Dan Brown, Lost Symbol & Freemasons in India

New Delhi: Six years after his smash hit The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown has found another secretive group to write about in his latest thriller The Lost Symbol - the Freemasons.

The Freemasons have been around for just under 300 years. From George Washington to Isaac Newton to Swami Vivekananda and Motilal Nehru to even Praful Patel here in India, their members read like a who's who of the rich and powerful and discreet.

And they are at the heart of Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol, though he's fairly sympathetic, saying the Freemasons are much maligned and misunderstood because of their secret rituals.

In his story, a man joins the Masons, to betray them, and unleash the forces of chaos.

CNN-IBN's Amrita Tripathi went to find out more about the secretive brotherhood in Janpath, the heart of the Capital, where their lodge is tucked away.

From the Grand Master of India - former chief justice, Devinder Gupta - to all the other masons, no one revealed their secret handshake to CNN-IBN.

But at the Masonic temple, people did agree to talk about some of the symbolism, which plays a big role in the book and in The Freemasons' folklore.

"The point of the symbolism is to use it in teaching men about freemasonry and make them better men," says the Grand Master.

What they discuss behind closed doors and of course the secret passwords they use to recognise each other are still a mystery though the masons are more open than before, reaching out to the public.

Of course it's that very backdrop of secrecy that has given Dan Brown some of the magic ingredients he needs to create a fairly well-crafted thriller, though it is a trifle long.

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[ni8crawler1]

free masons are the army of dajjal they practice kaballah which is nothing but jewish magic donw to please satan

[islamallover]

Free masons are worshippers of Lucifer-Satan to get direct power and wealth in this world and their believe in GOD is actually believe & worship of Satan(Lucifer) ---which they keep hidden from general people and that is why their society is called a secret society.

[GrandmasterTigerfist]

Freemasons are liars they will not show their true beliefs to the world, they make revolts they make chaos in nations theres a reason why only elites and rich people are allowed in to masonic groups.

[GrandmasterTigerfist]

Freemasons are satanists

[otakuxxsourxxvelvet]

@lavista4u dumb ignorant ass.

[lavista4u]

Freemasons worship devil..they play on both sides and are the creator of two world wars....all religions where created by them to enslave humans...DO NOT TRUST THEM>>>I BEEN THERE>>>>THEY DO NOT HAVE THE BEST INTEREST.

They created this world, which is 180 degree opposite of our true nature. I say again....DO NOT TRUST THEM>>>I SAY THIS WITH MY HEARTS BLOOD

[MainTightSqueeze]

dan brown is controlled opposition. he gets paid to spew disinformation.

[44AlphaMale44]

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