Cosmopolitan Club (Coimbatore) Explained

Coimbatore Cosmopolitan Club
Size:	200px
Formation:	1891
Type:	Private club
Headquarters:	Race Course, Coimbatore
Location:	India
Leader Title:	President

The Cosmopolitan Club in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India is a club started in 1891 by a group of local citizens. It is located in Race Course Road, in the city of Coimbatore.

History

The land for the club was purchased from Jayashree V.Murthy of Sulur on 25 July 1891. To an existing small shed, a clubhouse, a billiards room, card rooms and tennis courts were added. The front Porch was called Verandah club. A large tree in the vicinity was main meeting place of its members’ also called as Wisdom Tree.^[1]

Facilities

• Tennis courts
• Badminton court
• Billiards and Bridge room
• Library
• Bar, Party halls and Accommodation

Notable members

• C. S. Rathinasabapathy Mudaliar - Industrialist, often regarded as Father of Coimbatore.
• C. Subramaniam - Former Union Minister and former Governor of Maharashtra
• R. K. Shanmugam Chettiar - India's first Finance Minister and Industrialist
• Nirupama Vaidyanathan - Tennis player

Notes and References

1. Web site: - History of the club . 24 November 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090903152956/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2006/09/25/stories/2006092500760100.htm . 3 September 2009 . usurped .