Capt. Manohar Mahajan (Chair, Board of Director)
Key Achievements
Founder, Florida Indo-Cultural Society Inc
promoting Indian culture in South Florida.
Founder Member, South Florida Hindu Temple.
Founder Member, Shiva Vishnu Temple.
Trustee Member, Miami Lakshmi Narayan Mandir.
Former President, Rotary Club Miami Airport, serving two terms.
Founder, Shri Ramchand & Smt. Prakash Devi Mahajan KVSCAA Scholarship Trust,
supporting academically excellent and financially needy students in India.
Served in several Rotary leadership positions,
including Assistant Governor, District Rotary Foundation Committee Chair, and District Governor Nominee
Led and supported multiple Rotary Global Grants in India
addressing healthcare, education, and community welfare.
Supported initiatives
for underprivileged children, farmers, COVID-19 hospitals, dialysis centers, mobile blood donation, and children with congenital heart diseases.
More than three decades
of community service, philanthropy, cultural advocacy, and leadership in South Florida and India.
About
Capt. Manohar Mahajan is a distinguished maritime professional, entrepreneur, community leader, philanthropist, mediator, and advocate of Indian culture and Sanatana Dharma. Born in Pune, India, he began his career in the Indian Merchant Navy and rose from Cadet to Ship Captain and ultimately to Shipowner. He earned the prestigious Extra Masters qualification in Scotland, receiving the Prince Philip Charles Medal for ranking first across the United Kingdom in Mercantile Marine studies.
After settling in Miami in 1986, Capt. Mahajan pursued an MBA from the University of Miami, graduating as a Salutatorian and earning induction into Beta Gamma Sigma, an international business honor society. He has successfully operated and managed his shipping company for more than three decades while remaining deeply engaged in community development, cultural preservation, education, and humanitarian service.
Together with his wife, Sarita, he founded the Florida Indo-Cultural Society, dedicated to promoting Indian culture in South Florida. He has also played an important role in establishing and supporting Hindu institutions, educational initiatives, and charitable programs in the United States and India. Through Rotary International, he has led numerous humanitarian projects supporting children, farmers, hospitals, dialysis care, blood donation programs, and children with congenital heart conditions.
Capt. Mahajan is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator and recognized Arbitrator. His lifelong commitment to leadership, service, education, and the preservation of Sanatana Dharma aligns closely with the vision and mission of International Hindu University.
