Name prominent Indian Freemasons from the 17th and 18th centuries

Omdat-ul-Omrah, the eldest son of the Nawab of the Carnatic, was initiated in Trichinopoly in 1775 1 and stands as the first recorded Indian Freemason, as the Regional Grand Lodge of Northern India notes. His admission into Lodge No. 355 was formally announced to the Grand Lodge of England in London, which sent him an apron in recognition of his reception into the fraternity 1. He maintained a correspondence with the Grand Lodge written in Persian, expressing his dedication to the institution and its philanthropic principles 21.

Through his encouragement and example, his brother Omur-ul-Omrah was subsequently initiated into the Order 2. No records exist of Indian Freemasons from the 17th century, as Masonic lodges were introduced to India during the 18th century.