Mansoor Ali Khan, the Nawab of Pataudi, apparently signing autographs at the Third Inter-IIT Sports Meet, 1964

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Sports , Institute Events , Visiting VIPs

Mansoor Ali Khan was the chief guest at the meet. He inaugurated the stadium and declared the meet open.

Nawab Mohammad Mansoor Ali Khan Siddiqui Pataudi captained the Indian cricket team from when he was 21 years of age. He was given the nickname ‘Tiger Pataudi’ owing to his exceptional fielding skills. He notes in his autobiography, "I had a tigerish propensity for crawling energetically about the floor on all fours." The captain formerly played for Winchester College, even breaking the school's earlier record for most runs in a season. Speaking of records, he was the youngest test captain to lead a cricket team. When he became captain, he was 21 years and 77 days old. He held the record for being the youngest test captain in the world up until 2004 when Zimbabwean Tatenda Taibu claimed the record.

Seen in the photograph, Prof. P. C. Varghese (Gymkhana President, standing extreme right), Mansoor Ali Khan (chief guest, seated in first row, third from left) and Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar, seated in first row, second from left).

An identical photograph can be found in the Central Photographic Section Collection in Album 0001 under the ID: 001/0001/IMG_0084_1

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Third Inter IIT Sports Meet, 1964

Photograph ID:

001/0317/IMG_0553

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