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

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Sports , Visiting VIPs , Institute Events

Major General Prakash Singh Grewal was the chief guest. He was the General Officer Commanding for Tamil Nadu, Mysore and Kerala at the time.

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.

The IIT Bombay contingent can be seen passing the chief guest in the photograph. Seen in the photograph is Major General Prakash Singh Grewal (taking the salute).

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet, 1970

Photograph ID:

001/0310/IMG_0421

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