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Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director, second from right) was the second Director of IIT Madras. He succeeded Prof. B. Sengupto in 1967. Here, he is seen receiving Major general Prakash Singh Grewal (chief guest) at the Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet which was held in IIT Madras. Grewal was the General Officer Commanding for Tamil Nadu, Mysore and Kerala.

Mr. Navzer Mehta (General Secretary) was from the 1971 B. Tech. Aeronautical Engineering batch.  A Campastimes report about the event humorously reports “The Vote of Thanks was delivered by the General Secretary Shri Navzer Mehta, who, incidentally, was awarded an honorary professorship with compliments from the announcer’s pit.” In yet another Campastimes report by Prasad, the writer lauds Mehta’s role in making the Inter-IIT Sports Meet a “roaring success”. 

In the Inter-IIT Sports Meet, five IITs took part, IIT Kanpur, Delhi, Bombay, Kharagpur and the hosts Madras. The event took place from 28 to 31 December in 1970. Major General Prakash Singh Grewal was the chief guest. Grewal was the General Officer Commanding for Tamil Nadu, Mysore and Kerala at the time. Seen in the photograph, Mr. Navzer Mehta (General Secretary, closest to the camera) and Major General Prakash Singh Grewal (taking the salute).

Major General Prakash Singh Grewal was the chief guest. He was the General Officer Commanding for Tamil Nadu, Mysore and Kerala at the time. In the Inter-IIT Sports Meet, five IITs took part, IIT Kanpur, Delhi, Bombay, Kharagpur and the hosts Madras. The event took place from 28 to 31 December in 1970.  The IIT Bombay contingent can be seen passing the chief guest in the photograph. Seen in the photograph is Major General Prakash Singh Grewal (taking the salute).

Grewal (chief guest) was the General Officer Commanding for Tamil Nadu, Mysore and Kerala.  The Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet was held at the IIT Madras stadium from 28-31 December. The home team IIT Madras won the General Championship. IIT Madras hosted its first Inter-IIT Sports Meet in 1964. This was the third meet to take place. But it was only in this year, 1970, that IIT Madras won its first of many Championships.

The event took place in IIT Madras. A Campastimes report confirms that the event was held from 28 to 31 December. IIT Madras won the sports meet for the first time since the inception of the tournament.  The persons in the photograph are yet to be identified.

The opening ceremony was a grand affair with a march past of the contingents from Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur and the hosting team Madras. The oath taking usually takes place after the march past. Flag bearers come together to the dais where the announcer delivers the oath, which is repeated by the athletes. Among the five flags, three are identifiable. The right-most flag is that of IIT Madras, the leftmost is IIT Kharagpur’s and the one below IIT Kharagpur is IIT Bombay.

Major General Prakash Singh Grewal was the chief guest at the opening ceremony of the meet. Grewal was the General Officer Commanding for Tamil Nadu, Mysore and Kerala.  The flag (in picture) has the logos of the IITs that participated. Although the logos are not visible, we have reason to believe that there were five logos of the IITs that participated in that year.  Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director) can be seen standing behind the chief guest.

This photograph was taken during a track event. The meet was held in IIT Madras from 28 to 31 December in 1970. IIT Madras emerged as the winners of the tournament with an impressive tally of 68 points followed by IIT Kanpur with 40. Third place was shared by IIT Bombay, Delhi and Kharagpur who were able to score 24 points each. The points table has been recorded in the February 1971 edition of Campastimes. It is not clear to us who the participant is and also the event taking place.

This photograph was taken during Mardi Gras ‘83. The photograph shows students enjoying a moment at the foyer of the Central Lecture Theatre (CLT). The Central Lecture Theatre was one of the venues frequently utilised for Mardi Gras events. Behind the students, in the photograph, a 1983 Mardi Gras poster announcing ‘The Ananda Shankar Experience’ is visible. Mr. Ananda Shankar was a famed Indian musician, composer, and singer. He was known to blend Western and Eastern styles of music. The year this photograph was taken, in 1983, Mr. Ananda Shankar performed music along with Pandit…

This photograph shows an event in progress at the Central Lecture Theatre (CLT) in IIT Madras. The event was part of the many Mardi Gras competitions ranging from drama to quiz. In the photograph, a banner, “Natural Sound Stereo Systems,” can also be seen behind  the students. The logo of IIT Madras is seen on the podium. Mardi Gras, now known as Saarang, was a cultural festival occurring annually for 5 days with dance, music, quiz, debate, sketching, photography, drama, and other competitions. Mardi Gras 1983 took place from 26 to 30 January 1983. From the name that this album was…

In this image, some persons are straightening a banner with the title “Binny Polyester Blended Shirting.” The location of this image is Shanti Kunj, which was one of the venues used for Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras, IIT Madras’s cultural festival, is now known by the name Saarang. Mardi Gras ‘83 took place over a period of 5 days from 26 to 30 January 1983 and competitions that were held included Indian light music, Indian classical Music, music quiz, western music, quiz, fine arts, informal events, photography, and debate.  From the name that this album was given, this album appears to…

The main focus in the photograph is the musical performance that was going on at the time. This photograph has captured a moment from the 1983 Mardi Gras that took place at IIT Madras. As the light has fallen on the stage, the participants are in focus. A veena and harmonium are the instruments used by the three performers. The large number of people in the audience shows the keen interest in the musical performance.  A poster for “Natural Sound Stereo Systems” is also seen in the extreme left of the photograph.   Mardi Gras, now known as Saarang, was a cultural festival…

This image shows the photographs from the Mardi Gras photography competition in 1983 at IIT Madras. Each photograph is accompanied by a number and sometimes, a title. In this image, a person views the exhibited photographs. A note saying “Please do not touch” is also seen, requesting viewers to refrain from touching the exhibits.  Mardi Gras, IIT Madras’s cultural festival, is now known by the name Saarang. Mardi Gras ‘83 took place over a period of 5 days from 26 to 30 January 1983 and competitions that were held included Indian light music, Indian classical Music, music quiz,…

In this photograph, a board saying “Wanna T things straight” and “Have a squint” is seen in the foreground. This board seems to be tied from a height to ensure that it does not fall over and remains visible across Shanti Kunj. A large number of participants is seen in the photograph, taking part is various events  which could be Fine Arts events as traditionally those events were held at Shanti Kunj.  Apart from students, bicycles are also seen in the photograph, perhaps belonging to the participants. Another board “Binny: Polyester Blended Shirting” is visible within the…