Cosmopolitan Club (Coimbatore)
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]Notable members
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "- History of the club". Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2007.
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