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Prof. R. K. Gupta addresses the audience at the Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet at IIT Madras, 1970

Administrators , Institute Events , Sports

The Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet took place in IIT Madras from 28-31 December. IIT Madras won their first Championship this year.

It is not known to us when Prof. R. K. Gupta addressed the audience during the course of the event. During the time, Prof. Gupta was the Gymkhana President.
                       
Seated in the first row, second from the left, Mrs. Iengar, Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors) and Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director). Mr. Iengar was the second Chairman of the Board of Governors, while Prof. A. Ramachandran was the second Director of the Institute.

Collection:
Gourishankar Collection
Photograph ID:
001/0247/IMG_0155
Album ID:
Date:
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:
Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet

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