Barak River as seen from Sadarghat Bridge, Silchar, Assam

Located in

Silchar Silchar is a city and the headquarters of the Cachar district of the state of Assam, India. It is located south east of Guwahati. It was founded by Captain Thomas Fisher in 1832 when he shifted the headquarters of Cachar to Janiganj in Silchar. ...

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, The Cachar Club was opened in 1859 by colonial British who were engaged in the

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planting business. Initially, membership was open to only

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ans, but this opened up to include Indians as well. The club-house is in a

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, and was completely renovated in February 2008. The club has a

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, bar, accommodation, a

health club A health club (also known as a fitness club, fitness center, health spa, and commonly referred to as a gym) is a place that houses exercise equipment for the purpose of physical exercise. In recent years, the number of fitness and health se ...

and

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. The members helped develop the modern game of

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during the later years of the 19th century.

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