Prof. B. Sengupto addresses the audience during the prize distribution ceremony of the Third Inter-IIT Sports Meet, 1964

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Sports , Sports Facilities , Student Activities

The prize distribution ceremony took place on 31 December. Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors) presided over the function. IIT Kharagpur won the overall championship this year, making this their third consecutive win in the Inter-IIT Sports Meets.

Seen in the photograph are, Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar, seated extreme left), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors, seated second from left), Prof. P. C. Varghese (Gymkhana President, seated third from left) and Mr. Syed Abdul Aleem (Student Secretary, seated extreme right). Addressing the audience is Prof. Sengupto (Director).

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0317 under the ID: 001/0317/IMG_0564

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Third Inter IIT Sports Meet

Photograph ID:

001/0001/IMG_0116_1

Album ID:

0001

Date:

28-31 December 1964

Event:

Third Inter IIT Sports Meet

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.

Place:

Stadium