The Cosmopolitan Club in Coimbatore

Coimbatore

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, Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

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, India

India

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 is a club

Club

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 started in 1891 by a group of local citizens. It is located in Race Course Road, in the city of Coimbatore. This was one of the earliest clubs in India started by Indians as against the strict Anglican Clubs run by British in India.

History

The Land for the club was purchased from S.L. Ramaswamy Aiyer of Sulur on July 25, 1891. To an existing small shed was added a clubhouse, a billiards room, card rooms, tennis courts and so on. The front Porch was called Verandah club. A large tree in the vicity was main meeting place of its members’ also called as Wisdom Tree.

Natural Surroundings

The Club is located in the lush green Race Course locality of Coimbatore. Since the club is over 100 years old, the vegetation inside is well preserved.

Facilities

Sporting Facilities

• Tennis
  Tennis
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   - 3 Courts.
• Swimming
• Badminton
  Badminton
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   - 1 Court.
• Billiards
  Billiards
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   - Billiards Room with 2 tables.

Other facilities

• Library
  Library
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   - A large extensive library
• Bar
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   & Catering - Indoor Airconditioned and Outdoor Lawns. Indian, Oriental and Western Cuisine.
• Bridge
  Contract bridge
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   - Regular Bridge sessions in Bridge Room.
• Accommodation
  Lodging
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   - 8 Air-conditioned Double Suites in Grand Stand, Tolly Towers & Tolly Terrace.
• Party halls-One Indoor and one Lawn

Famous Members

• C. Subramaniam - Former Union Minister and former Governor of Mahrashtra and Father of Green Revolution.
• R. K. Shanmugam Chettiar - India's first Finance Minister
  Finance minister
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   and Industrialist.
• Nirupama Vaidyanathan
  Nirupama Vaidyanathan
  Nirupama Sanjeev is a former Indian female professional tennis player. She was known as Nirupama Vaidyanathan before marriage....
  
  - Former National Tennis Champion and Wimbledon Commentator

External links

• - History of the club