About Us

Maryland Masti is an annual intercollegiate Garba/Raas competition held by the students at the University of Maryland, College Park. Our goals include spreading awareness of the traditional folk dance cultures of the West Indian State of Gujarat, providing an outlet for current students to express their passion for such dance, entertaining the guests at our show, and having a great weekend - staff, teams, and audience alike!

The Team

Ankur Patel
Technical Co-Director

Ronak Shah
Technical Co-Director

Neel Sanghvi
Technical Assistant

Viraj Desai
Logistics/Mixer Chair

Jay Baxi
Judging Chair

Shaily Patel
Judging Chair

Divya Raghavachari
Hospitality

Asmi Shah
Hospitality

Ankur Patel

Technical Co-Director

Hometown: Laurel, MD
Major: Neurobiology/Physiology
Year: Sophomore

Ronak Shah

Technical Co-Director

Hometown: Fredericksburg, VA
Major: Electrical Engineering
Year: Junior

Neel Sanghvi

Technical Assistant

Hometown: South Brunswick, NJ
Major: Bioengineering
Year: Sophomore

Viraj Desai

Logistics/Mixer Chair

Hometown: Kendall Park, NJ
Major: Bioengineering
Year: Sophomore

Jay Baxi

Judging Chair

Hometown: Damascus, MD
Major: Economics
Year: Senior

Shaily Patel

Judging Chair

Hometown: Laurel, MD
Major: Economics and Mathematics
Year: Senior

Divya Raghavachari

Hospitality

Hometown: Rockville, MD
Major: Physiology and Neurobiology
Year: Senior

Asmi Shah

Hospitality

Hometown: Glen Allen, VA
Major: Physiology and Neurobiology
Year: Senior

Varisha Parikh

Assistant Director

Hometown: Acton, MA
Major: Bioengineering
Year: Junior

Janki Kaswala

Logistics

Hometown: La Plata, MD
Major: Government and Politics
Year: Sophomore

Mayanka Babu

Registration Assistant

Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD
Major: Government & Politics, Chinese
Year: Freshmen

Chandni Patel

Hospitality Co-Chair

Hometown: Salisbury, MD
Major: Neurobiology/Physiology
Year: Sophomore

Amar Dave

Hospitality Co-Chair

Hometown: Chicago, IL
Major: Anthropology and Public health
Year: Junior

Avani Desai

Director

Hometown: Germantown, MD
Major: Operations Management and Public Health
Year: Senior

Nikhil Sinha

Registration Chair

Hometown:  Columbia, MD
Major: Accounting/Information Systems
Year: Junior

Varisha Parikh
Assistant Director

Janki Kaswala
Logistics

Mayanka Babu
Registration Assistant

Chandni Patel
Hospitality Co-Chair

Amar Dave
Hospitality Co-Chair

Avani Desai
Director

Nikhil Sinha
Registration Chair