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The Chief Guest, Dr. P. Subbarayan (Union Minister of Transport and Communication) distributed a number of prizes to students and faculty members at the Third Institute Day. The Institute Day of IIT Madras is a day marked to celebrate the hard work and success of certain people who have shown excellence in academics as well as extracurricular activities. In the image, Dr. P. Subbarayan hands over a prize to Mr. Ram Prakash Shetty. The people in the image were identified by Mr. K. Narayanan, Mr. C.V. Sahasranamam and Mr. Anand Singh Bawa.

The Third Institute Day took place at the Institute’s Building Sciences Block on the IITM campus. Prior to this the Institute Days took place in the hostels and this was the first time that event was being held in the academic zone of the Institution. The chief guest for the event was Dr. P. Subbarayan (Union Minister of Transport and Communications). The impressive number of people attending indicates the importance of the event.

Seen the image on the right is Dr. P. Subbarayan (Union Minister of Transport and Communication). The awardee is the telephone operator, possibly Ms. Rukmani/ Ms. Radha. Seen wearing a grey suit is Prof. Anantharaman. Also seen in the image between the woman and the chief guest is Mr. Anand Singh Bawa (founding editor of Campastimes, an IIT students’ publication). Identification by Mr. K. Narayanan, Mr. C. V. Sahasranaman, Mr. Anand Singh Bawa and Mr. V. Venkatanarayanan. The chief guest, Dr. P. Subbarayan, distributed a number of prizes to students, faculty members and others involved…

Seen in the image on the right is Dr. P. Subbarayan (Union Minister of Transport and Communication). The awardees are Mr. Anand Singh Bawa (founding editor of Campastimes, an IIT students’ publication) and Mr. Surjit S. Randhava (Student Representative). Also seen in the image, in between the chief guest and prize winners is Mr. Srinivasan (PTI). Identification by Mr. K. Narayanan, Mr. C. V. Sahasranamam and Mr. Anand Singh Bawa. The chief guest, Dr. P. Subbarayan distributed a number of prizes to students and faculty members at the Third Institute Day. The Institute Day of IIT Madras is…

The Chief Guest, Dr. P. Subbarayan (Union Minister of Transport and Communication) distributed a number of prizes to students and faculty members at the Third Institute Day. The Institute Day of IIT Madras is a day marked to celebrate the hard work and success of people who have shown excellence in academics as well as extracurricular activities. In the image, Dr. P. Subbarayan hands over a prize to Mr. Jacob Dominic (1964 B. Tech. Electrical Engineering). Mr. Jacob Dominic later went on to study an M.S. in the University Of Washington, U.S.A. Also present in the image, behind Mr. Dominic, is…

The Third Institute Day took place at the Institute’s Building Sciences Block on the IITM campus. The chief guest for the event was Dr. P. Subbarayan (Union Minister of Transport and Communications). The Institute Day of IIT Madras is a day marked to celebrate the hard work and success of people who have shown excellence in academics as well as extracurricular activities. A number of students, faculty and dignitaries were present at the event. Prizes were awarded to students, faculty and alumni as well. Before the commencement of the event there were refreshment served for the delegates. In…

The Third Institute Day took place at the Institute’s Building Sciences Block on the IITM campus. The Institute Day of IIT Madras is a day marked to celebrate and recognize the hard work and success of people who have shown excellence in academics as well as extracurricular activities. Hence, it was also called Gymkhana Day or Annual Day. After the conferment of prizes, a series of entertainment programmes were presented to commemorate the ceremony. The students and faculty members performed musical pieces and dramatics for the audience. In the image, students perform the drama ‘Rajamani’.…

Seen the image on the right is Dr. P. Subbarayan (Union Minister of Transport and Communications). The awardee is Mr. K. Mahesh. Next in line is Mr. Srinivasan (PTI) waiting to collect his prize. Also seen in the image, standing next to Dr. P. Subbarayan is Mr. Surjit S Randhava. The gentleman behind the curtain wearing a tie and spectacles is Mr. R. V. S. Mani. The people in the image were identified by Mr. K. Narayanan, Mr. C. V. Sahasranamam and Mr. Anand Singh Bawa (founding editor of Campastimes, an IIT students’ publication). The chief guest, Dr. P. Subbarayan (Union Minister of…

The Chief Guest, Dr. P. Subbarayan (Union Minister of Transport and Communication) distributed prizes at the Third Institute Day. In the image, a child receives a prize from the chief guest. Also see in the image is Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar)

Mr. Simpson (student receiving the prize) was adjudged the fastest man in the meet when he ran the 100 metre sprint with a timing of 11.6 seconds. This has been recorded in B. S. Sudhir Chandra’s article ‘Third Inter-IIT Meet’ in Pradeep magazine (1965). IIT Kharagpur won the Inter IIT Sports Meet that year (in 1964), for the third time in a row. The current champion, as of December 2020, is IIT Kharagpur. As of December 2020, IIT Madras has the most wins in the tournament with 22 wins since 1961. Also seen in the photograph is Prof. B. Sengupto (Director, extreme right) and Mr. R. M.…

Mansoor Ali Khan was the chief guest at the meet. He inaugurated the stadium and declared the meet open.  Nawab Mohammad Mansoor Ali Khan Siddiqui Pataudi captained the Indian cricket team from when he was 21 years of age. He was given the nickname ‘Tiger Pataudi’ owing to his exceptional fielding skills. He notes in his autobiography, "I had a tigerish propensity for crawling energetically about the floor on all fours." The captain formerly played for Winchester College, even breaking the school's earlier record for most runs in a season. Speaking of records, he was the youngest test…

The Inter-IIT Sports Meet took place from 28 to 31 December. It was the first one to be held at IIT Madras. The cultural programme of the meet was most likely held at the Open Air Theatre (OAT). Some of the programmes that were a part of the cultural event were plays in Tamil, Hindi and English, and music performances by groups from the different IITs.  The persons in the photograph are yet to be identified.   This photograph was published in the Annual Number of IIT Madras, 1964-65.   An identical photograph can be found in the Central Photographic Section Collection in…

This photograph was taken on the occasion of the Third Inter-IIT Meet in 1964. The event was held in IIT Madras.  Seen in the photograph are Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar, third from left, standing) and Prof. P. C. Varghese (Gymkhana President, eighth from left, second row).

This was the first time that the Inter-IIT Sports Meet was held at IIT Madras. IIT Kharagpur had won the previous two meets which were held in Bombay (1961) and Kharagpur (1963). IIT Kharagpur managed to make it a hat trick of wins when they clinched the trophy once again at IIT Madras. It is not clear who the student in the photograph is. This photograph was also published in the Annual Number of IIT Madras, 1964-65. An identical photograph can be found in the Central Photographic Section Collection in Album 0001 under the ID: 001/0001/IMG_0102_1

Mansoor Ali Khan, the Indian cricket captain is known for leading India to their first overseas win against New Zealand in 1967. Apart from cricket, Mansoor also played hockey and billiards for Oxford. He also played the midfield position in football.  Khan, chief guest at the event, inaugurated the stadium at IIT Madras and declared the meet open. Mr. B. S. Sudhir Chandra, in his article in the first issue of ‘Pradeep’ writes that Khan gave a short speech in which he stressed the role of games and physical activity in Universities. The march past of the five contingents took place…