Freemasonry is a noble adventure of human mind. It is not known where it first germinated, but it sprouted in Great Britain and was transplanted to British India. Calcutta can boast of the Craft for more than two centuries. At first a close preserve of the European Christians, it was Later opened up for the Indians, who took it up in right earnest. It had the patronage of top Government Officials in Old Calcutta. It inculcated the noble virtues of morality, benevolence and charity. It widened the mental horizons of the foreign rulers and instilled a spirit of universal brotherhood in their minds. Belief in God was, and still is, its sheet anchor. Orderly rituals, devotion to ideals and collective entertainment combined to make a Freemason a better man. Its mystery and symbolism touched the heart rather than the brain. In Old Calcutta, it had its ebb and flow, rough and calm waters; down below, its silent perennial under current. In any case, Freemasonry was a living institution in the Old City.

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