December 30, 1865 – January 18, 1936

Born in Bombay, India, Rudyard Kipling had his education in England and returned to India in 1882.

As a poet, Author and Recipient of the Noble Prize for Literature in 1907, he published over 80 stories and ballads.

Initiated: April 5, 1886 at Lodge Hope and Perseverance Lodge No. 782. E.C. Lahore, India and because he was underage (by Masonic Standards) a special dispensation was granted to him by the District Grand Master
Passed to Fellowcraft: May 3, 1886
Raised to Master Mason: December 6, 1886

He briefly served as Secretary of the Lodge, and in 1887 and became a Mark Master and Royal Ark Mariner
Demitted: March 4, 1889

Joined: July 8, 1909
Sociata Rosicruciana in Anglia

Honorary Member:
Author’s Lodge No. 3456, E.C.
Motherland Lodge No. 3861, E.C.

Founding Member (January 1922):
The Builders of the Silent Cities Lodge No. 12, St. Omer, France, F.R.

Kipling’s Masonic writings are still celebrated for their symbolic depth and fraternal spirit.

He elevated the reputation of Freemasonry through his global literary fame, helping to portray it as a universal moral and spiritual brotherhood

His Masonic ideals permeate his writing:

Poems: The Mother Lodge, My New-Cut Ashlar, A Pilgrim’s Way, The Palace, If, L’Envoi

Stories: The Man Who Would Be King, Kim (Both rich in Masonic Symbolism and Themes of Brotherhood and Empire).