Two women were elected to the balloting committee for the first time in the history of the prestigious club.
Ratan was extremely ethical in his dealings, which he brought to bear on the business house which he helmed, remembers Sailesh Kottary.
'At school, on August 15, the Indian flag was raised. There was no national anthem at that time and we sang Rise India Thy Millions Lead,' recalls military legend Major General Ian Cardozo (retd).
While predicting India as the winner of the series against England by a 3-2 margin, Engineer warned the hosts to guard against complacency.
On 15th December 1933, Douglas Jardine led England at the Bombay Gymkhana ground against India led by the legendary Col. C K Nayudu.
The defending champion beat MP's Dr. Renu Bharkatiya to enhance her quarter-final chances in the Bombay Gymkhana All India Ladies Open Snooker Tournament.
Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers, Mumbai, powered by Shiva Kumar's double strikes, overcame hosts Bombay Gymkhana President's XI 4-1 in a first round match of the DCB Presents Aga Khan hockey tournament - 2011, at the Bombay Gymkhana ground, on Monday.
Second seed Ritwik Bhattacharya of India shocked top seed and world No 11 Mohd. Azlan Iskandar of Malaysia 12-10, 11-9, 11-1 to clinch the men's Open title in the 33rd Bombay Gymkhana-HSBC Maharashtra State Open Squash Championships, at the Bombay Gymkhana on Friday. Women's top seed and India No 1 Joshna Chinappa overcame second seed Dipika Pallikal 12-10, 11-9, 11-9 to snatch the women's crown.
Second seed Sandeep Jangra and top seed Joshna Chinappa won the men's and women's titles in the 32nd Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Squash Championships.
Yasin Merchant and Pankaj Advani beat Devendra Joshi and Aditya Mehta to make the grade in the semi-finals of the Reid and Taylor Bombay Gymkhana InstaSnooker.
Top seed Ritwik Bhattacharya was made to work hard for his 7-9, 9-1, 9-7, 9-1 victory over Maharashtra's Vikram Malhotra at the Maharashtra State Open Squash Championships.
Gaurav Nandrajog and Mandy Kennedy of England scored contrasting victories to win the men's and women's titles respectively in the HSBC-Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Squash Championships.
Ritwik Bhattacharya dethroned Saurav Ghosal to regain the men's crown, while Joshna Chinappa retained the women's title in the Sr National Squash Championships.
Top seed Joshna Chinappa and Deepali Anwekar-Parikh will contest the women's final in the \nSenior National and Maharashtra State Open Squash Championships.
The unseeded Maharashtra lass beat the third seed to enter the semi-finals in the 53rd Senior National and 30th Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Squash Championships.
Pankaj Advani and Ysim Merchant beat UAE's Mohammed Joker and Mohammed Shehab, in the semi-finals of the Reid and Taylor Bombay Gymkhana InstaSnooker.
Since 1933 when the Bombay Gymkhana, also in South Mumbai, played host to the first Test not only in this city but in the entire country, no Indian team has been without a Mumbai player in the eleven.
There is a beguiling allure to 'masstige' brands, which trade places up and down the value spectrum. But they aren't always easy or successful.
Former India all-rounder Ravi Shastri threw his weight firmly behind the Board of Control for Cricket in India's refusal to accept the Decision Review System while also dismissing the conflict of interest charge against board president N Srinivasan, saying it is in all walks of life.
Top seed Joshna Chinappa and second seed Urwashi Joshi also registered comfortable wins to enter the women's final, in the 37th Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Senior Squash Championship on Tuesday.
Top seeds Saurav Ghosal and Joshana Chinappa lived up to reputation and emerged supreme in the 37th Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Senior Squash Championships on Wednesday.
Hong Kong were crowned Asian sevens champions for the first time in its history after they defeated arch-rivals Japan 28-7 in a pulsating final at the Asian Sevens Series' Mumbai Sevens on Sunday.
Three petroleum teams -- Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) -- all boasting experienced Indian stars in their ranks, start as favourites in the Development Credit Bank Aga Khan hockey tournament, which commences at the Bombay Gymkhana on Sunday, May 15. The final is on May 21.
October 22 marks a month since Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi passed into the ages following a brief illness. Veteran journalist K Satyamurthy looks back on some cherished moments he was privileged to share with the former India captain, in conversation with A Ganesh Nadar.
South Central Railway (SCR), Chennai, combined well to derail Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala, with a 4-1 defeat in a quarter-final match of the DCB Presents Aga Khan hockey tournament - 2011, at the Bombay Gymkhana ground, in Mumbai, on Thursday.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), Bangalore scored a surprise 4-1 win against Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Delhi in the final of the DCB Presents Aga Khan hockey tournament -- 2011, at the Bombay Gymkhana ground, on Saturday evening.
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Delhi, rode on a fine hat-trick from Akashdeep Singh to trounce Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bangalore, 5-2, while Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), Bangalore, struggled to overcome South Central Railway (SCR), Secunderabad 1-0 in the semi-finals on Friday.
Captain Deepak Thakur's brilliant hat-trick helped Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) rally brilliantly and beat Karnataka XI 4-3 in a quarter-final match of the DCB Presents Aga Khan hockey tournament - 2011, at the Bombay Gymkhana ground, in Mumbai, on Tuesday.
Unfazed by an Indian Hockey Federation directive to not revive the century-old Aga Khan tournament, the Bombay Gynmkhana is going ahead with its plan to hold the event from May 15-21.
Intelligent, well educated and bold, a trait common among the transgender community, when Laxmi is not courting controversies, she is busy working for the welfare of the sexual minorities through her non governmental organisation Astitva. Laxmi speaks to rediff.com's N Ganesh on the discriminations faced by her and the members of her eunuch community in today's world.
The 76th All India and South Asia Rugby, a division one tournament and one of the oldest and most celebrated events in the Indian rugby calendar will commence on Saturday.
Deepika Padukone, along with her star father -- the legendary badminton player Prakash Padukone -- had a game of badminton on Thursday.
Come December, the top 32 squash players from across the world will travel to Mumbai to play in the inaugural Punj Lloyd PSA Masters 2009.
Ramy Ashour of Egypt put up an assured performance to tame England's Nick Matthew and win the Punj Lloyd PSA Masters squash tournament at the Bombay Gymkhana, in Mumbai, on Thursday. In a final that was both entertaining and enthralling, the fourth seeded Ashour prevailed 11-6, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9.
It will be an all-Egyptian affair in the semi-final of the Punj Lloyd PSA Masters 2009, as second seed Amr Shabana and compatriot Ramy Ashour won their respective quarter-final matches at the Bombay Gymkhana on Tuesday.
S D S Krishna and Monisha Vinayak, both of Karnataka, endured strong challengers in the final qualifying round before sealing berths in the men's and women's main draw respectively, in the first Tata Open All India Badminton Tournament at the Bombay Gymkhana on Monday.
The Delhi lad lost in the under-14 as well as under-16 final at the Super Series Junior Tennis Tournament.
Gaurav Nandrajog whipped Angad Marwah of Maharashtra in a second round match of the HSBC-Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Squash championships.
Asian champion Jin Long of China and former continental winner Yasin Merchant are among the cueists for the Reid and Taylor Bombay Gymkhana Instant tournament.
Set-piece expert Emil Vartazarian scored 22 points to pilot India to a resounding victory.
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