A student addresses the audience at the Third Inter-IIT Sports Meet, 1964

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Sports , Sports Facilities , Student Activities

The photograph was possibly taken during the closing ceremony of the event. The prize distribution ceremony was presided by Dr. A. L. Mudaliar according to a report by Mr. B. S. Sudhir Chandra (Civil Engineering Department) in the first issue of ‘Pradeep’, a magazine of the Alumni Association of IIT Madras. According to Mr. Chandra, it was a “colourful ceremony held in the stadium.”

On the dais from left, Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar), Prof. B. Sengupto (Director), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Prof. P. C. Varghese (Gymkhana President) and Mr. Syed Abdul Aleem (Student Secretary).

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0317 under the ID: 001/0317/IMG_0573

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Third Inter IIT Sports Meet

Photograph ID:

001/0001/IMG_0127_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.

Place:

Stadium