Seen in the image, seated in the front row first from left is Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director). Seen in the far right of the same row is the Director’s wife. The most looked forward to event at IIT Madras in the 60s was the annual Literary and Cultural Week. The first Literary and Cultural Week was held in 1964. Literary and Cultural Week became a very big part of the IITian culture and still is to this day under a different name, ‘Saarang’. It was an ever growing event that was very much looked forward to by the students as well as the staff. The participation at the event also grew over…
Seen in the image is a four student band performing at the Open Air Theatre. The instruments that the students are using are drums, electric guitars and a base guitar. The most looked forward to event at IIT Madras in the 60s was the annual Literary and Cultural Week. The first Literary and Cultural Week was held in 1964. Literary and Cultural Week became a very big part of the IITian culture and still is to this day under a different name, ‘Saarang’.The most popular competition of the event was the Inter-collegiate Entertainment Competition. This competition was conducted at the Institute…
The most looked forward to event at IIT Madras in the 60s was the annual Literary and Cultural Week. The first Literary and Cultural Week was held in 1964. Literary and Cultural Week became a very big part of the IITian culture and still is to this day under a different name, ‘Saarang’. It was an ever growing event that was very much looked forward to by the students as well as the staff. The participation at the event also grew over the years and what started out to be a five day event eventually became six. The event was extremely popular even then and participants came to attend the event…
The most looked forward to event at IIT Madras in the 60s was the annual Literary and Cultural Week. The first Literary and Cultural Week was held in 1964. At the event the students competed for a number of prizes and trophies. The following are some of the trophies awarded to the winners: The Dr. N. Klein’s Trophy was the trophy given to the winner of the Inter-Collegiate German Recitation competition. The trophy was named after Dr. Nikolaus Klein who was a professor of German at IIT Madras. The Dr. M. V. C. Sastry’s rolling trophy was awarded to the winner of the Inter-Collegiate Group…
The most looked forward to event at IIT Madras in the 60s was the annual Literary and Cultural Week. The first Literary and Cultural Week was held in 1964. Literary and Cultural Week became a very big part of the IITian culture and still is to this day under a different name, ‘Saarang’. The main events that took place at the Literary and Cultural Week were the quiz, German recitation, debate, group discussion and the entertainment competition. There were other events taking place as well such as the science fair, photography exhibition and art competition. Some of the trophies given to the…
The most looked forward to event at IIT Madras in the 60s was the annual Literary and Cultural Week. The first Literary and Cultural Week was held in 1964. Literary and Cultural Week became a very big part of the IITian culture and still is to this day under a different name, ‘Saarang’.The most popular competition of the event was the Inter-collegiate Entertainment Competition. This competition was conducted at the Institute’s Open Air Theatre and consisted of students showcasing their talents by performing dance recitals (Indian classical dances etc.), playing musical numbers (western etc…
The most looked forward to event at IIT Madras in the 60s was the annual Literary and Cultural Week. The first Literary and Cultural Week was held in 1964. Literary and Cultural Week became a very big part of the IITian culture and still is to this day under a different name, ‘Saarang’.The most popular competition of the event was the Inter-collegiate Entertainment Competition. This competition was conducted at the Institute’s Open Air Theatre and consisted of students showcasing their talents by performing dance recitals (Indian classical dances etc.), playing musical numbers (western etc…
The most looked forward to event at IIT Madras in the 60s was the annual Literary and Cultural Week. The first Literary and Cultural Week was held in 1964. Literary and Cultural Week became a very big part of the IITian culture and still is to this day under a different name, ‘Saarang’. The main events that took place at the Literary and Cultural Week were the quiz, German recitation, debate, group discussion and the entertainment competition. There were other events taking place as well such as the science fair, photography exhibition and art competition. Some of the trophies given to the…
The most looked forward to event at IIT Madras in the 60s was the annual Literary and Cultural Week. The first Literary and Cultural Week was held in 1964. Literary and Cultural Week became a very big part of the IITian culture and still is to this day under a different name, ‘Saarang’.The most popular competition of the event was the Inter-collegiate Entertainment Competition. This competition was conducted at the Institute’s Open Air Theatre and consisted of students showcasing their talents by performing dance recitals (Indian classical dances etc.), playing musical numbers (western etc…
Seen in the image, seated in the first row from the left is Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director). Seen behind him (right) in the second row is Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director) and Mr. Mani (Workshop Superintendent). The most looked forward to event at IIT Madras in the 60s was the annual Literary and Cultural Week. The first Literary and Cultural Week was held in 1964. Literary and Cultural Week became a very big part of the IITian culture and still is to this day under a different name, ‘Saarang’. It was an ever growing event that was very much looked forward to by the students as well as…
The most looked forward to event at IIT Madras in the 60s was the annual Literary and Cultural Week. The first Literary and Cultural Week was held in 1964. At the event the students competed for a number of prizes and trophies. The following are some of the trophies awarded to the winners: The Dr. N. Klein’s Trophy was the trophy given to the winner of the Inter-Collegiate German Recitation competition. The trophy was named after Dr. Nikolaus Klein who was a professor of German at IIT Madras. The Dr. M. V. C. Sastry’s rolling trophy was awarded to the winner of the Inter-Collegiate Group…
The most looked forward to event at IIT Madras in the 60s was the annual Literary and Cultural Week. The first Literary and Cultural Week was held in 1964. Literary and Cultural Week became a very big part of the IITian culture and still is to this day under a different name, ‘Saarang’. It was an ever growing event that was very much looked forward to by the students as well as the staff. The participation at the event also grew over the years and what started out to be a five day event eventually became six. The event was extremely popular even then and participants came to attend the event…
The most looked forward to event at IIT Madras in the 60s was the annual Literary and Cultural Week. The first Literary and Cultural Week was held in 1964. Literary and Cultural Week became a very big part of the IITian culture and still is to this day under a different name, ‘Saarang’. The main events that took place at the Literary and Cultural Week were the quiz, German recitation, debate, group discussion and the entertainment competition. There were other events taking place as well such as the science fair, photography exhibition and art competition. Some of the trophies given to the…
The most looked forward to event at IIT Madras in the 60s was the annual Literary and Cultural Week. The first Literary and Cultural Week was held in 1964. At the event the students competed for a number of prizes and trophies. The following are some of the trophies awarded to the winners: The Dr. N. Klein’s Trophy was the trophy given to the winner of the Inter-Collegiate German Recitation competition. The trophy was named after Dr. Nikolaus Klein who was a professor of German at IIT Madras. The Dr. M. V. C. Sastry’s rolling trophy was awarded to the winner of the Inter-Collegiate Group…
The most looked forward to event at IIT Madras in the 60s was the annual Literary and Cultural Week. The first Literary and Cultural Week was held in 1964. Literary and Cultural Week became a very big part of the IITian culture and still is to this day under a different name, ‘Saarang’. The main events that took place at the Literary and Cultural Week were the quiz, German recitation, debate, group discussion and the entertainment competition. There were other events taking place as well such as the science fair, photography exhibition and art competition. Some of the trophies given to the…