The "Undergrads" from IIT Kharagpur performing a number at the Third Inter-IIT Sports Meet, 1964

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Cultural Events , Sports , Music

This photograph was published in the Annual Number of IIT Madras, 1964-65. The cultural programme was most likely held at the Open Air Theatre (OAT) in IIT Madras. The programme consisted of plays in Tamil, English and Hindi and also consisted of group songs by students from the various IITs.

The students 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_0539

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Third Inter IIT Sports Meet

Photograph ID:

001/0001/IMG_0096_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)