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Gen. K.S. Thimmaiah Lodge and The Cauvery Lodges of Mark and RAM

Seen in the picture are Worshipful Brother C. Muthanna (Master for Gen. K.S. Thimmaiah Lodge); Worshipful Brother Ujjval Joshi, Grand Master Most Worshipful Brother Harcharan Singh Ranauta O.S.M.; Organising Committee Chairman Right Worshipful Brother G.K. Balakrishna and Bro. B.N. Pramodh, during the inauguration of the new lodges.
Seen in the picture are Worshipful Brother C. Muthanna (Master for Gen. K.S. Thimmaiah Lodge); Worshipful Brother Ujjval Joshi, Grand Master Most Worshipful Brother Harcharan Singh Ranauta O.S.M.; Organising Committee Chairman Right Worshipful Brother G.K. Balakrishna and Bro. B.N. Pramodh, during the inauguration of the new lodges.

Mysuru :

Freemasons Grand Lodge of India opened three new Masonic Lodges in city on Friday last.

Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of India Most Worshipful Brother Harcharan Singh Ranauta, who visited Mysuru for the first time after assuming as Grand Master, consecrated the new Lodges — Gen. K.S. Thimmaiah Lodge and The Cauvery Lodges of Mark and RAM. At present there are two Lodges in Mysuru — Lodge Mysore No. 34 and Lodge Jayachamaraja No.308.

On the occasion, five top Army officers were honoured. Also, the Organising Committee Chairman Right Worshipful Brother G.K. Balakrishna was installed as Master for the Cauvery Lodges in the morning meeting and Worshipful Brother C. Muthanna was installed as Master for Gen. K.S. Thimmaiah lodge, by Right Worshipful Brother A.P. Chitra, the Regional Grand Master of Southern India.

Speaking on the occasion, W. Bro. Ranauta said the first Lodge in India was established in Kolkata in 1729 and has been active in spreading Universal Brotherhood, Faith and Charity.

“It is the world’s oldest secular organisation and aims at making good men better. It is an all-men organisation, but the spouses of the members are part of its events. Its principle is secrecy in charity and follows ‘the left hand should not know what the right hand gives’ rule,” he added.

According to him, some of the initiatives of Freemasons in India are: Open schools in prisons for children of inmates with world class facilities; Helping victims of disasters; Providing solar lights to students in villages, where there is no electricity etc.

Freemasons, which has several properties across the country, plans to open Polyclinics and offer medical care at almost 25% of the market cost.

A worldwide charity organisation, Freemasons, which will celebrate its Tri-Centenary Year in 2017, is of late expanding its activities by establishing new Lodges. It presently has 425 Lodges in India and 25,000 members across the nation.

The Grand Master said, the Grand Lodge of India will host a world summit in New Delhi on Nov. 20.

He was accompanied by Regional Grand Master of South India Right Worshipful Brother A. P. Chitra.

C. Muthanna Aiyappa (Chandler), who will head the new Lodge in Gonikoppa, Kodagu district, said, “We are launching a ‘go green’ project and each member will adopt 10 acres of land and plant saplings in Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada districts and in Kerala.”

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / June 05th, 2016

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