Bowring Institute Explained

Bowring Institute
Formation:	1868
Founder:	Benjamin Lewis Rice
Type:	Private Members Club
Status:	Active
Headquarters:	Bangalore, India
Region Served:	Karnataka
Num Staff:	200

Bowring Institute is a Private members' club in Bangalore, India. It was founded in 1868 by Benjamin Lewis Rice.^[1] It is named after Lewin Bentham Bowring.^[2] It is best known for its tennis facilities,^[2] but also has what is probably the largest library in Bangalore.^[3]

History

The Bowring Institute completed 130 and 150 years in 2018 — 130 because the foundation stone of the current 12-acre property on St Mark’s Road was laid on 22 November 1888. However, the elite members-only club had an earlier avatar, which happened in 1868.

The institute was formed at a time when the industrial revolution was at its peak in Europe.^[4]

Membership

The membership to the club is quite exclusive. As of 2014, the membership fee was 2 million Indian Rupees.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: HISTORY – Bowring . 6 April 2019 . 6 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190406112730/https://bowringinstitute.in/history/ . dead .
2. Book: Doctor, Geeta . 2008 . Romance of the Cantonment . De . Aditi . Multiple City: Writings on Bangalore . Penguin Books India . 104–110 . 9780143100256.
3. Book: Wright . Arnold . Southern India: Its History, People, Commerce, and Industrial Resources . 2004 . Asian Educational Services . 206 . 9788120613447.
4. News: The elite members-only club, Bowring Institute started as a knowledge-creation Society. The Economic Times. Shekhar. Divya.
5. https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/chaise-longues-bangalore-golf-club-bangalore-club-bowring-institute-century-club/articleshow/44777847.cms?