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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…

Seen in the image seated on the dais second from the right is Dr. Nikolaus Klein (Professor of German). 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…

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, second from the left is Mr. Rajagopalan (Deputy Registrar). Also seen in the image is Mr. Sethunathan (Registrar) who is seated in the third row, second from the left. 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…

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’. 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’. 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…

Seen in the image seated from the right in the second row is Prof. R. G. Narayanamurthi (Mechanical Engineering department), Prof. Sankaran (Civil Engineering department), Prof. Udupa (Chemistry department) and Prof. C. S. Swamy (Chemistry department). The venue is probably the Physics Lecture Theatre (PhLT). 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…

Seen in the image seated from the right in the second row is Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director) and Prof. R. G. Narayanamurthi (Mechanical Engineering department), Prof. Sankaran (Civil Engineering department), Prof. Udupa (Chemistry department) and Prof. C. S. Swamy (Chemistry department). The venue is probably the Physics Lecture Theatre (PhLT) 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…

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 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 image depicts the proceedings of an event that is possibly a quiz. This information has been deduced by referring to multiple images of a similar nature in this album. For example, in image 0287, an individual who is probably a judge is seen shaking hands with a student and in this image; students can be seen raising their hands, probably to respond to a question before the opposing team. 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…

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…