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[[File:Yeshwant Club, Indore.jpg|thumb|The Yeshwant Club, Indore. Established in 1934.]]
'''The Yeshwant Club''' (द यशवंत क्लब) in [[Indore]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]], came into existence in 1934 at the behest of [[Tukojirao Holkar III|Maharaja Sir Tukoji Rao III Holkar of Indore]]. The club was established out of affection for his son, [[Yeshwantrao Holkar II|Yuvraj Yeshwant Rao Holkar]]. Spread over an expanse of 14 acres, it is one of the living signatures of the rich legacy of the [[Holkar]] rulers of [[Indore State]] of the [[Maratha Confederacy]]. Initially the club was opened for royalty, nobility, aristocracy, and the officers (Indians and British) of the [[Indore State|Holkar State]]. Later, its doors were opened for business elites. After Indian independence, admission criteria were revised.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yeshwantclub.in/|title=Home|work=yeshwantclub.in|access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58151.html|title=Nehru Stadium - India - Cricket Grounds - ESPN Cricinfo|work=Cricinfo|access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8tW9AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT95&dq=yeshwat+club+indore&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAzgKahUKEwj5qLy7uLjHAhXDSI4KHXVDDwE#v=onepage&q=yeshwant%20club%20indore&f=false|title=Stories of Our Lives|work=google.co.in|access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cD1MAQAAIAAJ&q=yeshwant+club+indore&dq=yeshwant+club+indore&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDwQ6AEwBzgKahUKEwj5qLy7uLjHAhXDSI4KHXVDDwE|title=Indian Information|work=google.co.in|access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Bust of HH Maharaja Shrimant Yeshwant Rao II Holkar of Indore at the Yeshwant Club.jpg|thumb|Bust of [[Yeshwantrao Holkar II|Major General Maharaja Shrimant Sir Yeshwant Rao II Holkar of Indore]], kept at the Yeshwant Club, Indore.]]
Maharani Usha Devi, the daughter of [[Yeshwantrao Holkar II|Major General Maharaja Shrimant Sir Yeshwant Rao II Holkar of Indore]], is the chief patron of the club, and the Honorary Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh is the president of the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yeshwantclub.in/|title=Home|work=yeshwantclub.in|access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58151.html|title=Nehru Stadium - India - Cricket Grounds - ESPN Cricinfo|work=Cricinfo|access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8tW9AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT95&dq=yeshwat+club+indore&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAzgKahUKEwj5qLy7uLjHAhXDSI4KHXVDDwE#v=onepage&q=yeshwant%20club%20indore&f=false|title=Stories of Our Lives|work=google.co.in|access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cD1MAQAAIAAJ&q=yeshwant+club+indore&dq=yeshwant+club+indore&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDwQ6AEwBzgKahUKEwj5qLy7uLjHAhXDSI4KHXVDDwE|title=Indian Information|work=google.co.in|access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hqE8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA166&dq=yeshwant+club+indore&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAWoVChMI1raHr7i4xwIVh46OCh2I5gjP#v=onepage&q=yeshwant%20club%20indore&f=false|title=Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Hoshangabad|work=google.co.in|access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/nm19/yeshwant-club-indore-sports-script-wins/article1-176966.aspx|title=Yeshwant Club, Indore Sports script wins|work=www.hindustantimes.com/|access-date=18 September 2015}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bfi.net.in/maharaja-yeshwant-rao-holkar-tourney-concludes-successfully/|title=Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Holkar tourney concludes successfully! – Bridge Federation of India|work=bfi.net.in|access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/Manjit-Sachdeva-elected-Yeshwant-club-chief/articleshow/37509215.cms|title=Manjit Sachdeva elected Yeshwant club chief|work=The Times of India|access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/yashwant-club-budget-presented-amid-high-drama/|title=Yashwant Club budget presented amid high drama|date=11 July 2013|work=Free Press Journal|access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref><ref>http://www.hoparoundindia.com/madhya-pradesh/entertainment/clubs/indore.aspx</ref>

The club hosts musical nights, tambola evenings, sports tournaments, and exhibitions. There are facilities for indoor and outdoor games like tennis, squash, basketball, badminton, table tennis. The club maintains a cricket ground, football ground, modern gym and swimming pool. Coaching camps are organised during the summers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mardian86.typepad.com/blog/2011/08/indore.html|title=Indore|work=mardian86's blog|access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/MP-IND-an-unsavoury-controversy-rocks-indores-yeshwant-club-3062255.html|title=an unsavoury controversy rocks indore's yeshwant club - daily.bhaskar.com|work=daily.bhaskar.com|access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref>

Membership to the club is extremely difficult to get. The Club has almost stopped granting new memberships due to a large member base. Memberships are bequeathed across generations by the members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/Clubs-are-all-the-rage-in-Indore/articleshow/13059082.cms|title=Clubs are all the rage in Indore|work=The Times of India|access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Yeshwant Club Ground]]
* [[Daly College]], Indore
* [[Rajwada]] (Old Palace), built by the [[Holkar]]s of the [[Maratha Empire]]
* [[Indore State|Holkar State]]
* [[List of Maratha dynasties and states]]
* [[Narmada Kothi (Maharajah of Indore Retreat Palace), Barwaha]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.indore.nic.in/ City portal] at Govt. of India info. website
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Indore}}
* {{dmoz|Regional/Asia/India/Madhya_Pradesh/Localities/Indore/}}

{{Neighbourhoods of Indore}}
{{Indore Metropolitan Region}}
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[[Category:Clubs and societies in India]]
[[Category:Gentlemen's clubs in India]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Indore]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Indore]]
[[Category:History of Indore]]
[[Category:History of Malwa]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Indore]]
[[Category:1934 establishments in British India]]

Yeshwant Club - Revision history

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