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The Ashlar R Vol. XX Issue I
ACTIVE OFFICERS TRAINING PROGRAM
held at Chattrapati Sambhajinagar Maharaj

Aurangabad Workshop 2025 inspired with purpose, and bound by
Where Tradition Met Vision, and Vision fraternity.
Shaped Legacy The presence of R.W. Bro. Subhash Laxman
Why Workshops Matter Saraf, Regional Grand Master, lent the
Every fraternity thrives not only on its rituals but program its moral and symbolic gravitas. His
on the strength of its officers—those who carry decades of service embody the very ideals
forward the work with discipline, knowledge, being taught, making his presence more than
and heart. Training programs such as the Active ceremonial—it was aspirational.
Officers’ Workshop of the Regional Grand “When experience meets vision, the Craft is
Lodge of Western India are not merely dates on not only preserved, it is renewed.”
a calendar. They are investments into the Day 1 – A Beginning with Purpose
fraternity’s future. The opening day, reserved for Active
They ensure that every Active Officer, whether Regional Grand Masters (ARGMs), was
seasoned or newly appointed, understands his about setting foundations.
duties with clarity, imbibes the deeper spirit of • R.W. Bro. Subhash L. Saraf, RGM
Masonry, and strengthens the invisible yet delivered the keynote, reminding brethren
enduring thread of brotherhood. that Masonry is a lifelong journey, lived daily in
The Aurangabad Workshop 2025 was service and integrity.
designed precisely to address this need. • R.W. Bro. Tarun Shrivastava, DyRGM, as
Convened by R.W. Bro. Tarun Shrivastava, convenor, explained duties with clarity and
Deputy Regional Grand Master, it was not only warmth, showing that rules are not restrictions
a gathering but a vision—a space where but enablers of growth.
officers were equipped with knowledge, • M.W. Bro. V.J. Masurekar, OSM, Past

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