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Dr. A. L. Mudaliar presenting a prize at the Third Inter-IIT Sports Meet, 1964

Sports , Sports Facilities , Student Activities

The Third Inter-IIT Sports Meet took place at IIT Madras. It was the first one to be held at Madras. IIT Kharagpur had won the previous two Inter-IITs and followed up with a hattrick of victories by winning this meet as well. IIT Bombay were runners up and IIT Madras secured third place.

Also seen in the photograph is Prof. P. C. Varghese (Gymkhana President, extreme right). The other persons in the photograph are yet to be identified.
 
An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0317 under the ID: 001/0317/IMG_0576

Collection:
Central Photographic Section Collection
Photograph ID:
001/0001/IMG_0120_1
Album ID:
Date:
28-31 December 1964
Event:
Third Inter IIT Sports Meet
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.
Place:
Stadium

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