Ar. Rajan V. Nadkarni is a Science graduate of Delhi University and B. Arch. From Nagpur University. He worked with M/S Sengupta & Sengupta, New Delhi from 1981 till 1983 and then started practicing independently from 1984 onwards at Aurangabad. Besides his practice, he is also the Professor Design Chair in the department of Architecture at Jawahar lal Nehru Engineering Collage Aurangabad and a visiting faculty at the Marathwada Institute of technology, Department of Architecture. His Firm Nadkarni Mahajan & Associates has been designed and executed number of projects in the area of Residential, Hospitality, Offices, Showrooms, Industrial, public buildings, schools, group housing, Hospitals and religious buildings. He has also worked with Various Government & semi Government organizations like M.T.D.C., CIDCO, MHADA and M.S.E.B. etc. Apart from Architecture, Ar. Nadkarni is socially very active, to name a few – Trustee – Shree Sant Kashiwishvanath Baba Sansthan,  Aurangabad, Was President of PAAM (Practicing Architects Association of Marathwada), Chairman, Indian Institute of Architects, Aurangabad Centre 2002 to 2004, Advisor and Core Committee Member ISKCON FOOD RELIEF FOUNDATION, “ANNAMRUT”, Chairman & Architect for ISKCON Temple construction committee, Aurangabad, Member Traffic Advisory Committee, Aurangabad.