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Historic India Club in London saved from demolition

London’s India Club has been saved from redevelopment. (Facebook/ India Club)

By: Keerthi Mohan

The India Club in London, which was closely linked with India’s freedom movement, has been saved from demolition after the Westminister City Council denied the owner permission to redevelop the site. The India Club, housed within the Strand, close to the Indian High Commission, was the venue for meetings of freedom-fighter and India’s first high commissioner to London V Krishna Menon’s India League.  Thousands of people had signed an online petition to save the India Club. “Westminster Council refused permission for the redevelopment of 143-145 Strand to a new luxury hotel due to the potential loss of a significant historical…

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