IBM Ring 177 was originally founded by a group of enthusiastic magicians led by Magician S K Vasantha Kumar in Bangalore in 1964. An author of many books on magic, including the acclaimed ILLUSIONSESEME, he was also a prolific contributor to The Linking Ring magazine.

There is an interesting story of how the S K Vasantha Kumar Ring 177 came into being, thanks to a trip to India (and Bangalore) by Benjamin J. Kleinman, who was a member of New York City IBM Ring 26 and the Associate Editor of M-U-M, Society of American Magi­cians magazine.

Formation of Rings in the Inter­national Brotherhood of Magicians originate in many ways. Recent method is credited to Benjamin J. Kleinman, member of New York City IBM Ring 26; and Associate Editor of M-U-M Society of American Magi­cians magazine.

Sydney S. Bergson, The Linking Ring, February 1965