Students receiving a trophy from Dr. A. L. Mudaliar at the Third Inter-IIT Sports Meet, 1964

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Sports , Sports Facilities , Student Activities

IIT Madras hosted the Inter-IIT Sports Meet for the first time. Some of the details from the event are recorded in The Sixth Annual Number of IIT Madras (1965) and the Alumni Association magazine Pradeep. IIT Kharagpur won the championship for the third consecutive time, while IIT Bombay and Madras clinched the second and third places respectively.

Seen in the photograph are, Prof. P. C. Varghese (Gymkhana President, extreme right), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors) and Mr. Srinivasan (Physical Training Instructor, in white shirt).

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0317 under the ID: 001/0317/IMG_0574

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Third Inter IIT Sports Meet

Photograph ID:

001/0001/IMG_0121_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