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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Originally called the 'Imperial Delhi Gymkhana Club', it was founded on 3 July 1913, at [[Coronation Park, Delhi|Coronation Grounds, Delhi]]<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, and its </del>first president was [[Spencer Harcourt Butler]], first governor of the then [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]]. In 1928, the club was allotted {{convert|27.3|acre|m2}} of land in the new imperial capital of India, [[New Delhi]], on a perpetual lease.<ref name=ht/> The word imperial was dropped when India gained independence in 1947.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Originally called the 'Imperial Delhi Gymkhana Club', it was founded on 3 July 1913, at [[Coronation Park, Delhi|Coronation Grounds, Delhi]]<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. Its </ins>first president was [[Spencer Harcourt Butler]], first governor of the then [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]]. In 1928, the club was allotted {{convert|27.3|acre|m2}} of land in the new imperial capital of India, [[New Delhi]], on a perpetual lease.<ref name=ht/> The word imperial was dropped when India gained independence in 1947.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The club is located in the heart of [[Lutyens' Delhi]] on [[Safdarjung Road]], per the site plan drawn up by Sir [[Edwin Lutyens]] as part of his grand design for Imperial Celebrations. Lutyens Delhi - the eighth in line - was built in an area littered with stones, tombs, domes, ruined walls and gardens of imperial former capitals - the historic crossroads and battlegrounds of India.<ref name=ht>{{cite news|title=A fine balance of luxury and care |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/chunk-ht-ui-newdelhi100years-topstories/A-fine-balance-of-luxury-and-care/Article1-723880.aspx |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214175839/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/chunk-ht-ui-newdelhi100years-topstories/a-fine-balance-of-luxury-and-care/article1-723880.aspx |archivedate=2014-12-14 }}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The club is located in the heart of [[Lutyens' Delhi]] on [[Safdarjung Road]], per the site plan drawn up by Sir [[Edwin Lutyens]] as part of his grand design for Imperial Celebrations. Lutyens Delhi - the eighth in line - was built in an area littered with stones, tombs, domes, ruined walls and gardens of imperial former capitals - the historic crossroads and battlegrounds of India.<ref name=ht>{{cite news|title=A fine balance of luxury and care |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/chunk-ht-ui-newdelhi100years-topstories/A-fine-balance-of-luxury-and-care/Article1-723880.aspx |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214175839/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/chunk-ht-ui-newdelhi100years-topstories/a-fine-balance-of-luxury-and-care/article1-723880.aspx |archivedate=2014-12-14 }}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">On </del>July 2014, [[Government of Delhi]] launched a crackdown on the club for its failure to pay luxury tax dues amounting to Rs 2.92 crore for the past three years.<ref name="Tax due Club">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Tax-overdue-govt-seizes-Gymkhana-Club-accounts/articleshow/38446763.cms|title=Tax overdue, govt seizes Gymkhana Club accounts|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">In </ins>July 2014, [[Government of Delhi]] launched a crackdown on the club for its failure to pay luxury tax dues amounting to Rs 2.92 crore for the past three years.<ref name="Tax due Club">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Tax-overdue-govt-seizes-Gymkhana-Club-accounts/articleshow/38446763.cms|title=Tax overdue, govt seizes Gymkhana Club accounts|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">On </del>August 2014 it was reported that the club has been using unauthorized bore wells and violating environmental rules.<ref name="Club Tax Environment">{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2014/08/27/delhi-gymkhana-bastion-of-bureaucratic-elite-tussles-with-indias-bureaucracy/|title=Delhi Gymkhana Tussles With Bureaucracy|publisher=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref> The Delhi Pollution Control Committee <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">on </del>August 2014 ordered closure of the Delhi Gymkhana Club;<ref name="Club shutdown">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/delhi-s-gymkhana-club-may-be-shut-on-pollution-charges/article1-1255484.aspx |title=Delhi's Gymkhana Club may be shut on pollution charges |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |accessdate=29 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828145722/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/delhi-s-gymkhana-club-may-be-shut-on-pollution-charges/article1-1255484.aspx |archivedate=28 August 2014 }}</ref> however, National Green Tribunal has asked the club to pay a penalty of Rs. 5 lakh fine to avoid closure.<ref name="Club Fine NGT">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/pay-rs-5-lakh-fine-or-shut-shop-tribunal-to-gymkhana-club/article1-1255805.aspx |title=Delhi: Gymkhana Club slapped with Rs. 5-lakh fine |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |accessdate=29 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829035656/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/pay-rs-5-lakh-fine-or-shut-shop-tribunal-to-gymkhana-club/article1-1255805.aspx |archivedate=29 August 2014 }}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">In </ins>August 2014 it was reported that the club has been using unauthorized bore wells and violating environmental rules.<ref name="Club Tax Environment">{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2014/08/27/delhi-gymkhana-bastion-of-bureaucratic-elite-tussles-with-indias-bureaucracy/|title=Delhi Gymkhana Tussles With Bureaucracy|publisher=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref> The Delhi Pollution Control Committee <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in </ins>August 2014 ordered closure of the Delhi Gymkhana Club;<ref name="Club shutdown">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/delhi-s-gymkhana-club-may-be-shut-on-pollution-charges/article1-1255484.aspx |title=Delhi's Gymkhana Club may be shut on pollution charges |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |accessdate=29 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828145722/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/delhi-s-gymkhana-club-may-be-shut-on-pollution-charges/article1-1255484.aspx |archivedate=28 August 2014 }}</ref> however, National Green Tribunal has asked the club to pay a penalty of Rs. 5 lakh fine to avoid closure.<ref name="Club Fine NGT">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/pay-rs-5-lakh-fine-or-shut-shop-tribunal-to-gymkhana-club/article1-1255805.aspx |title=Delhi: Gymkhana Club slapped with Rs. 5-lakh fine |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |accessdate=29 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829035656/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/pay-rs-5-lakh-fine-or-shut-shop-tribunal-to-gymkhana-club/article1-1255805.aspx |archivedate=29 August 2014 }}</ref></div></td></tr>
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The '''Delhi Gymkhana Club''' or '''Delhi Gymkhana''' is a club in [[New Delhi]]. It is located on 2, Safdarjung Road.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=6 October 2020|title=Delhi Gymkhana Club|url=https://delhigymkhana.org.in/|accessdate=6 October 2020|website=Delhi Gymkhana Club}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|sure=y|reason=Source is website of club, no editorial oversight, conflict of interest. |date=April 2021}}<br />
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== History ==<br />
Originally called the 'Imperial Delhi Gymkhana Club', it was founded on 3 July 1913, at [[Coronation Park, Delhi|Coronation Grounds, Delhi]], and its first president was [[Spencer Harcourt Butler]], first governor of the then [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]]. In 1928, the club was allotted {{convert|27.3|acre|m2}} of land in the new imperial capital of India, [[New Delhi]], on a perpetual lease.<ref name=ht/> The word imperial was dropped when India gained independence in 1947.<br />
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The club is located in the heart of [[Lutyens' Delhi]] on [[Safdarjung Road]], per the site plan drawn up by Sir [[Edwin Lutyens]] as part of his grand design for Imperial Celebrations. Lutyens Delhi - the eighth in line - was built in an area littered with stones, tombs, domes, ruined walls and gardens of imperial former capitals - the historic crossroads and battlegrounds of India.<ref name=ht>{{cite news|title=A fine balance of luxury and care |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/chunk-ht-ui-newdelhi100years-topstories/A-fine-balance-of-luxury-and-care/Article1-723880.aspx |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214175839/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/chunk-ht-ui-newdelhi100years-topstories/a-fine-balance-of-luxury-and-care/article1-723880.aspx |archivedate=2014-12-14 }}</ref><br />
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==Controversy==<br />
On July 2014, [[Government of Delhi]] launched a crackdown on the club for its failure to pay luxury tax dues amounting to Rs 2.92 crore for the past three years.<ref name="Tax due Club">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Tax-overdue-govt-seizes-Gymkhana-Club-accounts/articleshow/38446763.cms|title=Tax overdue, govt seizes Gymkhana Club accounts|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref><br />
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On August 2014 it was reported that the club has been using unauthorized bore wells and violating environmental rules.<ref name="Club Tax Environment">{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2014/08/27/delhi-gymkhana-bastion-of-bureaucratic-elite-tussles-with-indias-bureaucracy/|title=Delhi Gymkhana Tussles With Bureaucracy|publisher=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref> The Delhi Pollution Control Committee on August 2014 ordered closure of the Delhi Gymkhana Club;<ref name="Club shutdown">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/delhi-s-gymkhana-club-may-be-shut-on-pollution-charges/article1-1255484.aspx |title=Delhi's Gymkhana Club may be shut on pollution charges |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |accessdate=29 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828145722/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/delhi-s-gymkhana-club-may-be-shut-on-pollution-charges/article1-1255484.aspx |archivedate=28 August 2014 }}</ref> however, National Green Tribunal has asked the club to pay a penalty of Rs. 5 lakh fine to avoid closure.<ref name="Club Fine NGT">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/pay-rs-5-lakh-fine-or-shut-shop-tribunal-to-gymkhana-club/article1-1255805.aspx |title=Delhi: Gymkhana Club slapped with Rs. 5-lakh fine |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |accessdate=29 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829035656/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/pay-rs-5-lakh-fine-or-shut-shop-tribunal-to-gymkhana-club/article1-1255805.aspx |archivedate=29 August 2014 }}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Delhi Golf Club]]<br />
* [[India International Centre]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.delhigymkhana.org.in/ Official website]<br />
===Others===<br />
*{{cite news |title=Gymkhana has a new member: Rahul Gandhi |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-01-21/delhi/27794086_1_congress-mp-rahul-gandhi-crown-prince-delhi-gymkhana |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020195445/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-01-21/delhi/27794086_1_congress-mp-rahul-gandhi-crown-prince-delhi-gymkhana |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-10-20 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=2006-01-21 |accessdate=2008-05-04 |first1=Saurabh |last1=Sinha}}<br />
*{{cite news |title=India's defence chiefs fight over an ageing dowager: the Delhi Gymkhana Club |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/indias-defence-chiefs-fight-over-an-ageing-dowager-the-delhigymkhana-club/2007/09/21/1189881777723.html?s_cid=rss_world |work=[[The Age]] |date=2007-09-22 |accessdate=2008-05-04 |location=Melbourne |first=Amrit |last=Dhillon}}<br />
*[http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970504/12450523.html Vij, Bhavna. Sunday, 4 May 1997. High-profile brawl in Delhi Gymkhana Club. Indian Express]<br />
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