Notable Members

The Company You Keep
Shapes Who You Become

Freemasonry has always attracted men who wanted to be part of something bigger than themselves.

The Pattern

The Men Who Came Before

Freemasonry has always attracted men who wanted to be part of something bigger than themselves. Not for status. Not for business. For the brotherhood.

Indian Freemasons

Leaders Who Served India

Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi

Cricket

Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi

Cricket captain of India. Led with grace under pressure. A man whose leadership on the field mirrored his character off it.

Moti Lal Nehru

Statesman

Moti Lal Nehru

Visionary leader whose legacy shaped India's future. Founder of the Indian National Congress session at Allahabad.

J.R.D. Tata

Industry

J.R.D. Tata

India's first licensed pilot and legendary industrialist. Built the Tata empire while remaining one of India's most beloved philanthropists.

Swami Vivekananda

Philosophy

Swami Vivekananda

Philosopher who bridged East and West. His 1893 address to the Parliament of World's Religions in Chicago remains legendary.

Indian Freemason

Industry

Sir Dorabji Tata

Builder of modern India's industrial foundation. Established many of the institutions that form the backbone of Indian industry today.

Sitaram Jaipuria

Industry

Sitaram Jaipuria

Industrialist who gave back as much as he built. Grand Master of India from 1982 to 1985 — a leader in lodge and in life.

World Leaders

Men Who Stood for Something

Rudyard Kipling

Literature

Rudyard Kipling

Nobel laureate author of "The Jungle Book" and "If." Initiated at Lodge Hope and Perseverance No. 782 in Lahore. Freemasonry deeply influenced his writing.

George Washington

Leadership

George Washington

First American President. Freedom fighter. Was Master of Alexandria Lodge No. 22 in Virginia — and wore his Masonic regalia at the laying of the US Capitol cornerstone.

Winston Churchill

Leadership

Winston Churchill

Wartime leader of Britain. Unshakeable resolve in the face of history's greatest test. Initiated at Studholme Lodge No. 1591 in London.

The Search Never Goes Out of Style

These Men Weren't Looking
for a Title

They were looking for brotherhood with men who believed what they believed. That search never goes out of style.

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