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G E I AND LODGE
The Ashlar R Vol. XVI Issue I

SHRADHANJALI TO THE ONE GREAT FREEMASON OF INDIA

To Late R.W.Bro.Mehar Nariman Gimi

R.W.Bro.Mehar Nariman Gimi saw the light of Secretary. With a gap of one year between,
Freemasonry in Sir Lawrence Jenkins Lodge R.W.Bro.Rajeev R.Khandelwal, OSM on his
No.70 on 24th September 1977, passed on 14th installation as R.W.The Regional Grand
December 1977 and raised on 29th March Master of The Regional Grand Lodge of
1978. He adorned the Eastern Chair of his Western India, once again invited
Mother Lodge twice in 1985 and in 2009. He had R.W.Bro.Mehar Gimi to assist the the RGL and
also adorned the Eastern Chair of Lodge Nosir he very willingly did so, being appointed as
Mehta No.276. In fact he was the Founder JW of 'Officer on Special Duty' and in the next year
Lodge Noshir Mehta. He was an honorary joined the RGM's team as RGS – A task which
member of Lodge Fellowship No.140, he performed to the entire satisfaction of the
Ahmedabad, Lodge Dr.Sarosh Bhacca No.229, RGM's and the fraternity for more than two
S u r a t , L o d g e decades.
H a mi l to n N o .2 6 ,
Surat, Lodge Pestonji During these two
Kapadia No.149, decades he has
Pune and Lodge had the privilege
Karveer No.469, of working with
Kolhapur. R.W.Bro.P.K.Rele
, O S M ,
From the day of his R.w.Bro.R.C.Mah
initiation, realizing, the e s h w a r i ,
t r u e v a l u e o f R.W.Bro.Kali K
freemasonry, he had M i s t r y ,
s t r i v e d t o t a k e R.W.Bro.Saleh H
masonry to men and D o c t o r ,
in this process, he had R.W.Bro.G.L.Sha
been instrumental in either proposing or hu, OSM and with R.W.Bro.Zawareh H Wadia,
seconding nearly fifty candidates in his mother OSM and undoubtedly all above mentioned
Lodge – an unparalleled achievement. If and R.G.Masters have nothing but praise for the

when prospective Candidates approached him, manner in which he conducted the affairs of the
and was anxious to join a week day Lodge he region.
has without any hesitation recommended him to
other Lodges. He has recommended He started the tradition of publication of Year
candidates to Lodge Islam Now Lodge Book. The manual for Lodge Secretaries has
Friendship and Harmony No.27, Lodge Sohrab been written by him so is the introductory
Davar No.113, Lodge Reginald Spence No.109 booklet which are given to prospective
to name a few. candidates. The Ashlar is also introduced by
him.
Since the year 1991 he was with the Regional
Grand Lodge of Western India, three years as Apart from his immense contribution of
Assistant Regional Grand Secretary and Freemasonry in general and the Western
thereafter from 1994 as the Regional Grand Region in particular, his most important