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Mania was founded at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the fall of 2012. What started as a dream became a reality on February 23rd, 2013 with the first-ever Raas Mania, organized completely by Illinois students. Raas is a high-energy, Indian folk dance that originates in Gujarat. In 2021, the competition expanded to include bhangra teams, making Mania one of the largest competitions in the midwest. Bhangra is a high-octane Indian folk dance that originates in Punjab. Keep visiting this page to learn more about Mania's news for this year!
Mania's 2024-2025 Executive Board

directors

KJ Vyas

Anu Bhanderi

Sohan Bhungalia
Creative

Heli patel

Esha patel
Finance

Vishv Patel

Rushil vora
Freshman Reps

Aavi patel

mahi rathod

Adi nakarani

roshni dave

Soni santos
Fundraising

Anishi Dalal

Sravan Kuntamukkula

Arjun Sivasankaran

Shivani patel
head Liasons

Rudra patel

Vidhi Patel

Sanjana addanki

Shivali patel
Hospitality

Ami patel

Dhriti patel

Anusha Adira

khushi Kalra

Rishabh Shah
Judges Relations

Amisha Gambhir

Esha Karwal
Logistics

Sruthi kode

Maya Santos

Kisha Patel

Samidha Sampat
Marketing

Shanav Bagga

Sohi shah

Tanya jaiswal
aakash prajapati

Philanthropy

Shiv Patel

Shivam Thakkar
Registration

Amrut Behera

Mann Sheth

Fiza Khwaja
Amaan Bakshi

Social

Aahana shedge

Rahi patel

Kevin patel
Sophomore reps

Akarsh Behera

Chhavi Rustagi

Ria Shah
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