IIT Madras Contingent marches past as Mr. H. V. R. Iengar and Prof. A. Ramachandran look on

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Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet, Valedictory Function, 1970

Administrators , Institute Events , Sports

The Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet took place in IIT Madras from 28-31 December. The hosts won the championship with a considerably large margin of points. It was IIT Madras’ first ever championship win at the Meet. This event has been recorded in the February 1971 issue of the student-run campus magazine Campastimes. The report on the event confirms that there was an impressive march-past of the contingents from all the IITs on this day.

Seen in the photograph are, Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director, extreme left), Mr. Navzer Mehta (General Secretary) and Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors, third from left).

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet, Valedictory Function, 1970

Photograph ID:

001/0247/IMG_0139

Album ID:

0247

Date:

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:

Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet