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Major General Prakash Singh Grewal takes the salute during the march past of the contingents, 1970

Sports , Visiting VIPs , Administrators

In the Inter-IIT Sports Meet, five IITs took part, IIT Kanpur, Delhi, Bombay, Kharagpur and the hosts Madras. The event took place from 28 to 31 December in 1970. Major General Prakash Singh Grewal was the chief guest. Grewal was the General Officer Commanding for Tamil Nadu, Mysore and Kerala at the time.

Seen in the photograph, on the stage, from left, Major General Prakash Singh Grewal, Mr. Navzer Mehta (General Secretary) and Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director).

Collection:
Gourishankar Collection
Photograph ID:
001/0310/IMG_0417
Album ID:
Date:
28 to 31 December 1970
Place:
Stadium
Photographer:
C. Gourishankar (1936-2002). A geologist by qualification, Gourishankar started his career as a photographer after working for many years with the Geological Survey of India. In everything that he did, Gourishankar strove to achieve flawlessness and impeccable quality. Thus his photography too was characterised by this drive for perfection. Every photograph that Gourishankar took was meticulously planned and shot and printed with diligence and patience. Gourishankar carried out most of the official photography at IIT Madras in the 1960s.
Event:
Inter-IIT Sports Meet

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