Some of the distinguished guests engrossed in the proceedings at the Third Inter-IIT Sports Meet, 1964

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Sports , Sports Facilities , Student Activities

The Sports Meet took place between 28 and 31 December. It also marked the occasion when the stadium was inaugurated by the Nawab of Pataudi.

Sitting from left (first row), Mr. Y. S. Ramaswamy (Superintending Engineer), Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar), a distinguished guest (yet to be identified), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors) and Prof. B. Sengupto (Director).

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0317 under the ID: 001/0317/IMG_0685

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Third Inter IIT Sports Meet

Photograph ID:

001/0001/IMG_0115_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