Bowring Institute Club British Era Bangalore, 1900 Postcard
A series of four postcards that was acquired of the Bowring Institute club during the British Era in Bangalore (Bengaluru). The title should read Bowring Institute and not Boarding Institution as seen on the postcard. Perhaps, the club may have been converted into a temporary wartime boarding institute (although there is not much information on this).
This was sometimes done to surmount shortages of barracks or lodging space during the British Raj era. The military cantonment area, now Shivaji Nagar was located nearby where the British military and civilian workforce were based. It is a private members-only club that resides in the heart of the city on a 12-acre plot of land.
The construction of the main building was completed in 1888. A Britisher B. L. Rice was the founder of the club, solely created for camaraderie and recreation purposes. Banglore became an important base for the British after the Anglo-Mysore wars defeating Tipu Sultan in 1799. The British seized the Fort and summer palace of Tipu Sultan in Bangalore after a bloody battle.
Read more Grand Old Lady of the letters. See post Bowring Institute Club In Bengaluru – Old Postcard 1907.
Did you know- constructed in 1888 based Victorian architecture blended with tones of Indo-Saracenic style.
From the collection- Raja Ravi Varma’s “Birth of Shakuntala” Oleograph of c1894., Rare Advertisement Taj Palace Hotel Bombay 1907., Bombay Fort And Harbour – Old Map/Plan 1754., Antique Photo Bombay Colaba Coast 1890.
