A section of the audience at the Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet in IIT Madras, 1970

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This photograph was taken at the opening ceremony of the event. According to a Campastimes report, the opening ceremony consisted of a march-past which went well. The chief guest Major General Prakash Singh Grewal took the salute and declared the meet open. This was apparently followed by fireworks and “balloons haunting the skies”. Mr. Navzer Mehta (General Secretary) delivered the vote of thanks.

Seated in the first row, from left, Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Mr. Navzer Mehta (General Secretary), a person (yet to be identified), Major General Prakash Singh Grewal (General Officer Commanding, Tamil Nadu, Mysore and Kerala and chief guest), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Prof. R. K. Gupta (Gymkhana President) and Mrs. Ramachandran.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet, 1970

Photograph ID:

001/0310/IMG_0414

Album ID:

0310

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