Students stage a play at the Seventh Institute Day celebrations, 1966

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Dramatics , Institute Events , Students

The play was a part of the variety programme that took place at the Seventh Institute Day. There were several other entertainment performances which took place during the event including a mushaira, a Western music performance, a Tamil play, and a magic show.

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0206 under the ID: 001/0206/IMG_0160

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Seventh Institute Day

Photograph ID:

001/0017/IMG_0617_1

Album ID:

0017

Date:

12 March 1966

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)

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:

Seventh Institute Day