Students perform a Hindi play at the Third Inter-IIT Sports Meet, 1964

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Cultural Events , Dramatics , Sports

The Inter-IIT Sports Meet took place from 28 to 31 December. It was the first one to be held at IIT Madras. The cultural programme of the meet was most likely held at the Open Air Theatre (OAT). Some of the programmes that were a part of the cultural event were plays in Tamil, Hindi and English, and music performances by groups from the different IITs.

The persons in the photograph are yet to be identified.

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0317 under the ID: 001/0317/IMG_0551

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Third Inter IIT Sports Meet

Photograph ID:

001/0001/IMG_0104_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:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)