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{{short description|Gymkhana in Mumbai, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
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| centre_name = Parsi Gymkhana
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| location = [[Marine Drive, Mumbai|Marine Drive]], [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| coordinates = {{Coord|18.9448|N|72.8235|E|type:landmark}}
| opened = 1888
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|website=https://parseegymkhana.in}}
'''Parsi Gymkhana''' is a [[gymkhana]] (social and sporting club) located along [[Marine Drive, Mumbai|Marine Drive]] in [[Mumbai]]. It was built for sports and social activities of [[Parsis]].<ref name=kajkpp04>{{cite book|last=Kumar P. Pratap|first=Knut A. Jacobsen|title=South Asians in the diaspora: histories and religious traditions|year=2004|publisher=Brill|isbn=9004124888|pages=318}}</ref> The gymkhana is one of the founder members of the [[Bombay Cricket Association]]<ref name=islamwebsite>{{cite web|title=History of Gymkhana|url=http://islamgymkhana.org/history.php|accessdate=16 April 2012}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and was the first gymkhana to be built on communal lines in Bombay.<ref>{{cite book|last=Sagar|first=Rachna|title=Together with Social Science Term II|publisher=Rachna Sagar Pvt. Ltd.|isbn=8181373995|pages=73}}</ref> Founded by [[Parsi]] cricketers, the Gymkhana fielded the [[Parsees cricket team|Parsi XI]] during the [[Bombay Quadrangular]] and its successor [[Bombay Pentangular]] cricket tournaments.<ref name=atat06>{{cite book|last=Aruṇa Ṭikekara|first=Aroon Tikekar|title=The Cloister's Pale: A Biography of the University of Mumbai|year=2006|publisher=Popular Prakashan|pages=74}}</ref> Parsi Gymkhana was founded in 1884<ref name=fpj09>{{cite book|last=Jozsa|first=Frank P.|title=Global Sports: Cultures, Markets and Organizations|year=2009|publisher=World Scientific|isbn=9812835695|pages=228}}</ref> and was opened in 1888.<ref name=jsp01>{{cite book|last=Palsetia|first=Jesse S.|title=The Parsis of India: Preservation of Identity in Bombay City |year=2001 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=9004121145 |pages=153}}</ref> In 2010, Parsi Gymkhana along with other community organisations announced a project to revive interest in cricket among the community.<ref name=ndtv10>{{cite news|title=Cricket pitch: Parsis aim to recover lost ground|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/cricket-pitch-parsis-aim-to-recover-lost-ground-59705|accessdate=16 April 2012|newspaper=[[NDTV]]|date=14 October 2010}}</ref>

During [[World War II]], the government occupied the gymkhana premises as well as that of [[Islam Gymkhana, Mumbai|Islam Gymkhana]], leading the adjacent [[Hindu Gymkhana, Mumbai|Hindu Gymkhana]] to offer membership to [[Muslim]]s and [[Parsi]]s as an "emergency measure".<ref name=ie42>{{cite news|title=BOMBAY HINDU GYMKHANA: Membership thrown open to Non-Hindus|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N88-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=aEwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3355,2943364&dq=|accessdate=16 April 2012|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=13 May 1942}}</ref> As the gymkhana land belongs to the [[District Collector|collector]], one of its lease conditions is that the grounds should be accessible by the general public and non-sporting activities such as weddings are allowed to be held at the ground for up to 30 days in the year.<ref name=toi10>{{cite news|title=Marine Drive gyms face legal battle with locals|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-26/mumbai/28216775_1_hindu-gymkhana-weddings-grounds|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203002837/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-26/mumbai/28216775_1_hindu-gymkhana-weddings-grounds|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2014|accessdate=16 April 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=26 October 2010}}</ref> During one such event in 2003, a fire caused by a leaking [[LPG cylinder]] injured 27 people.<ref name=toin03>{{cite news|title=LPG cylinder fire injures 27 at Parsi Gymkhana|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-11-21/mumbai/27193684_1_gas-cylinder-fire-brigade-lpg|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103130517/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-11-21/mumbai/27193684_1_gas-cylinder-fire-brigade-lpg|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|accessdate=16 April 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=21 November 2003}}</ref> In 2010, the local residents association moved in court to ban non-sporting activities at the ground, on the grounds that the general public was being denied access to it, something which the gymkhana denied.<ref name=toi10/> Parsi Gymkhana had received special permission to hold events on 60 days during the year. In 2011, the collector restricted non-sport events to 25 days a year only on weekdays.<ref name=dnad11>{{cite news|title=Gymkhana weddings may be limited to 25 days a year, never on weekends|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_gymkhana-weddings-may-be-limited-to-25-days-a-year-never-on-weekends_1628283|accessdate=16 April 2012|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=21 December 2011}}</ref> The gymkhana is also used for other events, such as the unveiling of the world's cheapest car, [[Tata Nano]] by [[Ratan Tata]] in 2009.<ref name=thbl09>{{cite news|title=Nano wait is over|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/article1045153.ece?ref=archive|accessdate=16 April 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu Business Line]]|date=24 March 2009}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Sports Clubs in Mumbai}}

[[Category:Sports clubs in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Zoroastrianism in India]]
[[Category:Zoroastrian organizations]]
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1888]]
[[Category:1888 establishments in British India]]

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