The Late Mr.P. Karunakara menon, one of the most distinguished and capable provincial service men of the Presidency, who spent the major part of his official life as Deputy Collector in Malabar, conceived happily the idea of starting a Cosmopolitan Club in Calicut and began to collect subscription for debenture loan with which he wanted to give a concrete form for his cherished idea. After collecting Rs.2900 he convened a meeting of the subscribers for the proposed Calicut Cosmopolitan club in the Victoria Town Jubilee hall on 24th July 1898 with the late D.Maneckji in the chair. A committee consisting of Messers. D.Maneckji, P.Karunakara Menon and K.A. Siva Rama Iyer with power to add was appointed to collect further subscriptions and Mr.P.K. Karunakara Menon was elected as Secretary to the committee. The site proposed for the Club was the present one, Valappukadavu paramba, then in possession of Mr. Maneck D. Mugaseth, who was willing to sell it to the club.   read more..