R.W.Bro. Krishna Kumar Gautam was born at Lucknow in 1941 in the family of a Freedom Fighter, Late Shri Mohan Lal Gautam. His early education was at Lucknow. He graduated in Science from Lucknow University and proceeded to Germany, where he completed his Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Karlsruhe in 1966 and then returned to India. Working in India as engineer and in marketing, Bro. Gautam has had a very wide experience in  vast variety of industries and trade. He has travelled to most continents for business promotion. He is now leading a retired life – devoted mainly to Freemasonry and family.

 Bro.Gautam was initiated in Lodge Raisina No. 97 in August 1980 and after going through the usual ladder became its Worshipful Master in 1990. That was the year that Ritual Working Competition was made mandatory in the Northern Region. Under his leadership the Lodge received the Trophy of Best Lodge in Ritual Working and he himself was adjudged as the Runner-up Worshipful Master. In the same year Lodge Raisina became the first Lodge to be the Governor of Gen. William Masonic Polyclinic.

The history of Lodge Raisina during the 1990s is the Masonic Bio-data of Bro. Gautam. The Lodge received almost 60% percent of Ritual Working Trophies, many times the trophy for the Most Outstanding Lodge in the Region and All India Trophy for Maximum Charity. The Lodge and its members donated generously for the Masonic Public School to build  its first two blocks and many other facilities like the Music Room.

In course of time Bro. Gautam joined the Orders of Chapter, Mark & RAM as also the Conclave and Councils. His active interest in promoting Freemasonry has resulted in consecration of many new Masonic bodies.

Bro. Gautam has been taking very keen interest in guiding brethren in Ritual Working. He is the senior-most active Preceptor in Delhi Lodge of Instruction. His proficiency in Ritual Working was appreciated by his being appointed by our former Grand Master as Chairman of Panel of Judges for all the four years that the Inter-Region Ritual Working Competition on all India basis was held.

Apart from Rituals, Bro. Gautam has been taking keen interest in Masonic studies. He has, as acting Grand Chaplain in Masonic ceremonies of Consecration etc., studied history and symbolism of various Masonic orders and has delivered a large number of Orations for the benefit of Masons. He has already completed a one year Correspondence Course  in Mark Masonry from the Grand Lodge of South Australia & Northern Territories and was one of the two Indians and first ever foreigners to receive in person Certificates for successfully completing the course at Adelaide in June 2008. Presently, he is pursuing a 4-year course in Craft Masonry, which he expects to complete by end of 2009, to qualify him to receive the “Diploma in Masonic Education” (Dipl. M.Ed.) from the Grand Lodge of South Australia & Northern Territories.

Accepting his proposal, the Grand Lodge of India launched a Certificate Course in Masonic Education in March 2009 with 111 brethren from all over the country registering themselves for the course. The first batch of 23 brethren completed the course on “Fast Track” and have been awarded Certificates during the last Grand Convocation held at Chennai.  At his suggestion the Board of General Purposes of the Grand Lodge has also approved in principal starting of a Diploma Course in Masonic Education.

Bro. Gautam  is now additionally holding a very responsible and demanding post of Honorary Secretary of the Masonic Fraternity of New Delhi, the office which he held earlier also for four years from 1993 to 1997.

Bro. Gautam is Representative of the  Grand Lodge of Argentina and the Grand Chapter of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations near to the Grand Lodge of India. He has also been  a member of Procedure & Protocol Committee of the Grand Board and has greatly contributed in revising Rituals of RA Chapter, Mark & RAM and in compiling the booklet “Points of Procedure and Protocol for Guidance of Members of the Craft”. He has also been member of the Foreign Relations Committee for last many years.

In the Annual Grand Festival held at Chennai on 21^st November, 2009, M.W.Bro.Capt.(Dr.) B.Biswakumar, OSM was pleased to appoint R.W.Bro.K.K.Gautam as the Regional Grand Master of Regional Grand Lodge of Northern India.  He was installed as R.W.The Regional Grand Master/R.W.the Regional Grand Mark Master/M.E. The Grand Superintendent on 13^th & 14^th February, 2010. Northern Region was the first to have the installation of R.W.Bro.K.K.Gautam as R.W.The Regional Grand Master in the presence of invited non-masons and ladies on 13^th February, 2010 after installation of M.W.The Grand Master in an Open Session in November, 2009. 

R.W.Bro. K.K. Gautam