Prof. R. K. Gupta introduces the sports incharges of the IITs to Major General Prakash Singh Grewal, 1970

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Sports , Institute Events , Administrators

This photograph was taken during the Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet which took place in IIT Madras. IIT Madras hosted its first Inter-IIT Sports Meet in 1964. This was the third meet to take place. But it was only in this year, 1970, that IIT Madras won its first of many Championships.

Seen in the photograph, from left, Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Prof. R. K. Gupta (Gymkhana President) and Major General Prakash Singh Grewal (General Officer Commanding, Tamil Nadu, Mysore and Kerala and chief guest). The other persons in the photograph are yet to be identified.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet, 1970

Photograph ID:

001/0310/IMG_0423

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