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Cosmopolitan Club (Coimbatore)

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Formation
  
1891

Location
  
India

Type
  
Private club

Headquarters
  
Race Course, Coimbatore

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.

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History

The land for the club was purchased from S.L. Ramaswamy Aiyer 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 vicity was main meeting place of its members’ also called as Wisdom Tree.

Facilities

  • Tennis courts
  • Swimming pool
  • Badminton court
  • Billiards and Bridge room
  • Library
  • Bar, Party halls and Accommodation
  • Notable members

  • 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

    Cosmopolitan Club (Coimbatore) Wikipedia