A student taking part in a jump event, 1970

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Sports , Institute Events

This photograph was taken at the Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet in IIT Madras. The student in the photograph appears to be either taking part in the long jump event or the triple jump event. In the three jumps high, triple and long (broad), Madras dominated. Kanpur was unable to score any points in the jumps, while Madras scored a total of 16, ten coming solely from triple jump. Bombay had ten points in jumps and Kharagpur had four. Delhi had three.

It is not clear to us who the student in the photograph is.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet, 1970

Photograph ID:

001/0310/IMG_0407

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