FORMATION

With a population of nearly one billion and with about 270 years of Masonic history, India has just near about 22,000 freemasons belonging to various constitutions functioning in India.

M.W. Bro. Dr. Narender Vasishta, O.S.M.
Founder Grand Master
 

With a view to spread freemasonry in India at a faster speed, and to restore harmonious Freemasonry in the sub-continent, many senior brethren of Grand Lodge of India, held in high esteem by its members, decided to form new Grand Lodges that would work with each other in peace, harmony and propagate universal brotherhood. Hence was consecrated and constituted in 1995, the Grand Lodge of Upper India, at Chandigarh according to the procedure as specified by the United Grand Lodge of England in its Book of Constitutions.

   

The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Upper India has been established lawfully and regularly by the following three regularly warranted, consecrated and constituted lodges. These lodges passed unanimous resolutions in their respective lodge meetings that a new independent and sovereign Grand Lodge be established in the name and style of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Upper India having jurisdiction over entire Republic of India. The three foundation lodges are:

 

1. Lodge Chandigarh No. 1
Resolution unanimously passed on 24-12-1994 in regular meeting.

2. Lodge Chandimandir No. 2
Resolution unanimously passed on 05-12-1994 in regular meeting.

3. Lodge S.A.S. Nagar No. 3
Resolution unanimously passed on 08-01-1995 in regular meeting.

M.W. Bro. Iqbal Singh Ranauta, O.S.M.
Hon. Grand Master
  

The Grand Lodge of Upper India was consecrated, constituted, established and proclaimed on Saturday, the 21st day of January 1995 at 4.00 p.m. at a Grand Festival held at Freemasons’ Hall, Daon, Chandigarh, according to the ancient customs, traditions and ceremonies of the Order by R.W.Bro. Iqbal Singh Ranauta, assisted by the officers of his Consecrating team.

M.W.Bro. Dr. Narender Vasishta was installed as M.W. the first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Upper India.

R.W.Bro. Jagjit Singh Paik was invested founder Grand Secretary.

The main interest of our Grand Lodge being to propagate and spread the ideals of Freemasonry and look after the interests of the fraternity in India, the following ...

 
... daughter lodges were consecrated:
 

1. Lodge Mount Shivalik on 22nd January 1995.

2. Lodge Satluj on 3rd February 1995.

3. Lodge Excelsior on 4th February 1995.

  (Now foundation lodge of Grand Lodge of Western India)

4. Lodge King Solomon on 4th February 1995.

  (Now foundation lodge of Grand Lodge of Western India)
 

The following four lodges were also consecrated later.

 
1. Lodge N.R.Doraiswami on 6th December 1997.
2. Lodge Yamuna on 15th November 1998.
3. Lodge Perfect Ashlar on 6th December 1998.
  (Now foundation lodge of Grand Lodge of Western India)

4. Lodge Blazing Star on 5th December 1999.

The following three lodges were consecrated in Coimbatore:

 

On 26th May 1995:
1. Lodge G.K.Devarajulu
2. Lodge Concord

On 27th May 1995:
3. Lodge Meridian

(Now foundation lodge of Grand Lodge of South India)
 

The following five lodges were consecrated in Kanpur in June 1995:

 
1. Lodge Kanpur Upper Ganges
2. Lodge Kailash Nath Tiwari
3. Lodge Bharat Ratna
4. Lodge Pride of Oudh
5. Lodge Past Masters’ Research
 
(Now foundation lodge of Grand Lodge of Eastern India)
 
 
M.W. Bro. Ajit Singh Ranauta, O.S.M.
Past Grand Master
 

On 8th December 1995 at Amritsar, Lodge Harmandir passed a unanimous resolution to join and obtain a warrant from Grand Lodge of Upper India and work and abide under its constitution. The request was granted and, today, it is functioning under the warrant of Grand Lodge of Upper India as Lodge Harmandir No. 20.

 
M.W. Bro. Dr. Pritam Singh Egan, O.S.M.
Past Grand Master
  

On 7th October 1999 at Chandigarh, Lodge Yadavindra passed a similar resolution and obtained warrant No. 21 from the Grand Lodge of Upper India and it is now functioning under the new warrant.

On 19th August 2001, Lodge Temperance was consecrated to meet at Amritsar.

On 9th November 2001, Lodge Shimla Valley was consecrated to meet at Shimla.

On 4th June 2004, Lodge Le Corbusier No. 24 was consecrated to meet at Chandigarh. The consecration ceremony was performed by M.W.Bro. Yves Max Viton, Grand Master of Grand Lodge of France and his team of officers. This Lodge works as per Scottish Rites Ritual

 

 
 
 
 
 

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