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.

Cosmopolitan Club (Coimbatore)

Facilities

Tennis courts

Badminton court

Billiards and Bridge room

Library

Bar, Party halls and Accommodation

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

Cosmopolitan Club (Coimbatore)

References

Organisations based in Coimbatore

Clubs and societies in India

Organizations established in 1891

1891 establishments in India

Cosmopolitan Club (Coimbatore)