), Kamlesh Sonlanki from Tamil Nadu and Audi Goa Rubaru Mister India 2018 (third runner up), Gaurav Sharma from Ghaziabad. |
The pageant is associated with more
than 10 international pageants and modelling competitions for men. Every year,
Rubaru Mister India pageant elects India’s representatives for these
well-established and prominent international events. Some of the international
pageants that are associated with the Rubaru Mister India pageants are Mister
International, Mister Model International, Mister Model Worldwide, Mister
United Continents, Mister Eco International, Mister Tourism World, Mister
National Universe and Master of the Misters to name a few.
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Predecessor with his successor!
Rubaru Mister India International 2017, Darasing Khurana (left) with Audi Goa Rubaru Mister India International 2018, Balaji Murugadoss (Right). |
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The winner of this year's pageant, Audi Goa Rubaru Mister India 2018, Suraj Dahiya was presented with an Audi Q3 car.
Audi Goa Rubaru Mister India 2018, Suraj Dahiya (left) with actor, model and Rubaru Mister India 2016, Akash Choudhary (Right). |
Over the years, the pageant has produced various
notable titleholders who have excelled in various fields including arts, television, fashion
industry, politics and many more. The Rubaru Mr India Organization holds the
record of being associated with the maximum number of international pageants
and modelling organizations in India. Every year, the pageant is attended by
various notable people from the modelling industry and pageant world. Since
2014, the Rubaru Mr India organization has sent India’s delegates to more than
10 different international male pageants taking place in different parts of the
world.
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| The class of Audi Goa Rubaru Mister India 2018. |
The president and founder of Rubaru Mister India
pageant, Sandeep Kumar has also been named the best pageant organizer and
national director not just once but twice. He is the first and only Indian till
date to have been honoured with such an award.
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| (From left to right) The founder and president of Rubaru Mister India Organization, Sandeep Kumar; Rubaru Mister India International 2017, Darasing Khurana and the vice president of Rubaru Mister India Organization, Pankaj Kharbanda. |
Coinciding with its fifteenth anniversary this year,
the organizers decided to make this year’s event the most celebrated and
extravagant one. The pageant was moved to Goa for the first in the pageant’s
history. The pageant concluded lavishly on March 10, 2018 at the Las Olas hotel
in Goa with the election of the new Rubaru Mister India titleholders. Suarj
Dahiya from New Delhi was proclaimed as the winner of Audi Goa Rubaru Mister India 2018
and was presented with an Audi Q3 car; Suraj will represent India at Mister Model Worldwide 2018 pageant; Balaji Murugadoss from Tamil Nadu was declared Audi Goa Rubaru
Mister India International 2018 and will represent India at the Mister
International 2019; Dilip Patel from Maharashtra won the Audi Goa Rubaru Mister India
2018 (first runner up) title, Kamlesh Solanki from Tamil Nadu was adjudged Audi Goa Rubaru Mister India 2018 (second runner up) and Gaurav Sharma from Ghaziabad clinched the Audi Goa Rubaru Mister India 2018 (third runner up) award. The runners up are also expected to represent India at some international modelling pageants in coming months. In a separate
special ceremony, the Indian representatives for upcoming international
pageants for men were also announced. Famous Goan model, Dalton D’Souza was
declared Audi Goa Rubaru Mr India Model
International 2018 and will represent India at the Mister Model International
Pageant 2019; Pardeep Kharera from New Delhi was adjudged Audi Goa Rubaru Mr India United Continents 2018 and will
represent India at the upcoming Mister United Continents contest; Zulfi Aziz SK
from Assam won the Audi Goa Rubaru Mr India Tourism World title and will
represent India at Mister Tourism World 2018 competition; Farhan Qureshi from
Madhya Pradesh was announced Audi Goa Rubaru Mr India National Universe 2018
and will represent India at this year’s Mister National Universe competition; Ashwani
Neeraj from New Delhi won the Audi Goa Rubaru Mr India Eco International award
and will represent India at Mister Eco International 2019 pageant and Anjum
Varis from New Delhi won Audi Goa Rubaru Mr India Master of the Misters title
and will mark India’s debut at the Master of the Misters international pageant
to take place in 2019.
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| Dalton Dsouza, Audi Goa Rubaru Mister India Model International 2018. He will represent India at upcoming Mister Model International Pageant. |
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| Pardeep Kharera, Audi Goa Rubaru Mister India United Continents 2018. He will represent India at upcoming Mister United Continents Pageant. |
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| Farhan Qureshi, Audi Goa Rubaru Mister India National Universe 2018. He will represent India at upcoming Mister National Universe Pageant. |
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Zulfi Shaikh SK, Audi Goa Rubaru Mister India Tourism World 2018. He will represent India at upcoming Mister Tourism World Pageant.
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| Ashwani Neeraj, Audi Goa Rubaru Mister India Eco International 2018. He will represent India at upcoming Mister Eco International 2019 Pageant. |
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| Anjum Varis, Audi Goa Rubaru Mister India Master of the Misters 2018. He will represent India at upcoming Master of the Misters Pageant. |
Apart from representing India at international
pageants, the winners also spend the next 12 months of their tenure as Rubaru
Mr India titleholder, attending several fashion and social events and working
for the causes supported by the Rubaru Group. From creating awareness on importance of
education to supporting the noble cause of “women empowerment”, the Rubaru
Group has been making consistent efforts in improving the lives of the less
fortunate.
Information and picture source: Rubaru Mister India and Rubaru Group social media accounts.
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