Yeshwant Club

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The Yeshwant Club (द यशवंत क्लब) in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, came into existence in 1934 at the behest of Maharaja Sir Tukoji Rao III Holkar of Indore. The club was established out of affection for his son, 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 Holkar State. Later, its doors were opened for business elites. After Indian independence, admission criteria were revised.{{cite web|url=http://yeshwantclub.in/|title=Home|work=yeshwantclub.in|access-date=18 September 2015}}{{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}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8tW9AwAAQBAJ&q=yeshwant+club+indore&pg=PT95|title=Stories of Our Lives|isbn=9781457184055|access-date=18 September 2015|last1=Caro|first1=Frank de|date=15 May 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cD1MAQAAIAAJ&q=yeshwant+club+indore|title=Indian Information|work=google.co.in|year=1945|access-date=18 September 2015}}

File:Bust of HH Maharaja Shrimant Yeshwant Rao II Holkar of Indore at the Yeshwant Club.jpg, kept at the Yeshwant Club, Indore.]]

Maharani Usha Devi, the daughter of 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.{{cite web|url=http://yeshwantclub.in/|title=Home|work=yeshwantclub.in|access-date=18 September 2015}}{{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}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8tW9AwAAQBAJ&q=yeshwant+club+indore&pg=PT95|title=Stories of Our Lives|isbn=9781457184055|access-date=18 September 2015|last1=Caro|first1=Frank de|date=15 May 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cD1MAQAAIAAJ&q=yeshwant+club+indore|title=Indian Information|work=google.co.in|year=1945|access-date=18 September 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hqE8AAAAIAAJ&q=yeshwant+club+indore&pg=PA166|title=Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Hoshangabad|work=google.co.in|access-date=18 September 2015|last1=(India)|first1=Madhya Pradesh|year=1965}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hoparoundindia.com/madhya-pradesh/entertainment/clubs/indore.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924031406/http://www.hoparoundindia.com/madhya-pradesh/entertainment/clubs/indore.aspx|archive-date=2015-09-24|title=Best Night Clubs in Indore Sports Clubs – Contact Details|access-date=2023-09-01}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://mardian86.typepad.com/blog/2011/08/indore.html|title=Indore|work=mardian86's blog|access-date=18 September 2015}}

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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.{{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}}