List of gentlemen's clubs in India explained

Gentlemen's clubs in India were primarily created by the British during the British Raj, however several were created after the independence of India mainly as a legacy of the empire. They were mostly built in urban cities, like Bangalore, Calcutta, Bombay, Delhi, Karachi, Lahore, Madras etc; where British Army/Civil officers went to rest after long hours of work.

Clubs

List of Gentlemen's club in India established before partition 1947; during British Raj:

NameLocationclass=unsortable
Bengal Club1827Calcutta
Royal Calcutta Golf Club1829Calcutta
Madras Club1832Madras
Byculla Club1833Bombay
Royal Bombay Yacht Club1846Bombay
Calcutta Rowing Club1858Calcutta
Punjab Club1863Lahore
Peshawar Club1863Peshawar
Bankipore Club1865Patna
Bangalore Club1868Bangalore
Bowring Institute1868Bangalore
Trichinopoly Club1868Trichy
Sind Club1871Karachi
Bombay Gymkhana1875Bombay
Mangalore Club1876Mangalore
Lahore Gymkhana1878Lahore
Dehradun Club1878Dehradun
Secunderabad Club1878Secunderabad
Waltair Club1883Visakhapatnamhttp://www.waltairclub.com/ClubHistory.aspx
Madras Gymkhana Club1884Madras[1]
Nizam Club1884Hyderabad
Karachi Gymkhana1886Karachi
Chikmagalur Club1889Chikkamagaluru
Quetta Club1891Quetta
Karachi Parsi Institute1893Karachi
Tollygunge Club1895Calcutta
Rama Varma Club1897Kochi
Jiwaji Club1898Gwalior
PYC Hindu Gymkhana1900Pune
Deccan Gymkhana Club1906Pune
Calcutta Club1907Calcutta
Chenab Club1910Faisalabad
Delhi Gymkhana1913New Delhi
Banerjee Memorial Club1914Trichur
New Patna Club1918Patna
Willingdon Sports Club1918Bombay
Tumkur Club1921Tumkur
Veera Kerala Gymkhana1924Thiruvananthapuram[2]
Hindu Gymkhana, Karachi1925Karachi
Lotus Club1931Kochi
Outram Club1934Calcutta
Yeshwant Club1934Indore
Catholic Club1947Bangalore

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Notes and References

  1. News: Book records Gymkhana Club's glorious years. 24 June 2019. The Hindu. 6 September 2009.
  2. News: V. N.. Aswin. Working out since 1924. 24 June 2019. The Hindu. 1 February 2017.

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