Club Cultured?
Once again, the Chairman of the so-called prestigious Mysore Race Club (MRC) has been forced to resign in the face of a coup by the Committee. This reminds us all that club culture has eroded and clubs are now like mini-Assembly Constituencies.
One usually joins a club to pursue a passion or interest — be it a Book Club, a Social Service Club or any Sports Club. But of late, one can’t help but notice most clubs have become a place for wannabe politicians and people with a fetish for ‘designations’ — Chairman, President, etc.
Worse, service clubs have mutated into ‘self-service’ clubs where members join solely to boost their businesses or inflate their status in society.
When this is the mindset of members, there is bound to be corruption and violence as there have been cases of assault in prestigious clubs like Mysore Sports Club, Golf Club and Mysore Race Club.
No wonder, these days when a youngster says they’re ‘going clubbing,’ it’s met with a casual “Have fun!” But when a husband announces his plans to visit the club, the wife asks in panic: “For what? With whom? Do you really have to go? And what time will you be back?”
It’s clear that whatever charm and class these places once had, it’s long gone.
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