Template:Infobox organization Bowring Institute is a Private members' club in Bangalore, India. It was founded in 1868 by Benjamin Lewis Rice.[1] It is named after Lewin Bentham Bowring.[2] It is best known for its tennis facilities,[2] but also has what is probably the largest library in Bangalore.[3]
History
The Bowring Institute completed 130 and 150 years in 2018 — 130 because the foundation stone of the current 12-acre property on St Mark’s Road was laid on 22 November 1888. However, the elite members-only club had an earlier avatar, which happened in 1868.Template:Citation needed
The institute was formed at a time when the industrial revolution was at its peak in Europe.[4]
References
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Multiple City: Writings on Bangalore{{#if:Doctor|, Doctor}. Penguin Books India(2008). ISBN 9780143100256
- ↑ Southern India: Its History, People, Commerce, and Industrial Resources{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Asian Educational Services(2004). ISBN 9788120613447
- ↑ The elite members-only club, Bowring Institute started as a knowledge-creation Society. The Economic Times.