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{{Infobox organization
| name = The India Club
| image = File:India Club on the Strand.jpg
| formation = {{Start date|1951}}
| website = https://www.theindiaclub.co.uk/
| location = 143 [[Strand, London|Strand]]<br />[[London]], WC2R 1JA
}}

The '''India Club''' is a [[gentlemen's club|social and dining club]] on [[Strand, London|the Strand]] in London, England. Established in 1951 under the leadership of [[V. K. Krishna Menon|Krishna Menon]], its founding members include [[Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma|Lady Mountbatten]] and [[Jawaharlal Nehru]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/historic-india-club-in-london-may-come-down/articleshow/60948002.cms/|title=Historic India Club in London may come down|date=5 October 2017|author=Naomi Canton|work=Times of India}}</ref>

==History==
Today the space is no longer a [[gentlemen's club|members' club]] and is open to all. The building has retained original colonial features from the time of occupation by the India League. It is the only building in London connected to the India League which has been neither re-developed nor re-purposed. Portraits and photographs of famous historical figures from the [[Indian independence movement]] adorn the walls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://punemirror.indiatimes.com/others/leisure/welcome-to-the-club/articleshow/60987879.cms|title=Welcome to the Club|author=Danish Khan|date=8 October 2017|work=The Pune Mirror}}</ref>

The [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] staged an exhibition about the venue's history in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Home Away From Home: The India Club exhibition |url=https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/a-home-away-from-home-the-india-club |publisher=National Trust |accessdate=12 September 2019}}</ref>

==Proposed demolition==
In September 2017 plans were submitted to [[Westminster City Council]] for the building to be partially demolished, replacing the India Club with en-suite hotel bedrooms. This would have required the closure of the India Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thewire.in/183414/end-road-londons-historic-india-club/|title=Is it the End of the Road for London's Historic India Club?|date=2 October 2017|author=Edward Anderson|work=The Wire}}</ref> A petition to save the club reached over 26,000 signatures, leading the council to reject the redevelopment plans.<ref>{{cite news |title=London's India Club, saved from developers, celebrates its history {{!}} Malay Mail |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/life/2019/01/31/londons-india-club-saved-from-developers-celebrates-its-history/1718296 |accessdate=12 September 2019 |work=www.malaymail.com |date=31 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rose |first1=Eleanor |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/londons-marvellous-india-club-under-threat-from-plans-for-upmarket-hotel-a3643236.html |title=London's 'marvellous' India Club under threat from plans for upmarket hotel |accessdate=12 September 2019 |date=27 September 2017}}</ref>

Its preservation is an enduring symbol of Indo-British friendship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://punemirror.indiatimes.com/others/leisure/welcome-to-the-club/articleshow/60987879.cms|title=Welcome to the Club|author=Danish Khan|date=8 October 2017|work=The Pune Mirror}}</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/20/india-club-strand-london-last-stand-threat-developers Last stand for Strand club where India’s past has stood still], The Guardian, 20 May 2018.

==External links==
* [https://www.strand-continental.co.uk/india-club India Club Restaurant], Hotel Strand Continental

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