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                                                   G E  I  AND LODGE
           The Ashlar                              R                               Vol. XIX Issue IV
                       Facta Non Verba - From Regional Grand Master


          M.  W.  Bro.  Gutha  Krishnan  Selvarajan,    dignitaries  for  gracing  today's  Special
          recipient of Order of Service to Masonry, M.   Meeting. My personal gratitude to M.W.Bro.
          W.  The  Grand  Master  of  Antient,  free  &   Gutha  Krishnan  Selvarajan,  O.S.M.,  M.W.
          accepted  Masons  of  India,  M.  W.  Bro.    The Grand Master of Grand Lodge of India
          Vasudev Jamnabihar Masurekar - OSM PGM        being present and bestowing his blessing to
          GLI,  M.  W.  Bro.  Rajeev  Ramkrishna        the  Brethren  of  Western  India.  Thanks  to
          Khandelwal  -  OSM  PGM  GLI.  R.  W.  Bro.   M.W.  Brethren  and  all  the  R.W.  The  Past
          Arvind Prasad Chitra, - OSM - Dty GM of GLI   R.G.M of WI.
          -R. W. Bro. Govind Lal Shahu - PRGM – WI      My  colleagues  in  office.  R.W.Bro.  Puneet
          OSM,  R.  W.  Bro.  Zawareh                             Sohal  -  RGM-NI,    R.W.Bro.  T.N.
          Wadia -  PRGM  –  WI  OSM                               Manoharam –OSM-RGM-SI
          ,R.  W.Bro.  Dr.  Yagnesh                               R.W.Bro. Parvez Kaikobad - RGM
          Thakar - PRGM – WI OSM,                                 EI.I would like to place on record
          R.  W.Bro.  Parvez  Kaikobad,                           my deep sense of gratitude to each
          R.W. the - RGM EI, R. W. Bro.                           one of you for the love and support
          Puneet Sohal  -  R.W.  the                              extended to me during the first year
          RGM  -  NI,  R.  W.  Bro.                               of  my  tenure  as  Regional  Grand
          P r a t a p k a r a n   P a u l ,                       Master of Western India.
          representative of R.W. Bro. T.                          At the completion of one year after
          N.  Manoharan,  OSM,  R.W.                              my  Installation  I  have  feeling  of
          the RGM SI. V. M. Bro. Arun                             satisfactions  with  affairs  of  our
          Deshmukh Representative of                              Region and we could successfully
          R.  W.  Bro.  Percy  Jamshed                            conducted  the  activities  with  the
          Driver, District Grand Master                           support  of  the  PRGMs  and  also
          o f   B o m b a y   E n g l i s h                       from all the Brethren, especially all
          Constitution  Distinguished                             my active officer for the year.
          Members of the Deputation of                            I  take  this  opportunity  to  thank
          Grand  Lodge  of  India.  Distinguished       M.W. Bro. Anish Kumar Sharma, OSM, PGM
          Members of the Deputation EI, SI & NI. R.W.   who gave me the opportunity to occupy this
          Brethren,  V.W.  Brethren,  W.  Brethren  &   respected  office  and  also  for  his  whole
          Brethren All,                                 hearted support during the first year of tenure.
          I welcome you all to this Annual Investiture   I am confident that M.W. Bro. G.K. Selvarajan
          Meeting  of  the  RGLWI  held  in  this  City  of   OSM M.W.   The Grand Master also is very
          Oranges - Nagpur. I thank all of you to have   much supportive and our Region will progress
          registered in large numbers for this meeting   well under his able guidance.
          and  hope  that  your  stay  till  now  has  been   Brethren,  the  new  initiative  undertaken  by
          comfortable with the great support from the   M.W.  The  Grand  Master  regarding  'Make
          Organising  team  lead  by  R.  W.  Bro.  Tarun   Masonry Visible' is an excellent step for the
          Shrivastava.                                  growth  of  Masonry  in  India  and  few  of  our
          I  take  this  opportunity  to  thank  all  the   Brethren  from  Western  Region  are



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