Delhi Gymkhana

Its first president was Spencer Harcourt Butler, first governor of the then United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.

In 1928, the club was allotted 27.3 acres (110,000 m2) of land in the new imperial capital of India, New Delhi, on a perpetual lease.

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.

[2] In 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.

[3] In August 2014, it was reported that the club has been using unauthorized bore wells and violating environmental rules.