Lodge Minchin

Freemasonry was introduced into India by the Grand Lodge of England in

Calcutta (Kolkata) in Eastern India in 1729. .

It then spread to the South in Madras in 1752, to the West in Bombay in 1758 and to the North in Punjab in 1786. The Dutch Constitution entered India in 1758 in BengalThe French Constitution entered India in 1787 in Pondicherry.

The Scottish Constitution first entered Sri Lanka in 1801 and later consecrated Lodges in India

The Danish Constitution entered India in 1805 in Tamil Nadu.

The Irish Constitution entered India in 1835 in Punjab.

In the initial period of 107 years, after freemasonry came to India (upto 1836), only 3 ethnic Indians were initiated in Masonry.

With the Loss of Amity between the Home Lodges (English, Scottish and Irish) and the Indian Lodges in September 1992 the following development took place:

Grand Lodge of Upper India was consecrated on 21st January 1995 at

Chandigarh and has 23 lodges warranted by it. In Chandigarh, they meet at Freemasons� Complex at Daon, Chandigarh.

Grand Lodge of South India was consecrated and established on 27th

May 1995 at Coimbatore and has 14 lodges warranted by it. In Coimbatore, they meet at Freemasons� Hall, Race Course Road.

Grand Lodge of Western India was consecrated and constituted on 8th

April 2001 in Mumbai with three foundation lodges. In Mumbai, they

meet at Freemasons� Hall, Sukhadwala Marg, Fort.

Grand Lodge of Eastern India was consecrated and constituted on

4th August 2001 in Lucknow with five foundation lodges

On one hand they did not become popular as expected and on the

other they were not recognized by any of the four Grand Lodges operating in India. Amity was restored in December 2003 and with that the relevance of these GLs, if any existed, has been lost for ever.