India, Feb. 19 -- A social club is a collective formed by individuals who choose to come together based on shared interests or affiliations, sustained by its members rather than by commercial activity. Its central function is to provide a space for sociability, leisure, and mutual engagement. Such associations may be loosely organised or highly structured, often involving subscriptions, codes of conduct, and access to common spaces such as clubrooms or recreational facilities.

They emerge around a wide range of interests, from sport and culture to profession or pastime, and include bodies as varied as athletic clubs, cultural societies, officers' messes, student fraternities, and hobby groups.

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