Oudh Gymkhana Club
Oudh Gymkhana Club https://www.indiamart.com/oudh-gymkhana-club/ have introduced it in our subcontinent, it was already here are the Indianized version - "Mehfil". Basically, it was an association - a coming together of the elite class of society - the creme de la creme of their times. About Us The "Club" is an association/organization, which has different forms in all civilizations, and although the British claim to have introduced it in our subcontinent, it was already here are the Indianized version - "Mehfil". Basically, it was an association - a coming together of the elite class of society - the creme de la creme of their times. And, one such major club of our beloved city Lucknow in this class is our Oudh Gymkhana Club. Gymkhana is actually a mere derivation of "Ghendkhana" where damsels used to play ball game with huge marigold flowers popularly called "Ghenda" (Merigold Flower).The club was basically meant for tennis player & its purpose was to promote sports. Initially only tennis players were given membership. It had 16 tennis courts, which would also fall short sometimes. The club hosted a lot of tennis matches and hosted major tennis events like National & International level champion-ships and Davis Cup. Many of the renowned tennis players like Elee Bob, Tilden, D.N. Capoor, Ghaus Mohammed, Ramanathan Krishnan, Amritraj Brothers & Leander Paes have sweated it out on the courts of this club. Later, Table Tennis & Billiards were also introduced. The club was run strictly according to rules & regulations. Though the members were sportsman the club hosted other social activities also like ball dances etc.
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