A moment at the ticket counter, Mardi Gras ‘83

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Cultural Events , Student Activities

Taken at Mardi Gras ‘83, this photograph shows a Mardi Gras ticket counter, the student organisers of the event, other students, and a possible participant at the counter.

The other items visible in this image are two 1983 Mardi Gras posters announcing ‘The Ananda Shankar Experience’ with performances also by Pandit Ravi Shankar, Zakir Hussain and Pandit M. Janardhan, an NCC notice board with the words “NCC Notices” on it, a rolled-up banner, and a blackboard with ‘St. Johns’ and ‘Mt Carmel’ seen on it which is perhaps a scoreboard of Mardi Gras ‘83, keeping track of the points.

Mardi Gras, now known as Saarang, was a cultural festival occurring annually for 5 days with dance, music, quiz, debate, sketching, photography, drama, and other competitions. Mardi Gras ’83 took place from 26 to 30 January and the name of this album suggests that it contains photographs from the second day, 27 January 1983.

Collection:

N S Vinodh Collection

Album Name:

Mardi Gras '83 (II)

Photograph ID:

001/0418/0005

Album ID:

0418

Event:

Mardi Gras '83

Photographer:

N. S. Vinodh. After completing an early education in Bangalore, N. S. Vinodh obtained his B. Tech. in Civil Engineering from IIT Madras in 1986. Being the secretary of the Photography Club at IIT Madras during his third year, he was an avid photography enthusiast. He then went on to complete his MBA from IIM, Lucknow, and later spent his career holding senior positions in the field of corporate real estate with leading multinational financial services companies. He continued to pursue his hobby of photography, integrating it with his love of travel and wildlife.

Place:

Central Lecture Theatre (CLT)