Bangalore Club

The Bangalore Club, located in Bangalore, Karnataka, is the oldest club in the city. Founded in 1868, it counts among its previous members the Maharajah of Mysore and Winston Churchill. A ledger on display in the main building of the club is open to a page that has a list of "irrecoverable debts" that were written off by the club. One of these is the sum Rs.13, owed by Winston Churchill.

Bangalore Club
Formation1868 (1868)
Typegentlemen's club
Location
Websitewww.bangaloreclub.com
Formerly called
Bangalore United Services Club

Membership at present for the category of new permanent members is closed, but last when open, had a waiting list of over 30 years.

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