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The Tamil drama troupe, 1964

Student Activities , Institute Events , Dramatics

The photograph was taken at the Third Inter-IIT Sports Meet. There was a cultural programme which took place (most likely in the Open Air Theatre) during the course of the meet. Some of the cultural programmes included plays and group songs. The performances were carried out by students from IIT Madras as well as the other IITs.

Mr. K. V. Rangaswami (Civil Engineering Department, second batch) can be seen seated (fourth from left). The other members of the troupe are yet to be identified.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Third Inter IIT Sports Meet, 1964

Photograph ID:

001/0317/IMG_0535

Album ID:

0317

Date:

28-31 December, 1964

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:

Third Inter-IIT Sports Meet

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)