Bowring Institute

Bowring Institute
Formation	1868
Founder	Benjamin Lewis Rice
Type	Private Members Club
Legal status	Active
Headquarters	Bangalore, India
Region served	Karnataka
Staff	200
Website	www.bowringinstitute.in

Bowring Institute is a Private members' club in Bangalore, India. It was founded in 1868 by Benjamin Lewis Rice. It is named after Lewin Bentham Bowring. It is best known for its tennis facilities, but also has what is probably the largest library in Bangalore.

History

The Bowring Institute completed 130 and 150 years in 2018 — 130 because the foundation stone of the current 12-acre property on St Mark’s Road was laid on 22 November 1888. However, the elite members-only club had an earlier avatar, which happened in 1868.^{[citation needed]}

The institute was formed at a time when the industrial revolution was at its peak in Europe.

The club's main building has undergone a substantial renovation ending in 2025 and currently the surrounding facilities are also undergoing a major overhaul.

Membership

The membership to the club is quite exclusive. As of 2014, the membership fee was 2 million Indian Rupees.

References

↑ "HISTORY – Bowring". Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
1 2 Doctor, Geeta (2008). "Romance of the Cantonment". In De, Aditi (ed.). Multiple City: Writings on Bangalore. Penguin Books India. pp. 104–110. ISBN 9780143100256.
↑ Wright, Arnold, ed. (2004). Southern India: Its History, People, Commerce, and Industrial Resources. Asian Educational Services. p. 206. ISBN 9788120613447.
↑ Shekhar, Divya. "The elite members-only club, Bowring Institute started as a knowledge-creation Society". The Economic Times.
↑ "Bowring Institute". bowringinstitute.in. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
↑ https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/chaise-longues-bangalore-golf-club-bangalore-club-bowring-institute-century-club/articleshow/44777847.cms?

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[1] "HISTORY – Bowring". Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.

[Doctor-2] 1 2 Doctor, Geeta (2008). "Romance of the Cantonment". In De, Aditi (ed.). Multiple City: Writings on Bangalore. Penguin Books India. pp. 104–110. ISBN 9780143100256.

[3] Wright, Arnold, ed. (2004). Southern India: Its History, People, Commerce, and Industrial Resources. Asian Educational Services. p. 206. ISBN 9788120613447.

[4] Shekhar, Divya. "The elite members-only club, Bowring Institute started as a knowledge-creation Society". The Economic Times.

[5] "Bowring Institute". bowringinstitute.in. Retrieved 18 May 2026.

[6] ttps://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/chaise-longues-bangalore-golf-club-bangalore-club-bowring-institute-century-club/articleshow/44777847.cms?