Students of IIT Madras performing during the Third Inter-IIT Sports Meet, 1964
Cultural Events , Sports , Music
The cultural programme during the meet most likely took place at the Open Air Theatre (OAT). There were performances of plays in Tamil, Hindi and English and also music performances by groups of students from the various IITs.
The students are yet to be identified.
An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0317 under the ID: 001/0317/IMG_0560
Collection:
Central Photographic Section Collection
Album Name:
Photograph ID:
001/0001/IMG_0109_1
Album ID:
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:
Open Air Theatre (OAT)
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