Formation | 1868 |
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Founder | Benjamin Lewis Rice |
Type | Private Members Club |
Legal status | Active |
Headquarters | Bangalore, India |
Region served | Karnataka |
Staff | 200 |
Website | www |
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]
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.[ citation needed ]
The institute was formed at a time when the industrial revolution was at its peak in Europe. [4]
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