NEWS
LETTER
FREEMEN
Sr. No 2/4 Originally published on April 1st, 2007
Dear Brethren,
After my last News Letter, many brethren
have written to me to know more about well known Free masons from India. They
are:-
PRESIDENTS OF INDIA
1. President
Dr. Rajendra Prasad – Freedom fighter and the
first President of Independent India.
first President of Independent India.
2. President Dr. S. Radhakrishnan – First Vice President
and the second President of Independent India.
3. President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.
KINGS / PATRIARCHES OF INDIA
1. Maharaja
Ganga Singh of Bikaner.
2. Maharaja
Duleep Singh of Punjab.
3. Maharaja
Randheer Singh of Punjab.
4. Maharaja
Digvijay Singhji of Nawanagar.
5. Maharaja
Mahinder Bhupinder Singh of Patiala.
6. Maharaja
Yadvinder Singh of Patiala.
7. Maharaja
Sir Bhawani Singh of Jhalawar.
8. Maharaja
N.N. Bhup of Coochbehar.
9. Maharaja
J.N. Bhup of Coochbehar.
10. Maharaja
R.J. Bhup of Coochbehar.
11. Maharaja
Viziaram Raj – Maharaja of Vizianagaram.
12. Maharaja
Chhatarsinghji of Rajpipla.
13. Maharaja
Mayurdhwaj Jaladhip of Dhrangadhara.
14. Thakursaheb
Daulatsinhji – Prince of Limdi.
15. Sir
Gangadharrrao Patwardhan – Prince of Miraj.
16. Shrimant
Shankarrao Patwardhan – Ruler of Jamkhandi.
17. Balasaheb
Pant – Aundh Pratinidhi of Chhatrapati Shahu
Maharaj.
18. Pantbahadur
Raghunathrao Shankarrao – Chief of Bhor.
19. H.H.
Maj. General Sir Syed Reza Ali Khan – The Nawab
of Rampur.
of Rampur.
20. H.H.
Maj. General Sir Syed Ahmed Ali Khan – The Nawab
of Rampur, The First Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
of India, when it was formed in November 1961.
of Rampur, The First Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
of India, when it was formed in November 1961.
21. H.H.
Sahebzada Abu Samad Khan – Royal family of
Rampur
Rampur
22. H.H.
Ibrahim Khan – Nawab of Sachin.
23. H.H.
Mirza Husain Yawar Khan – Nawab of Cambay.
24. Sheikh
Abdul Khaliq, heir apparent of Magrol.
25. Maharajkumar
Mohammad Amir Hyder Khan of
Mahmudabad.
Mahmudabad.
26. Khan
Mohammed Tolay - Nawabzada of Palanpur.
27. Syed
Hussam Bilgrami – Nawabzada Utmullah Bahadur of
Hyderabad State.
28. Nawab
Jung Nawab Hyder, Hyderabad State.
29. Nawab
Sir Amin Jung Jung Bahadur, Hyderabad State.
30. Chintamanrao
Patwardhan – Chief of Sangli (Royal family
of Miraj). (1921-1980)
of Miraj). (1921-1980)
31. Sampatrao
Gaikwad, Sorbga of Baroda State.
32. Shrimant
Bhau Ramrao Venkatrao of Ramdurg State.
33. Diwan
Suryashankar Mehta of Bhuj.
34. Maharaja
Jaya Chamaraja Wadeyar of Mysore
35. Srikanta
Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar
36. His
Holiness Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah, Aga Khan
37. The
Nawab Of Pataudi Mansur Ali Khan
38. Lt.Gen.H.H.Maharaja
Jivaji Rao Scindia ,Maharaja of
Scindia
Scindia
39. Mr
Madhav Rao Scindia , Maharaja of Scindia
40. Maharaja
of Bobbili
41. Maharaja
Amrinder Singh of Patiala, Punjab & former Chief
Minister of Punjab.
42. Maharajkumar
Mohammad Amir Hyder Khan
43. Nawabzada
Khan Mohammed Tolay
44. Nawabzada
Syed Hussam Bilgrami
45. Nawab
Jung Nawab Hyder
46. Nawab
Sir Amin Jung Jung Bahadur
47. Sampatrao
Gaikwad
48. Shrimant
Bhau Ramrao Venkatrao
49. Sir
C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer – Divan of Travancore.
50. H.
H. Marthanda Varma of State of Travancore.
GOVERNERS
1. Dr
C Gopalachari 1st Governor General Of India
2. Dr.
P.V. Cherian – Governor of Maharashtra.
3. Immunidin
Nawab of Laharu Governer of Hiachal Pradesh &
Haryana
INDUSTRIALSTS OF INDIA
1. Sir
Dorabji Jamshedji Tata – Barrister, Industrialist.
2. J.R.D.
Tata – Doyen of Indian Industry and Chairman of the
House of Tatas, India’s leading Industrial House.
JRD was
a French Mason.
a French Mason.
3. Goculdas
Narottam Morarjee – Owner of the Morarjee
Goculdas Spinning Mills.
Goculdas Spinning Mills.
4. Ebrahim
Currimbhoy – Mill Owner.
5. Ramesh
Mafatlal – Mafatlal Industries
6. Dr
Gaur Hari Singhania – Singhania Industries
7. Sitaram
Jaipuria -
8. Rai
Bahadur Kundan Lal – Dalmia Industries
9. Dwarkadas
Narainji – Merchant Prince.
10. Purshottamdas
Thakurdas – Textile merchant and mill
owner.
owner.
11. T.G.
Khaitan – Mill Owner.
12. Dharamsey
Morarjee – Mill Owner.
13. Narsingir
Pratapgir – Mill Owner.
14. Mohammadbhoy
Currimbhoy Ebrahim – Businessman,
Merchant Prince.
Merchant Prince.
15. Sir
Purushotamdas Thakurdas. Industrialist - Cotton
magnate of Mumbai
magnate of Mumbai
16. Ebrahim
Rahimtulla Currimbhoy – Merchant.
17. S.V.
Sista – a leading name in the Indian advertising
scene.
scene.
18. Ayaz
Peerbhoy - a leading name in the Indian advertising
scene.
scene.
19. G.
L. Raheja. Well known Builder
20. Jamshed
NUSSERWANJI GUZDER Mr. Guzder, is a
prominent figure in the businessman and industrialist
of Mumbai.
prominent figure in the businessman and industrialist
of Mumbai.
21. Cav.Dr.G.K
Devarajulu. Industrialist. textile
industry
22. Ardaseer
Cursetjee Wadia was the first Indian to be
elected a fellow of the Royal Society; he was the
first to introduce lighting by gas in Bombay. The
picture of the First day Cover issued by the Post and
telegraphs department depicts the gas lamps installed
by him in one of the streets in Bombay. he was the first
to build an ocean going steam vessel in India.
elected a fellow of the Royal Society; he was the
first to introduce lighting by gas in Bombay. The
picture of the First day Cover issued by the Post and
telegraphs department depicts the gas lamps installed
by him in one of the streets in Bombay. he was the first
to build an ocean going steam vessel in India.
23. V
N Sharma, Industralist Vaidyanath Ayurvedic.
24. Rai
Saheb Devi Dass Mehra. Railway Contractor
POLITICAL LEADERS
1. W.C.
Bannerjee - A founder member of the Indian National
Congress.
2. Pandit
Motilal Nehru – Freedom fighter and father of Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of
India.
3. Dr.
B.G. Kher - First Chief Minister (then called the Hon.
Prime Minister) of Bombay State after Independence.
Prime Minister) of Bombay State after Independence.
4. Dr.
Badruddin Tyabji – President, Indian National
Congress, Madras, 1887. Judge of the Bombay High
Court, 1895. Presided over the Mahomedan Educational
Conference, Bombay 1903 and pleaded for women
education and abolition of purda. Was associated
with Aligarh College. Died August 11, 1909
Congress, Madras, 1887. Judge of the Bombay High
Court, 1895. Presided over the Mahomedan Educational
Conference, Bombay 1903 and pleaded for women
education and abolition of purda. Was associated
with Aligarh College. Died August 11, 1909
5. Sir
Sayyad Ahmad Khan Dahlavi – President of the Bombay
Legislative Assembly.
6. Sardar
Sir R.J. Vakil – Minister, Governor’s Council of
Bombay.
Bombay.
7. DADABHAI NAOROJI:- Appointed Dewan of Baroda, 1874.
Nominated to Bombay Legislative Council 1885.
President, Indian National Congress, Calcutta
1886. Lahore,1892 and, Calcutta 1906. Elected to
Parliament from Central Finsbury 1892. Published
his great book, "Poverty and Un-British Rule in
India". Died 1917
Nominated to Bombay Legislative Council 1885.
President, Indian National Congress, Calcutta
1886. Lahore,1892 and, Calcutta 1906. Elected to
Parliament from Central Finsbury 1892. Published
his great book, "Poverty and Un-British Rule in
India". Died 1917
8. Sir.
Rash Behari Ghosh Member, Bengal Legislative
Council 1889. Member of the Imperial Legislative Council
1891 and 1893. President of the Faculty of Law,
Calcutta University 1893-1895. Member of the Congress
delegation to England 1917. Presided over the joint
session of Indian Congress Committee and the Council
of the Muslims League at Calcutta 1917.
Council 1889. Member of the Imperial Legislative Council
1891 and 1893. President of the Faculty of Law,
Calcutta University 1893-1895. Member of the Congress
delegation to England 1917. Presided over the joint
session of Indian Congress Committee and the Council
of the Muslims League at Calcutta 1917.
9. Sir.
Phirozeshah Mehta :- Founder President of the
Bombay Presidency Association. Associated with
the Congress from its very inception. Member,
Bombay Legislative Council, 1886. President Indian
National Congress, Calcutta 1890. Elected to the
Imperial Legislative Council 1893. Knighted 1902.
Vice-Chancellor of the Bombay University. In 1911,
started the Central Bank of India. Founded the
Bombay Chronicle in 1913.
Bombay Presidency Association. Associated with
the Congress from its very inception. Member,
Bombay Legislative Council, 1886. President Indian
National Congress, Calcutta 1890. Elected to the
Imperial Legislative Council 1893. Knighted 1902.
Vice-Chancellor of the Bombay University. In 1911,
started the Central Bank of India. Founded the
Bombay Chronicle in 1913.
LEGAL LUMINAIRES OF INDIA
1. Justice
D.P. Madon
2. Justice
Prakash Narain.
3. Justice
P.N.Khanna
4. Justice
G Ramanujam
5. Justice
S.S.Ali
6. Justice
R Bhattacharya
7. Justice
V Ramaswamy
8. Justice
S Natarajan
9. Chief
Justice A.B.Saharya
10. Justice
S Padmanabhan
11 Justice
V Ratnam
12 Justice
B.S.Sinha
13 Chief
Justice Devinder Gupta
14 Justice
U Sinha
15 Justice
A. R. Lakshmanan (S.C.)
16 Justice
S Jagadeesan
17 Justice
K Veeraswami
18 Justice
T Ramprasad Rao
19 Justice
N. S. Ramaswamy
20 Justice
R N Mittal
21 Chief
Justice D S Sinha
22 Justice
S K Mahajan
23 Justice
D D Sood
24 Bhulabhai
Desai – Advocate.
25 Sir
Justice N.G. Chandavarkar
26 P.M.
Kanga – Solicitor.
27 Justice
J.B. Kanga
28 Justice
D.D. Davar
29 Sir
Chimanlal Setalvad
30. Justice
Dr. Badruddin Tyabji
RELIGOUS PERSONALITIES OF INDIA
1. Swami
Vivekananda - Philosopher and theologian known
all over the world.
all over the world.
2. Keshub Chunder Sen (1838-1884) a Bengali intellectual
and a noted religious reformer. Keshub Chunder Sen was
a leading light of the Brahmo Samaj for several decades.
Later, he established a syncretic school of spiritualism,
called the Nabo Bidhan or 'New Dispensation', which he
intended to amalgamate the best principles of Christianity
and of the western spiritual tradition with Hinduism.
and a noted religious reformer. Keshub Chunder Sen was
a leading light of the Brahmo Samaj for several decades.
Later, he established a syncretic school of spiritualism,
called the Nabo Bidhan or 'New Dispensation', which he
intended to amalgamate the best principles of Christianity
and of the western spiritual tradition with Hinduism.
SOCIAL REFORMERS and PHILANTHROPISTS
1. Sir
Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy – Philanthropist and social
reformer.
reformer.
2. Dadabhoy
Nowroji Tata -First Indian to be
elected to the
British house of Commons in the 19th century.
British house of Commons in the 19th century.
3. D.L.
Vaidya – Solicitor, Philanthropist and social reformer.
MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS
1. Sir
Bhalchandra K. Pradhan –Medical Practitioner, after
whom Sir Bhalchandra Road, Dadar, Mumbai is named.
whom Sir Bhalchandra Road, Dadar, Mumbai is named.
2. Dr.
Sir Tehmuiji Nariman – Medical Practitioner.
3. Dr.
R.N. Cooper – Medical practitioner after whom the
Dr. R.N. Cooper Muncipal General Hospital is named.
Dr. R.N. Cooper Muncipal General Hospital is named.
4. Dr.
D.R. Bhandarkar – Indologist after whom the
Bhandarkar Institute of Indology, Pune is named.
Bhandarkar Institute of Indology, Pune is named.
5. Dr.
Shantilal J. Mehta, the doyen of the medical profession
in India who translated Seth Lokoomal Chanrai's vision
into reality. Founder Jaslok Hospital.
in India who translated Seth Lokoomal Chanrai's vision
into reality. Founder Jaslok Hospital.
ENTERTAINERS / ARTISTS
1. Tagore,
Gaganendranath (1867-1938) painter and art
connoisseur
2. Parikshit
Sahni – Well known film actor and son of
actor Balraj Sahaney.
3. David
Abraham – yesteryear Character actor in hindi film.
4. Ashok
Kumar Ganguly.
EDUCATIONISTS
1. M.R.
Jayakar – Bar-at law, Vice Chancellor of Poona University.
2. Prof M S Thacker.
3. Sir Reginald Spence founder of Barnes School, Nashik.
4. Hardeep Sikand.
5. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Bahadur. 1817 –1898, commonly
known as Sir Syed, was an educator who pioneered
modern education for the Muslim community in India
by founding the Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental College,
which later developed into the Aligarh Muslim University.
SERVICEMEN
1. C.A.Ramakrishnan,
I.C.S.
2. Romesh Chandra Dutt started of his administrative career
in the year 1871, as an Assistant Magistrate, Alipore.
Later on he worked as Relief Officer in Meherpur, Nadia
and in Dakhin Shahbazpur, Bakerganj. He was the
District Magistrate of Bankura, Balasore, Bakerganj,
Pabna, Mymensingh, Burdwan, Midnapur etc. He was
the Division Commissioner of Orissa, the highest position
reached by any Indian ever.
3. Lt. Gen. Kalwant Singh GOC-in-C, Western Commond.
4. M.P.
Kapadia – Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax.
5. D.R.
Pradhan – Chief Secretary, Govt. of Maharashtra.
6. R.K.
Saiyad – Director of Postal Services.
7. Sorab
M. Bharucha – District Collector of Thane District.
and many others
Brotherly yours
KAPS
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