Rubaru Mister India

Rubaru Mr. India
Formation	2004
Type	Beauty Pageant
Headquarters	Mumbai
Location	India;
Membership	Mister International; Mister Global; Manhunt International; Mister Model Worldwide; Mister Grand International; Mister Tourism World; Mister National Universe; Mister Friendship International; Caballero Universal; Mister Model International; Mister Pacific Universe; Mister Fashion Model
Official language	Hindi, English
Managing Director	Pankaj Kharbanda
President	Sandeep Kumar
Parent organisation	Rubaru Talent Promoting Group
Website	rubarugroup.in/rubaru-group-mr-india-audition

Mr India or Rubaru Mr. India is a national beauty pageant for men in India. The pageant was created by Rubaru Group in the year 2004. It is responsible for sending India’s representatives to international pageants – Caballero Universal, Mister Global, Mister Model International, Mister Model Worldwide, Mister Grand International, Mister Tourism World, Mister International, Mister National Universe, Mister Friendship International, Mister Pacific Universe and Mister Fashion Model.^[1] The pageant stands as India's most ancient surviving national male competition and presently holds the title for the largest national male pageant globally. It was founded by the president of Rubaru Group, Sandeep Kumar in the Indian state of Haryana, and Pankaj Kharbanda is the vice president of the pageant.^[2]

History

Rubaru Mr. India pageant was created in 2004, however it started sending India’s representatives to international pageants from 2014. Pratik Virk became the first Rubaru Mr. India winner to go to an international pageant. He represented India at Mister Model International 2014 competition held in Dominican Republic and was adjudged fourth runner-up. The following years, Rubaru Mr. India pageant acquired franchise rights of other international pageants in India. In 2016, Prateek Baid represented India at Mister Global 2016 contest held in Thailand and won Best Model award.^[3]

International victories and achievements

The Rubaru Mr. India organization has produced 4 international pageant winners and several runners-up. In 2016, Mohit Singh became the first Rubaru Mr. India titleholder to win an international competition. He won the title of Mister United Continents 2016 in the Philippines. The following year, in 2017, Dr. Pankaj Ahlawat became the first candidate to the win the Mister National Universe title in Thailand. In 2019, Ashwani Neeraj travelled to Brazil as India's representative to the Mister Grand International competition. He later became the first Asian candidate to win the Mister Grand International title.^[4] In 2023, Rubaru Mr. India winner, Neil Aryan Thakur from Bihar created history by becoming the first Asian candidate to the Mister Pacific Universe title in Peru. In the same year, Jason Dylan Bretfelean secured the title of Mister Global 2023 in Thailand, making history as the first Indian to achieve this prestigious honor. In addition to this, Rubaru Mr. India has produced multiple international runners-up.