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G E I AND LODGE
The Ashlar R Vol. XVI Issue III
KNOW YOUR REGIONAL GRAND MASTER - R.W.Bro.Dr.YAGNESH THAKAR
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The journey began on 30 May 1998 participated as faculty in many training
when R. W. Bro. Dr. Yagnesh Thakar was seminars for masons at local, regional as
initiated as Entered Apprentice well as National level.
Freemason in Lodge Gondwana no. 226.
He has held many active ranks in the
Then climbing up the ladder step by step, RGLWI. He was RGDOC for three years,
he became the Worshipful Master of
Lodge Gondwana no. 226 in the year ARGM for three years, Dy RGM and he is
2002. Pres RB of GP in the current year.
Apart from Lodge Gondwana no. 226, R. In Grand Lodge of India Dr. Thakar holds
W. Bro. Dr. Yagnesh the rank of P.A. G. M. He
Thakar is member of was also the elected
Nagpur Past Masters member of Grand Board
Lodge no. 342 and of General Purposes for
Founder Master of Lodge four years. Now he has
Vidarbha no. 470.
been designated as the
During his mastership, the Regional Grand Master of
Lodge too received the the Western India for
award of Best Lodge of the 2021-2023.
Region and also qualified
for Grand Master's Seven He has always been very
Star program. He has active in Grand Board of
received many awards. General Purposes and
Some of them include R e g i o n a l B o a r d o f
Best Secretary Award of General Purposes as and
the Region and Yograj when he was nominated
Gurwara Trophy for the or elected.
best Mason of the Region R. W. Bro. Dr. Yagnesh
thrice. He is also the Thakar is the member of
recipient of Regional all Royal Arch Chapters,
Grand Master's silver salver for Mark Lodges and RAM lodges of Nagpur.
contribution to Freemasonry.
R. W. Bro. Dr. Yagnesh Thakar has
Dr. Yagnesh Thakar was the organizing always believed that 'Service to humanity
secretary of Grand Festival 2018 and also is the best work of life' and that he does it
in 2020 at Nagpur. He was also very silently. He has done innumerable
organizing chairman of ARGM Training service projects right from the time he was
Seminar of Grand Lodge of India in Jan just the master mason.
2020. Dr. Yagnesh Thakar is Consultant
Medical Microbiologist and owns fully
Dr. Thakar has conducted and
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