Students perform the drama ‘If It Were To Happen’ during the Fourth Institute Day, 1963

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Cultural Events , Dramatics , Institute Events

According to the 15 April 1963 edition of Campastimes, the entertainment programme consisted of a German sketch, an English drama, a Tamil play and a Malayalam shadow-play. According to this report the Open Air Theatre was jam packed with around 4000 people.

Mr. C. V. Sahasranamam (Mechanical Engineering Department, 1960-65) played the lady character in the play, while Mr. S. M. Krishnan (Mechanical Engineering Department, 1961-66) played the hero in the play. The man with an umbrella is possibly Mr. K. V. Rangaswami (Civil Engineering Department, 1960-65), and the person peeping out from behind the curtain is possibly Mr. Sriram. (Identification by Mr. K. Narayanan, Electrical Engineering Department, 1963-66).

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Fourth Institute Day, 1963

Photograph ID:

001/0288/IMG_0021

Album ID:

0288

Date:

11 March 1963

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:

Fourth Institute Day

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)