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Year 2001 onwards

2001 W.Bro.K.R.N.Menon installed District Grand Master on 10th February. W.Bro.S.Chellappa invested as Dy DGM on 10th February. W.Bro.K.Krishna Pillai invested as Asst DGM on 10th February.

2002 DGL connected to Internet on 29-1-2002 and placed on website

2002 R W Bro J W Daniel, Past Grand Secretary and W Bro T J Lewis visited Chennai between 7th to 9th May 2002 Masonic And Heritage Buildings Trust was established 3.7.2002 to facilitate renovation of Madras Freemasons’ Hall Trust property as well as other Masonic and Heritage Buildings. R.W.Bro.K.R.N.Menon, R.W.District Grand Master, accompanied by W.Bros K.V.Srinivasan, DGS and B.Balaji Singh, DG D of C proceeded to Mumbai and installed W Bro Dorab Cowasji Bajan as the Grand Superintendent and District Grand Master of Bomaby and Northern India on 27th and 28th September 2002 respectively.

United Grand Lodge of England accorded restoration of recognition (which was withdrawn in 1992) to Grand Lodge of India on 11th December 2002.

2003 R.W.Bro. A.P.Tampi, O.S.M. Past District Grand Master called to the Grand Lodge above On 31 st January 2003

2003 Archibald Campbell Lodge No. 4998 Celebrated its Platinum jubilee

Celebration on 7th February 2003. R.W.Bro.D.C.Bajan, R W District Grand Master of Bombay and Northern India with his deputation, was present and attended the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations, W Bro.Dr.James Campbell, grandson of Sir Archibald Campbell (IPM of the Middlesex Lodge No 143) was present and attended the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations.

W Bro M.A.Chacko invested as Dy DGM on 8th February 2003.

W Bro Dr.K.K.Varma invested as Asst DGM on 8th February 2003

2003 August : Golconda Lodge hosted the DGL Half-Yearly Meeting at Secunderabad, attended by more than 275 Brethren. The R.W.Regional Grand Master, R.W.Bro. Dr.B.Biswakumar attended with a deputation after a gap of more than 12 years.

2003 November DGM visited London – called on Pro Grand Master M.W. Bro. Lord Northampton, Asst. Grand Master R.W. Bro. David Kenneth Williamson and Grand Secretary V.W. Bro. R.A.H. Morrow and also visited some Lodges and Chapters in Warwickshire and Wales (SWWD).

The Asst. Grand Master, R.W. Bro. Williamson, accompanied by V.W. Bro. Morrow, Grand Secretary attended the installation of M.W. Bro. Arun Chintopanth as M.W. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of India at Bangalore, and later visited the headquarters of the District and met with RWDGM and Senior Brethren.

Lodge Golconda requested the Asst. Grand Master, whose Grand-father was an initiate of that Lodge, to accept an Honorary Membership of the Golconda Lodge which R.W. Bro. Williamson was pleased to accept.

The opportunity was taken to hand over the keys of the new Regional Grand Lodge Office at F.M. Hall Chennai, built by donations of the members of the English Craft through the Masonic Heritage Buildings Trust in the presence of the visiting dignitaries from the U.K. to the Regional Grand Master, R.W. Bro. Dr. B.Biswakumar. The Chairman, Premises Committee, Wor. Bro. S.L. Chitale hosted the lunch that followed.

2004 February The Annual Investiture Craft Meeting was held under the banner of Lodge Pitt Mcdonald at the Taj Coromandel Hotel attended by more than 280 Brethren, as well as by the Representative of the R.W. Regional Grand Master of Southern India, R.W.Bro. Prabhat Kumar. A grand banquet followed the meeting.

2004 March The ground-breaking ceremony for the CORNWALLIS SENIOR CITIZENS HOME was performed in Bangalore by W.Bro. M.S. Chintamani, Past. Dy. D.G.M, in the presence of a number of Brethren of Lodge Southern Brotherhood, and members of the Executive Council of the D.G. Charity.

Most Excellent Grand Superintendent, E.Comp. K.R.N. Menon was offered the Honorary Membership of Chapter Amity, in the Province of Warwickshire which he was pleased to accept.

An air-conditioned Dining Hall at the F.M. Hall was inaugurated by the initiative and contributions of the Pitt Macdonald Lodge, assisted by the Archibald Campbell Lodge and Lodge Universal Charity.

By the contributions of the Masons of the District through the Masonic Heritage Buildings Trust, a sum of about Rs.40 Lakhs was donated to effect various improvements in the F.M. Hall, Chennai, such as the RGL Office, Asst. Secretary’s Quarters, Kitchen, Air-conditioning of Dining Hall, and other infrastructure requirements of stand-by power, power systems, sanitation, water treatment, rain water harvesting etc. With the earlier contributions by the Brethren of GLI on the building and its superstructure, the F.M. Hall is now an excellent example of our fraternal co-operation, and is of great benefit to the Brethren of all Constitutions of the City.