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

Sports , Institute Events , Visiting VIPs

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. 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
Photograph ID:
001/0310/IMG_0422
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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