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India International Championships
The India International Championships was a men's tennis tournament was founded in 1923. The tournament was played at the Calcutta Cricket Club grounds, Calcutta, Bengal, India. The championships ran until 1960 before it was discontinued. History Tennis was introduced to India in the 1880s by British Army and Civilian Officers. In 1923 the India International ChampionshipsBéla Kehrling, ed. (January 28, 1931). "Külföldi hírek" nternational news(PDF). Tennisz és Golf (in Hungarian). Vol. III, no. 2. Budapest, Hungary. p. 41. were established and played at the Calcutta South Club, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. The championships were staged until 1960 when they were abolished. Venue The Calcutta South Club was founded in 1920 it also organised the Calcutta Lawn Tennis Championships that later became known as the East India Lawn Tennis Championships. Its current facilities consist of the six original grass courts A grass court is one of the four different types of tenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calcutta
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of East India, Eastern India and the main port of communication for North-East India. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the List of cities in India by population, seventh-most populous city in India, with a population of 45 lakh (4.5 million) residents within the city limits, and a population of over 1.41 crore (14.1 million) residents in the Kolkata metropolitan area, Kolkata Metropolitan Area. It is the List of metropolitan areas in India, third-most populous metropolitan area in India. In 2021, the Kolkata metropolitan area crossed 1.5 crore (15 million) registered voters. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
