Masonry-a Family Tradition |
Wor. Bro. Jehangir Vakil's Masonic Family'-Represents a unique Masonic tradition in India. He comes from a family of Masons that has now been in the craft for six generations. The Lodge building in Ahmedabad was constructed on the land donated by his Grand father who also donated all the bricks to construct the Lodge. Wor. Bro. Dr. R A Hakim & Wor. Bro. Dr. Iqbal Hakim- Psychiatrists by profession both, this father & son duo also represents a tradition of Freemasonry in Lodge Fellowship. Both having occupied the eastern chair, they present to us another illustrious example of the spirit " Once a Freemason, always a Freemason". Wor. Bro. R A Desai , Wor. Bro. Mehmood R Desai, & Bro. Javed Desai- This family too has blazed a glorious tradition in the Lodge Fellowship in particular & Freemasonry in general. In fact, while Wor. Bro. R A Desai was among the most senior masons of the Lodge Fellowship, Wor. Bro. Mehmood (or Munnabhai as all brethren call him) was the ruling master of the Lodge when we celebrated the Silver Jubilee of the Lodge in 1985. His son Bro. Javed Desai is also a member of the Lodge. Wor. Bro. Lt. Col. Vikas Arora & Bro. Rachit Arora - The I.P.M. gave himself a unique opportunity- that of bringing his son Bro. Rachit into the world of Freemasonry during his occupancy of the eastern chair. Bro. Rachit is now in the USA pursuing higher studies. Bro. Major Surjit Singh Oberoi & W.Bro. Manjot Singh Oberoi- This father son duo is known for their gracious hospitality and keen interest in all things charitable. An enthusiastic participant in all Lodge activities, W.Bro.Manjot is usually our pointsman when it comes to organizing any event. He is the Worshipful Master of the lodge now and takes keen interest in the ritual working. They both run a security service. Wor. Bro. Sakarlal N Shah & Bro. Vijay S Shah- The tradition of Freemasonry started by our founder Master Wor. Bro. Sakarlal Shah continues with his son Bro. Vijay being initiated in Lodge Fellowship. This is a unique ocassion wherein a son is being initiated in the lodge his father founded. This lost thread to masonry was rediscovered during the process of tracing our routes while constructing the website last year. Wor. Bro. Pramod Kumeria and Bro. Anirudh Kumeria – Freemasonry runs in the family of Kumeria’s as most of them are freemasons. W. Bro. Pramod Kumeria joined Lodge Fellowship after shifting to Ahmedabad and immediately got his son Bro. Anirudh initiated into Lodge Fellowship. Both are keen masons and Bro. Anirudh proved his mettle during the Half Yearly Special meeting of R.G.L. of W.I. held at Ahmedabad. |