Prof. B. Sengupto addresses the audience at the Third Inter-IIT Sports Meet, 1964

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Sports , Sports Facilities , Student Activities

A report in the first issue of ‘Pradeep’ by Mr. B. S. Sudhir Chandra indicates that Prof. Sengupto gave a formal introduction of the chief guest The Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan after which Khan declared the meet open.

Prof. Sengupto was the first Director of IIT Madras (1959 to 1967). He was responsible for a lot of the growth and development of the Institute in the early years.

Seen in the photograph, Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar, first row, second from left) and Mansoor Ali Khan (chief guest, first row, third from left). The other persons in the photograph have not been identified.

An identical photograph can be found in Album 0317 in the Gourishankar Collection under the ID: 001/0317/IMG_0682

Album 0001

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Third Inter IIT Sports Meet

Photograph ID:

001/0001/IMG_0078_1

Album ID:

0001

Date:

28-31 December 1964

Event:

Third Inter IIT Sports Meet

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:

Sports Meet