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

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Cultural Events , Sports , Student Activities

The cultural programme of the Inter-IIT Sports Meet was most likely held at the Open Air Theatre (OAT). This was the first meet to be held at IIT Madras. Some of the programmes in the cultural events included plays in Tamil, English and Hindi and group songs and music performances by students of the various IITs.

The performers 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_0544

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Third Inter IIT Sports Meet

Photograph ID:

001/0001/IMG_0092_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)