Delhi Gymkhana Club: Government ends its subsidy to India’s aristocracy, writes Parvesh Verma | Opinion
The Union government has ordered Delhi Gymkhana Club, operating on government land, to hand over its entire premises by June 5, 2026. The order draws the curtains on the club’s more than century-old tale of colonial decadence, post-colonial privilege and an ever-present social and cultural apartheid. “The club’s government-owned land has a huge opportunity cost….