| Formation | 1891 |
|---|---|
| Type | Private club |
| Headquarters | Race Course, Coimbatore |
| Location |
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
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
References
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"- History of the club". Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
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| Formation | 1891 |
|---|---|
| Type | Private club |
| Headquarters | Race Course, Coimbatore |
| Location |
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
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
References
-
^
"- History of the club". Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link)