Lodge Star of the South No. 101 - G.L.I. Founded 15.12.1921 ! Warrant S.C. 4 .5.1922 ! Warrant G.L.I. 26 .11.1961 Freemasons' Hall, No. 2, Primrose Road, Bangalore - 560 025 Tel: 2558 5003
Dear Sir & M. / R. / V. / W. / Brother,
15th March, 2008
1077th Regular Meeting I am directed by the Worshipful Master to invite / summon you to attend the 1077th Regular Meeting of the Lodge to be held on Saturday, 5th April, 2008 at 6.00 p.m., at Freemasons' Hall, No. 2, Primrose Road, Bangalore - 560 025. By Command of the Worshipful Master Yours faithfully & fraternally W. Bro. Dr. V. S. Ramakrishna Secretary Ancient Charge From ancient times no Master or Fellow could be absent from his Lodge when warned to appear at it without incurring a severe censure unless it appeared to the Master and Wardens that pure necessity hindered him. Regular Installation Meeting is held in the month of January. Regular Meetings are held on the first Saturday of every month. The P.C. will meet on Saturday, 5th April, 2008 at 5.30 p.m. Permanent Committee Members Worshipful Master, Senior Warden, Junior Warden, Treasurer, Secretary, Director of Ceremonies, Senior Deacon, Junior Deacon and all the Past Masters of and in the Lodge. Dress: Evening / National Dress, Military Uniform or Dark Suit Dress code and punctual attendance desired Addresses for correspondence Treasurer Worshipful Master Secretary Bro. R. Raghuveeran W. Bro. P. Somkumar W. Bro. Dr. V S Ramakrishna D-003, Raheja Residency 2340, 16th Main 208, 24th Cross 3rd Block, 7th Cross 2nd "B" Cross 3rd "C" Main, 6th Block Koramangala, B'lore - 34 H.A.L. 2nd Stage Jayanagar Tel: 4130 8653 Bangalore - 560 038 Bangalore - 560 082 Cell: 99809 36008 Tel: 2527 6385 Tel: 2663 6539 raghu4life@yahoo.co.in Cell: 94481 38306
OFFICERS FOR 2008 Worshipful Master W. Bro. P. Somkumar Immediate Past Master W. Bro. R. Narayan Rao Jadhav Senior Warden Bro. Russell Menzies Junior Warden Bro. V. R. Nand Kumar Chaplain Bro. P. Jairam Treasurer Bro. R. Raghuveeran Secretary W. Bro. Dr. V. S. Ramakrishna Director of Ceremonies W. Bro. M. Anand Senior Deacon Bro. B. M. Srinivasan Junior Deacon Bro. D P K Muthukumaraswamy Bearers of V. S. L. W. Bro. V. S. Jaishankar W. Bro. G. Prasanna W. Bro. Khozem Aziz Nakhoda W. Bro. V. Suresh Babu W. Bro. Jacob Verghis W. Bro. V. S. Hanumanthu Sword Bearer Bro. Manoj Thazepurayal Asst. Secretary Bro. Radhesh R. S. Ramani Asst. D. of Ceremonies W. Bro. S. Raju Almoner Bro. Ramesh Prabhu Organist Bro. R. Dwarakanath Rao Inner Guard Bro. Nuruddin Khetty Stewards Bro. B. R. Srikanth Bro. R. Kumaran Bro. M. Saindran Bro. Ashwin Ramachandran Bro. Akshay Sreevatsa Tyler Bro. C. V. Mani 1
AGENDA 1. To open the Lodge. 2. To read the Summons convening the meeting. 3. To read and put for confirmation the minutes of the 1076th Regular Meeting held on Thursday, 13th March 2008. 4. To read and put for adoption the proceedings of the Permanent Committee Meeting of Saturday, 5th April 2008. 5. To receive the Treasurer’s statement of accounts for March 2008. 6. To Initiate: -
Mr. Manu Ittina; Date of birth: 24th January 1980; Occupation: Executive Director; Residing at: No. Ittina House, Kaikondra Halli, Sarjapur Road, Bangalore - 560 035 favorably balloted on 13th March 2008.
OR To Pass to the degree of Fellowcraft Freemason: -
Bro. Capt. Sendil Natarajan Arcot; Initiated on: 2-2-2008
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Bro. Dr. Sherry Sakariah Chandy; Initiated on: 13-3-2008
7. To honor the Charity Box in aid of Lodge Benevolent Fund. 8. To convey Birthday Greetings to Brethren. 9. To transact any other business regularly brought forward. 10. Triple knocks. 11. To close the Lodge. National Anthem Dinner
Masonic Anniversary Greetings
Birthday Greetings W. Bro. Bro. Bro. W. Bro. Bro.
V. Suresh Babu Shankar Rao Manae Peeyush K. Jain A. V. Srinivasa Rao Sonny Varghese
1st Apr. 7th Apr. 9th Apr. 11th Apr. 14th Apr.
It takes a noble man to plant the seed for a tree that will some day give shade to people he may never meet. - David Trueblood "I hear and I forget – I see and I remember – I do and I understand." - Confucius
Bro. Bro. Bro. W. Bro. Bro. Bro. Bro. Bro. Bro. Bro. Bro. Bro. Bro.
C. G. Morzaria Sunil Damani Dr. C. Amarnath M. Anand D. Ravichandran S. Gopinandan M. J. Sundaram Sharan Lakshman Sunny Varghese Melville D'Souza Manoj Thazhepurayil R. Kumaran Dr. S. S. Mani
36th 20th 17th 16th 12th 11th 11th 10th 9th 8th 4th 3rd 2 nd
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Name & Address
Date of Birth
Rank in Lodge, Initiated, Joined or Regional Grand Lodge & Grand Lodge Re-joined on
Profession Telephone No. E-mail ID
1.
325
R. W. Bro. P Vinayakasundaram 12-12-1918 # 208, 24th Cross, 3rd "C" Main 6th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore - 82
05-06-1953 (I)
P. M. 1958 & 1982 P. Dy. R. G. M. P. Dy. G. M.
Senior Citizen R - 2663 6539 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
2.
333
Bro. K. M. Nanjappa “Shivalaya”, # 79, Bull Temple Road Bangalore - 4
31-01-1911
05-03-1954 (I)
M. M.
Senior Citizen R - 2667 3965 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
3.
399
W. Bro. M. V. Rajarathnam # 924, 2nd "E" Cross, 9th "A" Main H.R.B.R. Layout, Bangalore - 43
29-07-1933
01-11-1965 (I)
PM 1975 P. R. G. D. of C.
Senior Citizen R - 2542 7413 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
4.
414
W. Bro. A. P. Naidu “Arunodayam”, # 36, Stephens Road Frazer Town, Bangalore - 5
13-08-1935
06-03-1970 (I)
P. M. No. 179 - 1989 P. Dy. R. G. M. P. G. Marsh.
Planter R - 2555 2689 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
5.
429
05-12-1949 Bro. Dayachand Gupta # 9, 4th Cross, 1st Block East, Byrasandra Main Road, Jayanagar, Bangalore - 11
03-03-1972 (I)
P. W.
Engineer R - 2226 0200 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
6.
431
Bro. C. G. Morzaria Morzaria Industrial Estate # 4, Bannerghatta Road, B'lore - 29
21-12-1926
05-04-1972 (I)
M. M.
Senior Citizen R - 5112 3100 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
7.
486
Bro. Arjun Scindia # 47, V.R. Layout, 80 Ft Rd., 6th Block Koramangala, Bangalore - 95
02-08-1959
04-12-1980 (I)
P. W. 1996 .
Lawyer O - 2841 2115 / R - 2553 8330 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
8.
487
W. Bro. V. S. Hanumanthu #208, 24th Cross, 3rd “C” Main 6th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore - 82
20-01-1950
06-02-1981 (I)
B.V.S.L. - P. M. 1986 P. A. R. G. M. P G. I. G.
Business R - 2663 7154 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
9.
491
Bro. K. S. Premnath # 26/1, 2nd Cross, Rajaram Mohan Roy Extn., Bangalore - 27
14-03-1951
03-07-1981 (I)
M. M.
Business C- 94498 20002 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
10.
494
W. Bro. V. S. Jayashankar "Kalpavriksha", # 13, Brunton Road Cross, Bangalore - 25
21-08-1945
21-08-1981 (I)
B.V.S.L. - P. M. 1987 P. Dy. R. G. M. P. G. Tyler
Industrialist O - 4112 3100 / R - 2558 4013 pvjayashankar@hotmail.com
11.
497
W. Bro. G. Prasanna # 4, 1st Cross Road, Gavipuram Extn. Bangalore - 19
26-06-1942
04-12-1981 (I)
B.V.S.L. - P.M. 1988 P. A. R. G. M. P. G. Marsh.
Engineer R - 2662 4206 prasanna_01@rediffmail.com
12.
501
W. Bro. Dr. V. S. Ramakrishna #208, 24th Cross, 3rd C-Main 6th Block, Jayanagar, B'lore-82
11-09-1951
01-10-1982 (I)
Secretary - P.M. 1991 P. J. R. G. W.
Medical Practitioner R - 2663 7152 pvjayshankar@hotm
13.
507
W. Bro. O. P. Rakhra Flat # 1, Spencer House, # 82, Coles Road, Fraser Town, Bangalore-5
19-09-1936
04-02-1983 (I)
P.M. 1989 P. P. R. B. of Gen. Pupopses P. G. Tyler
Business - Sports R - 2558 7055
14.
518
W. Bro. Pavan Kumar Sharma 26-11-1956 “Deepan”, 260/3, Sampige Road 17th Cross , Malleshwaram, B'lore-3
03-05-1985 (I)
P.M. No. 86 - 2003 P. R. G. Tyler
Business O - 2356 08493 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
15.
524
W. Bro. A. V. Srinivasa Rao 87, 3rd Cross, Manjunatha Layout Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore-76
07-03-1986 (I)
P.M. 1997 P. Dy. R. G. D. of C.
Consultant - Transport C - 93412 13104 amblerao@yahoo.co.in
11-04-1947
Grand Master's Rupee Club - A rupee a day will go a long way!
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Date of Birth
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525
W. Bro. S. Kuga Shankar # 15, Brunton Road Cross Bangalore - 25
22-05-1947
07-03-1986 (I)
P.M. 1998 P. R. G. Br. of V. S. L.
Business R - 2558 4797 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
17.
527
12-10-1952 Bro. Jayanth Kumar Dev ‘Kadambari’, # 7, 7th Cross, Laxmi Road, Shanthinagar, B'lore-27
03-10-1986 (I)
M. M.
Service - IAS R - 2223 4263 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
18.
528
Bro. Premkumar Menon # 5, Primrose Road Bangalore - 25
15-10-1953
07-11-1986 (I)
M. M.
Business R - 2559 2812 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
19.
530
W. Bro. Khozem Aziz Nakhoda 20-06-1942 Taraziz Manor, # 16, 6th Block Koramangala, Bangalore - 95
01-05-1987 (I)
B. V. S. L. - P.M. 1994 P. R. G. Deacon
Architect O - 2553 1528 / R - 2553 2830 khozem.nakoda@gmail.com
20.
532
Bro. S. Ravishankar # 402, Embassy Grace, # 27, Davis Road, Richard Town, Bangalore - 84
20-05-1958
07-10-1987 (I)
M. M.
Executive Director - Shipping R - 2549 8637 ravi@puyvast.co.in
21.
534
Bro. Sunil Damani # 17, 1st Stage, Indiranagar Bangalore - 38
08-01-1960
01-04-1988 (I)
M. M.
Industrialist R - 2663 6539 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
22.
538
W. Bro. D. P. Kathiresan # 360, 9th A Main, 2nd Cross Hanumanthanaga, Bangalore - 19
21-12-1948
02-12-1988 (I)
P.M. 1999 P. A. R. G. Secretary
Industrialist R - 2661 1085 dpk_engrs@dataone.in
23.
539
W. Bro. V G T Arasu # 73, 17th “E” Main, 6th Block Koramangala, Bangalore - 95
01-06-1951
02-12-1988 (I)
P. M. 2000 P. R. G. Standard Bearer
Engineer - Electronics R - 2553 5563 gdapl@dataone.com
24.
541
01-04-1950 W. Bro. V. Suresh Babu “Mathrusri” # 615, 13th Cross, 14th Main 2nd Phase, J.P. Nagar, Bangalore - 78
07-07-1989 (I)
B. V. S. L. - P.M. 2002 P. R. G. Organist
Engineer - Bosch Ltd. O - 2299 2573 / R - 2658 5142 suresh.babu@in.bosch.com
25.
542
01-07-1946 W. Bro. M. Anandam # 190, 4th Main, 1st Cross, Deo Heights Residential Layout,Begur Road, B'lore - 68
07-07-1989 (I)
P. M. 2001 P. R. G. Organist
Industrialist O - 5695 2572 / C - 92434 40253 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
26.
545
Bro. K. S. Thimmiah # 732, 1st Main, AECS Layout, Kundalahalli,Marathahalli PO, B'lore - 37
19-02-1945
01-09-1989 (I)
M. M.
Service - Lipton R - 2847 6118
27.
546
07-04-1951 Bro. Shankar Rao Manae Sri Annapurneswari Krupa, # 3112/A th nd 18 Cross, BSK 2 Stage, B’lore - 70
01-09-1989 (I)
M. M.
Business R - 2661 5025
28.
548
W. Bro. Jacob Verghis # 558, 1st Cross, 8th Block, Koramangala,Bangalore - 95
01-11-1939
02-03-1990 (I)
B. V. S. L. - P. M. 2003 P. R. G. Inner Guard
Architect - Interior Designer R - 2571 0181
29.
551
Bro. N. S. Yedurappa # 912/2, 18th ‘A’ Main, 5th Block Rajajinagar, Bangalore - 10
23-03-1950
14-07-1990 (I)
M.M.
Architect R - 2335 2553 / C - 98867 38283
30.
554
Bro. Peeyush K. Jain # 44/3, Race Course Road Fairfield Layout, Bangalore - 1
09-04-1966
02-11-1990 (I)
M.M.
Trading O - 2226 7431 / R - 2255 5770
Old Age Home - For that tender loving care.
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556
Bro. Hatim Aziz Nakhoda Taraziz Manor, # 16, 6th Block Koramangala, Bangalore - 95
20-01-1944
08-02-1991(I)
M.M.
Engineer - Mechanical R - 2550 6587 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
32.
559
Bro. Dr. C. Amarnath “Maruthi”, # 55, Langford Road Bangalore - 25
01-07-1950
05-04-1991(I)
M.M.
Medical Practitioner R - 2221 4233 / C - 93412 16020 chintamar@gmail.com
33.
561
Bro. Joseph Zecharia P. O. Box 5801, # 45-A, 2nd Phase Peenya Ind'l. Estate, Bangalore - 58
01-01-1960
07-06-1991 (I)
M.M.
Business O - 2839 6004 / R - 2839 6321 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
34.
562
W. Bro. Dr. V. S. Chandrashekar # 31, Type 4, Block 1, BRC Campus NIMHANS, Bangalore - 29
11-12-1954
06-09-1991 (I)
P.M. - 2004
Medical Practitioner - Neurology R - 2699 5074 vschandru@hotmail.com
35.
565
W. Bro. B. Ajith “Gokul”, # 215/1, Ferns City Doddenakundi, Bangalore - 37
26-12-1965
14-02-1992 (I)
P. M. No. 268 - 2001 P. R. G. Inner Guard
Chartered Accountant R - 2368 1215 / C - 99001 99323 pajithfc215@yahoo.com
36.
568
W. Bro. M. Anand # 156, 5th Cross, L. I. C. Colony J.P. Nagar 1st Phase, Bangalore - 78
15-02-1950
03-04-1992 (I)
D. of C. - P. M. 2005
Director, Zen School for Skills R - 2244 8334 / C - 94482 63734 anandiib@gmail.com
37.
571
W. Bro. Dr. Chetan Ballal # 25, Laxmi Road, 1st Floor Shanthinagar, Bangalore - 27
01-05-1957 26-10-1992 (I)
P. M. No. 300 - 2001 P. Asst. R. G. Inner Guard
Medical Practitioner R - 2223 3233
38.
575
Bro. T.V. Jaisurya Murthy # 165, 1st Block, Koramangala Bangalore - 34
17-06-1956 20-12-1992 (I)
M. M.
Service - Insurance R - 2553 4466 / C - 94480 66119 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
39.
587
Bro. Adnan K. Nakhoda Taraziz Manor, # 16, 6th Block Koramangala, Bangalore - 95
03-01-1975 05-02-1994 (I)
P.W. 2007
Architect O - 2553 1528 / R - 2553 2830 adnan_nakhoda@hotmail.com
40.
596
W. Bro. R. Narayan Rao Jadhav # 102, K.H. Road, Shanthinagar Bangalore - 27
10-01-1951 05-02-1994 (I)
I.P.M. - P.M. 2007
Business R - 4114 6864 / C - 98868 93628 jadhav_narayanrao@yahoo.co.in
41.
603
W. Bro. S. Raju # 600/1 (57), 4th Main Rd, Bhasa Mahakavi Rd., H. Nagar, B'lore - 19
27-01-1954 04-03-1995 (I)
Asst. D. of C. - P.M. 2006
Advocate O - 2667 4716 / R - 2242 3257 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
42.
604
Bro. Nuruddin Khetty # 255, 8th Cross, Lakshmi Road Shanthinagar, Bangalore - 27
30-11-1963 04-03-1995 (I)
Inner Guard - M. M.
Advocate O - 2223 0822 / R - 2229 0696 khetty@rediffmail.com
43.
605
Bro. R. Vishwanath # 33, 18th Cross, Malleswaram Bangalore - 3
08-12-1948 30-07-1995 (I)
M. M.
Builder R - 2336 7295 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
44.
608
Bro. D. Ravichandran # 37, Theppakulam Street P.O. Box 100, Erode - 638 001
18-09-1952 06-04-1996 (I)
M. M.
Business R - 0424 252500 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
45.
610
Bro. P. Somkumar # 2340, 16th Main, 2nd ‘B’ Cross H.A.L. 2nd Stage, Bangalore - 38
26-09-1955 05-10-1996 (I)
W. M. No. 101 - 2008
Service - Bosch Ltd. R - 2527 6385
Masonic Foundation - Helps preserve our Masonic heritage.
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Name & Address
Date of Birth
Initiated, Rank in Lodge, Joined or Regional Grand Lodge Re-joined on & Grand Lodge
Profession Telephone No. E-mail ID
46.
613
Bro. S. Gopinandan # 112, East End C Main Road 9th Block, , Jayanagar, B'lore - 69
17-01-1961 05-04-1997 (I)
M. M.
Service - Marketing R - 2668 0077 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
47.
614
Bro. M. J. Sundaram # 454, 8th Main, 4th Block Koramangala, Bangalore - 34
13-11-1954 05-04-1997 (I)
M. M.
Business - IT & Bio Medical R - 2553 2534 kinkinmjs@bluebottle.com
48.
617
W. Bro. N. Kamalakar # 9, 3rd Cross, K.R.Layout, 6th Phase J.P.Nagar, Bangalore - 78
04-02-1955 04-10-1997 (I)
W.M. 58 (2005)
Industrialist O - 2665 7003 / R - 2665 3360 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
49.
620
Bro. V. R. Nand Kumar 10-06-1948 07-02-1998 (I) 35, 4th Cross, 1st "A" Main, Gururaja Layout,Doddanekundi, M.Halli, B'lore-37
Junior Warden - M. M.
Consultant - Public Relations R - 2853 0652 / C - 98450 66728 comindpr@vsnl.com
50.
621
Bro. Russell D. C. Menzies 30-09-1954 07-02-1998 (I) # 107, Nidhi Apts, # 40, Nethaji Road Fraser Town, Bangalore - 5
Senior Warden - M. M.
Consultant - Advertising R - 2557 6674 / C - 98867 93070 russellmenzies@gmail.com
51.
622
Bro. K. Mahendra # 15, Brunton Road Cross Bangalore - 25
01-12-1975 13-02-1998 (I)
M. M.
Industrialist R - 2558 4794 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
52.
624
Bro. Sharan Lakshman “Sharanam”, # 1/C, Cunningham Rd. Bangalore - 25
29-06-1973 04-04-1998 (I)
M. M.
Business O - 2559 3277 / R - 2226 8493 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
53.
626
Bro. K. J. Kuruvilla # 513, Embassy Wood Cunningham Road, Bangalore - 1
30-05-1955 07-10-1998 (I)
F. C.
Business R - 2559 3291 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
54.
627
Bro. P. Jairam # 53 Nanjappa Road, Shanthinagar Bangalore - 27
12-08-1954 07-10-1998 (I)
Chaplain - M. M.
Holistic Healer O - 2212 4926 / R - 2212 1084 takecaregod@yahoo.co.in
55.
628
Bro. V. Srinivasa Rao # 41, Kanakapura Road Basavanagudi, Bangalore - 4
12-03-1928 07-11-1998 (I)
M. M.
Senior Citizen R - 2667 1036 raopam@vsnl.com
56.
629
Bro. B. M. Srinivasan # 108, The Metropolitan, # 45, Haines Road, Pulikeshinagar, Bangalore - 5
10-06-1950 12-12-1998 (I)
Senior Deacon - M. M.
Engineer - Mechanical O - 2551 0466 / R - 2554 0375
57.
633
Bro. Sonny Varghese # 571, 2nd Cross, Subbannapalya Banaswadi Rd, B'lore - 33
14-04-1950 03-04-1999 (I)
M. M.
Head of Accounts & H. R. N. R. I. sonny@qatar.net.qa
58.
637
Bro. D. P. K. Muthukumaraswamy 20-07-1980 04-09-1999 (I) # 360, 9th A Main, 2nd Cross Hanumanthanagar, Bangalore - 19
Junior Deacon - M. M.
Associate Consultant - Siemens R - 2661 1085 / C - 98454 10902 muthu4swaraj@gmail.com
59.
643
Bro. Melville D’Souza Giri Kunj, Sil Oak Enclave, Hennur Cross, Hennur Raod, Bangalore - 43
23-01-1955 01-04-2000 (I)
M. M.
Business - IT R - 2544 0111 / C - 98450 40741
60.
651
Bro. R. Raghuveeran D-003, Raheja Residency, 3rd Block 7th Cross, Koramangala, B'lore - 34
10-06-1939 07-07-2001 (I)
Treasurer - M. M.
Senior Citizen R - 4130 8653 / C - 99809 36008 raghu4life@yahoo.co.in
Dhanya Dhan Scheme - A handfull of grain everyday will feed an empty stomach.
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652
Bro. K. R. Guruprasad # 11/A, 6 ‘B’ Main, 11th Cross 3rd Phase, J.P.Nagar, Bangalore - 78
10-11-1950 27-07-2001 (I)
M. M.
Bank Executive R - 2658 6423 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
62.
655
Bro. H. Aravind Pushpanathan 04-08-1979 02-03-2002 (I) #208, 24th Cross, 3rd C-Main 6th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore-82
M. M.
Engineering Student N. R. pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
63.
656
Bro. S. Chethan Kumar 87, 3rd Cross, Manjunatha Layout Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore - 76
10-08-1979 02-03-2002 (I)
M. M.
Engineering Student N. R. pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
64.
657
Bro. Anton Valentine # 22, Albert Street, Richmond Town Bangalore - 25
30-09-1961 03-08-2002 (I)
M. M.
Graphic Designer R - 2221 2594 / C - 98440 87876 antonval@yahoo.com
65.
661
20-10-1937 07-07-2003 (I) Bro. C. V. Mani Natasha Golf View Apts., STP - 040 2 New Ring Rd., Domlur Layout, B'lore-71
Tyler - M.M.
Engineer - Surveyor R -5115 0040 cvm@airtelmail.in
66.
662
29-10-1973 07-10-2003 (I) Bro. Radhesh R. S. Ramani 501, Sai Smaran, 1st Main, 4th Cross, AR Layout Kagadasapura, CVRaman Nagar Post, B'lore-93
Asst. Secretary - M.M.
Service C -98806 33447 radhesh.ramani@gmail.com
67.
663
Bro. Manoj Thazhepurayil 106, Inter Model Castle 27 Kodihalli Main Road,, B'lore - 47
29-06-1969 03-04-2004 (I)
Sword Bearer - M. M.
Technical Author R - 2356 0849 / C -98440 62665 manoj_tp@hotmail.com
68.
664
Bro. H. Ravi Shankar # 208, 24th Cross, 3rd C-Main 6th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore-82
26-05-1983 01-05-2004 (I)
M. M.
Student R - 2667 4945
69.
665
Bro. J. Shyamsunder # 53,Nanjappa Road Shanthinagar, Bangalore - 27
26-10-1981 01-05-2004 (I)
M.M.
Student R - 2212 1086 pvjayshankar@hotmail.com
70.
667
Bro. Dr. Amrith Mathew # 45, Borewell Road, Tank Area Whitefield, Bangalore - 66
19-07-1978 07-08-2004 (I)
M.M.
Medical Practitioner R - 2845 2775 / C -99005 85494 amrithmathew@hotmail.com
71.
668
Bro. Bosky Cherin Varghese # 571, Subbannapalya, 2nd Cross Banaswadi Road, Bangalore - 33
21-09-1979 07-08-2004 (I)
F.C.
Creative Consultant R - 2545 5185 boskyisnow@hotmail.com
72.
669
Bro. V. Venkatesh # 31, 6th Cross, 17th Main, NS Palya BTM II Stage, Bangalore - 76
16-06-1975 04-12-2004 (I)
M.M.
Dialisis Engineer C - 98452 03418 venkatmudli@indiatimes.com
73.
670
Bro. R. Dwarakanath Rao # 1280, 4th Cross, 17th Main Muneswara Block, Bangalore – 26
24-06-1950 19-12-2004 (I)
Organist - M. M.
Business C - 98456 69560
74.
671
Bro. B. R. Srikanth # 305, Vasanthvilas Residency M.T. Street, Basavanagudi, B'lore–4
31-03-1974 02-04-2005 (I)
Steward - M. M.
Service - Sasken C - 98863 30130 srikanth@sasken.com
75.
672
Bro. R. Kumaran # 177, 8th A Cross, 14th A Main, CSWS Lout, RPC Lout, V.Ngr 2nd Stg, B'lore–40
02-09-1976 02-04-2005 (I)
Steward - M. M.
Service C - 98865 20842 kumaranr@gmail.com
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List of Members Sl. Reg. No. No.
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Name & Address
Date of Birth
Initiated, Rank in Lodge, Joined or Regional Grand Lodge Re-joined on & Grand Lodge
76.
673
Bro. Vishal Nath NL 6-5/15, Sector-10, Nerul Phase-2 New Mumbai - 400 706
77.
675
W. Bro. S. Swaminathan 08-01-1952 17-12-1990 (I) # 986, 1st Floor, 4th Cross, 1st 'A' Main 02-07-2005 (J) Geethanjali Lyt, New Tippasandra, B'lore – 75
78.
677
Bro. Febin Joseph Philip # 571, Subbannapalya, 2nd Cross Banaswadi Road, Bangalore - 33
79.
678
Bro. Dr. Rajesh Mahadevan # 4, Upper Pipe Line Road Seshadripuram, Bangalore - 20
80.
679
W. Bro. Peter Maret Huskinson 21-03-1954 19-03-1991 (I) Giesbethweg 31, D-91056, Erlangen 01-10-2005 (J) Germany
81.
680
Bro. Ramesh Prabhu # 205, Parkland Apts., Eagle Street Langford Town, Bangalore - 25
82.
681
83.
Profession Telephone No. E-mail ID
M. M.
Business N.R.
P. M. No. 24 - 2000
Chief Project Engineer R - 5534 3281 / C - 98450 10146 swathans@hotmail.com
01-02-1979 02-08-2005 (I)
F. C.
Software Engineer - IBM Global R - 2545 5185 / C - 98866 73752 febinjoseph@hotmail.com
16-02-1968 22-12-1990 (I) 03-09-2005 (J)
M. M.
Medical Practitioner C - 98446 05905
P. M. No. 832 Lodge Acacia, Bamberg, Germany
Executive Siemens Erlangen, Germany
21-11-1959 16-11-2005 (I)
Almoner - M. M.
Consultant R - 2223 4881 / C - 98450 14494 rameshprabhu1@gmail.com
Bro. M. Saindran # 166, Kamaraj Road Bangalore - 42
17-08-1966 16-11-2005 (I)
Steward - M . M.
Advocate R - 2555 1637 / C - 98451 69531
683
Bro. Dr. S. S. Mani # 428, 1st Stg., 3rd Cross, Sri Krishna Temple Rd., Indiranagar, B'lore - 38
10-06-1930 01-04-2006 (I)
M . M.
Mechanical Engineer/Consultant C - 93437 70545
84.
684
Bro. Col. Vudathala Nandagopal # 302, Prestige Elgine Langford Town, Bangalore - 25
01-06-1941 01-07-2006 (I)
M . M.
Retired Army Officer R - 2210 3530 / C - 98452 88464 nandav1942@hotmail.com
85.
685
Bro. Ashwin Ramachandra # 437, 2nd Cross, 9th Main H.A.L. 2nd Stage, Bangalore - 8
30-11-1971 05-08-2006 (I)
Steward - M . M.
Engineer
86.
686
Bro. A. K. Madhavakrishnan # 64, St. John's Road Bangalore - 42
09-09-1933 09-03-2007 (I)
M . M.
Engineer R - 2559 958 / C - 99007 21307
87.
687
Bro. Akshay Sreevatsa # 50, 10th Main, 3rd Cross Indiranagar 2nd Stage, B'lore - 38
20-07-1987 31-03-2007 (I)
Steward - F. C.
Law Student C - 98860 01401 akshay@nls.ac.in
88.
688
Bro. Brig. C. A. Govindaraj (Retd.) 03-12-1943 04-08-2007 (I) # 5, Villa Delmar, Sarjapur Road Ambalipura, Bangalore - 42
F. C.
Retired Army Officer
89.
689
Bro. Capt. Sendil Natarajan Arcot 12-08-1975 02-02-2008 (I) # 61, Bhuvaneshwari Nagar, C. V. Raman Nagar P.O., Bangalore - 93
E. A.
Pilot C - 98457 08979 sendil290@gmail.com
90.
690
Bro. Dr. Sherry Sakaraiah Chandy 01-11-1977 13-03-2008 (I) # 20/3, 1st Floor, 4th Cross, Ganesha Block, R.T. Nagar, Bangalore - 32
E. A.
Doctor / Domain Specialist C - 98864 60495 doctoraramis@gmail.com
23-09-1978 07-05-2005 (I)
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THE COMMON GAVEL GAVEL: Derives its name from its shape-that of the gable or gavel end of a house. It is a tool used by a stonemason and resembles a hammer having a pointed end for cutting. "Perhaps no lodge appliance or symbol is possessed of such deep and absorbing interest to the craft as the Master's mallet or gavel. Nothing in the entire range of Masonic paraphernalia and formulary can boast of an antiquity so unequivocally remote," according to Joseph F. Ford in Early History and Antiquities of Freemasonry. (Hunt) Gavels, hammers, mallets, or mauls, have both practical and symbolic uses in lodges and other meetings, as well as both practical and symbolic uses in operative and speculative Freemasonry. Keeping order and punctuating actions The gavel has been generally adopted by Masonic bodies and many other groups as a means to call meetings to order, keep order, announce the results of votes, and otherwise punctuate actions of the group. (Coil) However, it is a mistake for the presiding officer to try to stop noise and keep order by pounding with the gavel. (Roberts) The use of a hammer to keep order was common in medieval institutions such as an Elizabethan guild in Exeter where, "the governor having a small hammer in his hands made for the purpose, when he will have scilence to be hadd shall knocke the same upon the Borde, and who so ever do talke after the second stroke to paye without redempcion two pence." (AQC, XL) There is also a reference in a biography of the founder of the Cistercians to "the harsh strokes of the wooden mallet used for calling the brethren together." (AQC, XL) Symbol of authority In a larger sense, gavels symbolize the executive power, as this is the instrument which strikes blows (Hunt), or it can be thought of as a symbol of authority without the use of force. (Haywood) The gavel is an emblem of the authority of the Master in governing the Lodge. (Macoy) At the installation of a Master he is informed, upon being tendered this implement, that it constitutes the essential element of his authority over the assembled brethren, 10
without which his efforts to preserve order and subordination would be ineffectual. It is the symbol that inducts him into the possession of the Masonic lodge. (Hunt) In the middle ages mallets were thrown and all ground over which they traversed were acknowledged to be possessed by the thrower. This practice gave rise to the symbolism of the mallet indicating the Master's possession of his lodge. (Hunt and Haywood) A somewhat different use of a thrown hammer is shown in an English ordinance of 1462 which is said to have declared that lewd women should remain as far from the territory of Masonic lodges as a hammer could be hurled. (Hunt) The appropriate item for this purpose should be wooden with a flat surface at one end and a pointed surface at the other. French and Spanish Freemasons sometimes refer to it as the "president's hammer" and use an instrument that is flat at both ends, then slightly pinched, and larger again in the middle. (Macoy) The gavel should not resemble a setting maul. (Hunt) The gavel is sometimes confused with the setting maul which is a different instrument used for different purposes. (Macoy) The gavel is a implement of both the Master and his Wardens, and is an emblem of power, while the maul is a heavy wooden hammer with which the mason drives his chisel. The maul is also the weapon with which the Master was traditionally said to have been slain, so it is an emblem of violent death. It is incorrect to use a gavel instead of a heavy maul in the dramatization of the third degree. (Jones) It is also inappropriate to use a little auctioneer's hammer in place of a gavel, as this may connote that the initiate is being sold. (Mackenzie) The gavel of the Master of a Lodge is also called a "Hiram" (Macoy) because, like that architect, it governs the Craft and keeps order in the Lodge as Hiram did in the Temple (Mackey and Hunt), or because of the use made of the maul in the third degree. As early as 1739 both gavels and mauls were referred to by that name. (Jones) A negative (Continued on page 11)
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THE COMMON GAVEL (Continued from page 10) sense of this implement is found in the Bible, Proverbs XXV, 18, "A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow." Use by Operative and Speculative Masons Mackey and Coil say the gavel used as a hammer has one flat face opposite the sharp end so that from the top it resembles a gabled roof on a house, and because of this, "gable" becomes the German word "gipfel" meaning summit or peak (Mackey, Coil, Hunt) or "giebel" (Macoy) and then the English word "gavel," although in German lodges the gavel is called the "hammer." It is one of the oldest working tools used by man, as illustrated by stories of Scandinavian mythology where Thor, the principal god, was given a special hammer or mallet which always struck its targets with great force and then returned to the thrower without any injury to him. Symbolically, as the hammer of Thor destroyed his enemies, so it should continue to be used to destroy the enemies of that which is good and true. (Hunt) It is used on stone to make a rough shaping or dressing, with the finishing done with a chisel and mallet or maul. Gavel is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary (1901) as a mason's setting maul or a presiding officer's hammer, and it is said to be an American usage. (AQC, 101 and XL) The name "gavel" was not known in England before the nineteenth century. (Jones) Freemasons are taught that the common gavel is one of the working tools of an Entered Apprentice. It is used by operative masons to break off the corners of rough ashlars and thus fit them the better for the builder's use. It is not adapted to giving polish or ornamentation to the stone, and hence it should symbolize only that training of the new Freemason which is designed to give some limited skill and moral training, and to teach that labor is the lot of man and that "qualities of heart and head are of limited value 'if the hand be not prompt to execute the design' of the master." Its meaning has been extended to include the symbolism of the chisel, to show the enlightening and ennobling effects of training and education. (Street)
The gavel is adopted in Speculative Freemasonry to admonish us of the duty, often painful (Hunt), of divesting our minds and consciences of all the vices and impurities of life, thereby fitting our bodies (Mackey and Macoy) or minds as living stones for the spiritual building, not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. (Mackey) The gavel represents the force of conscience. (Jones) It is our will power, through which we govern our actions and free ourselves from debasing influences. It requires repeated exercise of our will power to subdue our passions. Will power is common to all and it is fittingly symbolized by the "common" gavel, but just as the gavel is of no worth unless it is used, so is our will power. (Hunt) The gavel is an instrument common to the lowest and the highest in the Lodge. The common gavel is shown to each Entered Apprentices to remind him that symbolically he should use it in Freemasonry to divest himself of the vices and superfluities of life. Years later, even when one has attained the highest rank in the Lodge by becoming its Master, the same implement of a gavel is placed in his hand as a reminder that we all need to continue to strive for improvements in our manner and character. (Mackenzie) Albert Pike felt the mallet and chisel (and gavel) symbolized development of the intellect of each individual and of society. He wrote, "...a man's intellect is all his own, held direct from God, an inalienable fief. It is the most potent of weapons....Society hangs spiritually together....The free country, in which intellect and genius govern, will endure....To elevate the people by teaching loving-kindness and wisdom, with power to him who teaches best; and so to develop the free State from the rough ashlar;---this is the great labor in which Masonry desires to lend a helping hand." - By Paul M. Bessel February 1995 Masonic Riddles - Answers A-1. Electile dysfunction. A-2. Ruthless. A-3. High time. A-4. Wake up. A-5. Because they would lodge in its throat. A-6. He was following the landmarks of the Order.
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VISITORS The habit of Freemasons to travel and to visit other Lodges is one of the oldest and most widely practiced customs of the Craft. This custom hinged on the theory that all Lodges are only divisions of the 'Universal Brotherhood'. Lodge Star of the South No. 101 had four distinguished visitors at the Regular Meeting held on 13th March 2008. Pictured above (from left to right) are: Bro. Eric Lopez of Lodge Emesa No. 39, Grand Lodge of Mexico, Mexico City, W. Bro. P. Somkumar, W.M. of Lodge Star of the South No. 101, and W. Bro. Seamus Henry, Affiliate Past Master of Yellowknife Lodge No. 162, Yellowknife, N.W.T., Canada. Also present were W. Bro. P. S. Bativala of Lodge Sohrab Bharoocha No. 1363, S.C., Mumbai, and W. Bro. P. Sridharan of Lodge Southern Cross No. 24 G.L.I., Oorgaum, K.G.F.
MASONIC RIDDLES Q-1. What is it called if a Lodge ballot returns two black balls? Q-2. What kind of man was Boaz before he was married? Q-3. What time was it when the Lodge visited the brewery? Q-4. What’s the first thing most Freemasons do in the morning of a lodge meeting? Q-5. Why did the crocodile refuse to eat Freemasons? Q-6. Why did the Freemason cross the road?
Courtesy: Wor.Bro. R. Raymond, Lodge Baden Powell 505, UGL. of Old Australia (Answers on page 11) 12