Mr. Simpson of IIT Kharagpur receives the General Championship Trophy at the Third Inter-IIT Sports Meet from Dr. A. L. Mudaliar, 1964

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Institute Activities , Institute Events , Sports

Mr. Simpson (student receiving the prize) was adjudged the fastest man in the meet when he ran the 100 metre sprint with a timing of 11.6 seconds. This has been recorded in B. S. Sudhir Chandra’s article ‘Third Inter-IIT Meet’ in Pradeep magazine (1965). IIT Kharagpur won the Inter IIT Sports Meet that year (in 1964), for the third time in a row. The current champion, as of December 2020, is IIT Kharagpur. As of December 2020, IIT Madras has the most wins in the tournament with 22 wins since 1961.

Also seen in the photograph is Prof. B. Sengupto (Director, extreme right) and Mr. R. M. Dubey (Personal Assistant to the Registrar, third from left). Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors, second from right) is handing the trophy.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Third Inter IIT Sports Meet, 1964

Photograph ID:

001/0317/IMG_0571

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