The Director receives the chief guest at the Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet, IIT Madras, 1970
Sports , Visiting VIPs , Administrators
Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director, second from right) was the second Director of IIT Madras. He succeeded Prof. B. Sengupto in 1967. Here, he is seen receiving Major general Prakash Singh Grewal (chief guest) at the Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet which was held in IIT Madras. Grewal was the General Officer Commanding for Tamil Nadu, Mysore and Kerala.
Collection:
Gourishankar Collection
Album Name:
Photograph ID:
001/0310/IMG_0425
Album ID:
Date:
28 to 31 December 1970
Place:
Stadium
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:
Inter-IIT Sports Meet
Share:
- Contribute
to the Centre -
Monetary
Support 
Digital
Material
