District Grand Lodge of India

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District Grand Lodge of India

The Birth of The Grand Lodge of India

It was towards the end of October 1959 that the Most W. Grand Masters of England, Ireland and the Immediate Past Grand Master Mason of Scotland met in London to discuss the future of Freemasonry in India. The three Grand Masters considered that "an independent Grand Lodge of India is desirable and that its establishment should....be gradually but actively pursued." A representative Steering Committee was set up consisting exclusively of Indian Brethren in proportion to the number of Lodges under each of the three Constitutions, with R. W. Bro Lt. Gen. Sir Harold Williams, K.B.E., C.B., as Chairman, with the aim of establishing an independent Grand Lodge of India on the best possible foundations. The Steering Committee met at important centres of Masonic activities in the North, East, South and West of India and its report was unanimously signed early October 1960. On December 1, the three Grand Masters issued "Notes on the proposed Grand Lodge of India for the information and guidance of Lodges in India." Therein they reiterated their declared attitude towards an independent Grand Lodge of India, but left it to Lodges in India to decide whether to opt for or against joining such a body, adding that if the Brethren in India decided in favour of an independent Grand Lodge, they would accept the decision and establish with it the closest fraternal relations and that Lodges not wishing to participate would continue to enjoy the existing rights under their respective Grand Lodges. Out of a total of 277 individual Lodges in India (excluding Pakistan, Ceylon and Aden, which were excluded for the poll) 145 opted for the new Grand Lodge of India. This represented a little over 52 per cent.

Inaugural Meeting

The Grand Lodge of India was officially constituted at ten minutes to six o'clock on Friday the 24th November 1961 in the Ashoka Hotel, New Delhi. There were three delegations from the Grand Lodge of Scotland, Ireland and England in that order. After the three delegations were received and greeted, the Grand Master Mason of Scotland proceeded with the Consecration. Thereafter, The Deputy Grand Master of Ireland officially constituted the new Grand Lodge saying "in the name of the Grand Lodges of England, Ireland and Scotland and by the command of their Grand Master, I constitute and form you, my good Brethren into the Sovereign Grand Lodge of India, you are empowered henceforth to exercise all the rights and privileges of a Grand Lodge according to the ancient usage's and landmarks of the Craft. May the Grand Architect of the Universe prosper, direct and counsel you in all your proceedings." After the Consecration and Constitution, the Deputy Grand Master of England assumed the Throne and installed Major General Dr Sir Syed Raza Ali Khan, G.C.I.E., D.Litt., LL.D., His Highness the Nawab of Rampur, as the first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of India. The Aprons, Collars, Gauntlets etc. for the new Lodge were provided jointly by the three parent Grand Lodges. In addition to the three parent Grand Lodges, the M.W. Grand Master of the Grand Lodges of the State of Israel, the M.W. Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Alberta (Canada) and about 1,491 Brethren from all over India were present at this historic event.

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District Grand Master Bro. Kersi Jamshedji Limathwalla

Lodges in India

Lodge Name	RWM	Hon. Sec	Website
Salem No.563	Bro. Parimal Sumantlal Shah	Bro. Jignesh M. Raval	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#563
Hope and Sincerity No.634	Bro. Nikhil Vikamsey	Bro. Ram Mohan Unni	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#634
Charity No.783	Bro. D. K. Godika	Bro. M. S. Chhatani	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#783
Al-Ameen No.1412	Bro. Prof. A. V. K. Iyengar	Bro. Thachat Venugopal Menon.	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#1412
Cataract No.909	Bro. Ashok V Badami	Bro. H.B.KAMAT	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#909
Madras No.1342	Bro.Venkatesan Kannan	Bro. MOHAN GEORGE	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#1342
Bharat No.1298	Bro. Rajeev Singhal	Bro. Dr. Ashish K. Gupta	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#1298
Endeavour No.474	Bro. Biswaroop Bandhopadhya	Bro. Debkumar Mitra	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#474
Star of Calcutta No.1410	Bro. Dr. Anjan Kumar Das	Bro. Harris James	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#1410
Barton No.475	Bro.Rustom P. Jamasji	Bro. Manohar Palwankar	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#475
Caledonia No.661	Bro. Shikhar Sharma	Bro.Neeraj Kalra	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#661
St Paul No.389	Bro. Kamal Kishore Gupta	Bro. Sudesh Bansal	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#389
Heather No.928	Bro. B. P. Kariappa	Bro. Jacob Chacko	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#928
Perseverance No.338	Bro.Vasant V. Thakur	Mr. Shabbir F. Pardawalla	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#338
Rising Star of Western India No.342	Bro. Dara D. Avari	Bro. Kersi N.Wadia	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#342
Caledonia No.490	Bro. Homi D. Patel	Bro. P. M. Banaji	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#490
Rising Sun No.506	Bro.Noshir G. Paghdiwalla	Bro. Sam F. Bharucha	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#506
Zoroaster No.800	Bro. Akbar A. Lakdawala	Bro. Rummy P. Khan	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#800
Forman No.1066	Bro. Aman S Shah	Bro. RASHID N POONAWALA	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#1066
Beaman No.1069	Bro.Aspi Minocher	Bro. Adi M. Choksi	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#1069
Sohrab Bharoocha No.1363	Bro. D. D. Chichgur	Bro. M. S. Dumasia	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#1363
Dr Sir Temulji Nariman No.1516	Bro.Dr. Roosevelt M. Koska	Bro. Kobad B. Doodhmal	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#1516
K. R. Cama No.1366	Bro. Mehernosh M. Mavalwala	Bro. Nishikant Jadhav	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#1366
St Andrew's in-the-East No.343	Bro. Devesh H. Hingorani	Bro. Anant H. Yadwad	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#343
Universal Peace No.1208	Bro. Dr. Unnikrishnan K. N.	Bro. S. Rajender	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#1208
Royal Jubilee No.742	Bro. Shirish Dantkale	Bro. Mohan Deshpande	http://www.lodgeroyaljubilee742sc.org
Blackwell No. 1406	Bro.Muralidhar K. Chandrasekar	Bro. Muthusamy Lakshmanan	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#1406
Imperial Brotherhood No.1041	Bro.K. Neelakantan Nair	Bro.K. S. Dileep Kumar	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#1041
Light of Iran No.1498	Bro. Pilloo S. Pastakia	Bro. Shiawax N. Mistry	https://www.dgli-sc.com/roll.php#1498

OFFICE-BEARERS FOR 2017 - 2018

Position	Name
District Grand Master	Bro. Kersi Jamshedji Limathwalla
Proxy District Grand Master	Bro. Gerald Levin, J. P.
Immediate Past District Grand Master	Late Bro. Aspi Khurshedji Byramji
Depute District Grand Master	Bro. Dr. Keki S. Dalal
Substitute District Grand Masters	Bro. Priyahas A Jani Bro. Farokh P Chinoy
District Senior Grand Warden	Bro.Gautam H Bro. Daraius M. Gotla
District Junior Grand Warden	Bro. Yezdi J. Mehta Bro Hufrid R. Poonawala
District Grand Secretary	Bro. Noshir G. Paghdiwalla
District Grand Treasurer	Bro. Bomi S. Billimoria
District Grand Director Of Ceremonies	Bro. Rashid S Contractor
District Grand Chaplain	Bro. Aspi Minocher
District Senior Grand Deacon	Bro. Dara M. Unwalla Bro. Pervez T. Andhyarujina
District Junior Grand Deacon	Bro. Zubin Amariya
District Grand Sword Bearer	Bro. Farokh S. Irani
District Grand Inner Guard	Bro. Ramesh H. Bajaj Bro. Vishal J. Shah
District Grand Tyler	Bro. Fredoon P. Chiniwala