High jump event in progress during the Third Inter-IIT Sports Meet, 1964

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Sports , Institute Events

According to B. S. Sudhir Chandra’s article in the first issue of ‘Pradeep’, the high jump event attracted a large audience. Chandra reports that Ganguly of IIT Bombay cleared a height of five feet, eight and a quarter inches, which bettered the previous year’s record by 4 inches. IIT Madras’ Dandapani came in second at the event.

The student in the photograph is yet to be identified.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Third Inter IIT Sports Meet, 1964

Photograph ID:

001/0317/IMG_0552

Album ID:

0317

Date:

28-31 December, 1964

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:

Third Inter-IIT Sports Meet

Place:

Stadium