Royal Connaught Boat Club
Pune's rowing club on the Mula-Mutha river, started in 1868 as the Poona Boat Club and named after the Duke of Connaught.
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The Boat Club, Poona Club, Deccan Gymkhana, PYC and other old sports and social clubs of Pune.
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Pune has some of the oldest clubs in India. A few were started in British times for rowing, racing and cricket. Others were set up by Pune's own young sportsmen and freedom-era leaders, who wanted Indians to have grounds, pools and gymkhanas of their own.
Today these clubs are busy places for sports, swimming, fitness, dining and family events. Most of them are open to members and their guests only. Here is what each club is known for, with its address and contact details.
The Poona Club
One of the oldest and best-known clubs in India, on Bund Garden Road, with an 18-hole golf course at Yerwada and more than 6,000 members.
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The sports club that gave the Deccan Gymkhana area its name, inspired by Lokmanya Tilak, with Pune's first swimming pool, Tilak Tank.
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Started in 1900 by young cricketers as the Poona Young Cricketers' Hindu Gymkhana, with a 1906 pavilion on Bhandarkar Road.
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