Major General Prakash Singh Grewal declares the Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet open, 1970

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Sports , Institute Events , Visiting VIPs

Grewal (chief guest) was the General Officer Commanding for Tamil Nadu, Mysore and Kerala.

The Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet was held at the IIT Madras stadium from 28-31 December. The home team IIT Madras won the General Championship. IIT Madras hosted its first Inter-IIT Sports Meet in 1964. This was the third meet to take place. But it was only in this year, 1970, that IIT Madras won its first of many Championships.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet, 1970

Photograph ID:

001/0310/IMG_0427

Album ID:

0310

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