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In the 1960s, the Applied Mechanics Department of IIT Madras had a wind tunnel among its facilities. German technicians came to the Institute to assemble the tunnel which became functional in the late 1960s. It was used for industry work (smoke nuisance) and laboratory work for a few years. The wind tunnel was eventually dismantled some decades after it was put up. SS State of Bombay was one of the ships operated by the British India Steam Navigation Company, also known as the BI Line. The ship plied the India to East Africa sea lanes along with other ships such as the Karanja, Amra,…

In the 1960s, the Applied Mechanics Department of IIT Madras had a wind tunnel among its facilities. German technicians came to the Institute to assemble the tunnel which became functional in the late 1960s. It was used for industry work (smoke nuisance) and laboratory work for a few years. The wind tunnel was eventually dismantled some decades after it was put up. SS State of Bombay was one of the ships operated by the British India Steam Navigation Company, also known as the BI Line. The ship plied the India to East Africa sea lanes along with other ships such as the Karanja, Amra,…

In the 1960s, the Applied Mechanics Department of IIT Madras had a wind tunnel among its facilities. German technicians came to the Institute to assemble the tunnel which became functional in the late 1960s. It was used for industry work (smoke nuisance) and laboratory work for a few years. The wind tunnel was eventually dismantled some decades after it was put up. SS State of Bombay was one of the ships operated by the British India Steam Navigation Company, also known as the BI Line. The ship plied the India to East Africa sea lanes along with other ships such as the Karanja, Amra,…

In the 1960s, the Applied Mechanics Department of IIT Madras had a wind tunnel among its facilities. German technicians came to the Institute to assemble the tunnel which became functional in the late 1960s. It was used for industry work (smoke nuisance) and laboratory work for a few years. The wind tunnel was eventually dismantled some decades after it was put up. SS State of Bombay was one of the ships operated by the British India Steam Navigation Company, also known as the BI Line. The ship plied the India to East Africa sea lanes along with other ships such as the Karanja, Amra,…

In the 1960s, the Applied Mechanics Department of IIT Madras had a wind tunnel among its facilities. German technicians came to the Institute to assemble the tunnel which became functional in the late 1960s. It was used for industry work (smoke nuisance) and laboratory work for a few years. The wind tunnel was eventually dismantled some decades after it was put up. SS State of Bombay was one of the ships operated by the British India Steam Navigation Company, also known as the BI Line. The ship plied the India to East Africa sea lanes along with other ships such as the Karanja, Amra,…

This photograph was taken during the 35th Inter-IIT Sports Meet. According to the Annual Report of IIT Madras, 1999, IIT Madras won gold in badminton in the men's category. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.  

This image was captured during the prize distribution ceremony at the 35th Inter-IIT Sports Meet. The meet was hosted by IIT Madras who also won the General Championship. We are not sure who the persons in the photograph are. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.

This image was captured at the 35th Inter-IIT Sports Meet. According to the Annual Report of IIT Madras, 1999, IIT Madras won gold in basketball and also bagged the General Championship trophy at this meet. We are not sure about which teams are featured in this picture.  The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.

This image was captured during the 35th Inter-IIT Sports Meet at IIT Madras. From left, Prof. B. Viswanathan (Dean of Students, extreme left) and Prof. R. Natarajan (Director, second from left). The others in the image are yet to be identified. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.

This photograph was captured at the 35th Inter-IIT Sports Meet which was hosted by IIT Madras. The image features Prof. R. Natarajan (Director) presenting a prize to a group of students who are yet to be identified. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.

This photograph was captured during the 35th Inter-IIT Sports Meet. It shows a group of students from IIT Madras holding a trophy. Prof. R. Natarajan (Director) can be seen on the left. The students in the image are yet to be identified.  The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.

This image was captured during a match played at the 35th Inter-IIT Sports Meet at IIT Madras. We are uncertain as to who the students in the photograph are. We also do not know which of the IITs participated in this match. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.

This image was captured during the 35th Inter-IIT Sports Meet at IIT Madras. In the image, we can see Prof. R. Natarajan (Director, extreme left) presenting a trophy to a group of students. The students are yet to be identified.  The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.

This photograph was captured during a jump event (either triple or long jump) at the 35th Inter-IIT Sports Meet in 1999. The student in the image is yet to be identified. We do not have many details about this meet, but the Annual Report of IIT Madras, 1999 confirms that the hosting team IIT Madras won the General Championship trophy in that year.  The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.

This edition of the Inter-IIT Sports Meet was held at IIT Madras. According to the Annual Report of IIT Madras, 1999, IIT Madras emerged as winners of the General Championship Trophy this year. According to the report, IIT Madras won gold in several events including athletics, badminton (men), basketball, table tennis and water polo.  Prof. R. Natarajan (Director) can be seen on the extreme left. The others in the image are yet to be identified. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive…