Major General Virendra Singh inspects cadets on NCC Day, 1965

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Inaugurations , Institute Events , Visiting VIPs

NCC Day and the inauguration of the NCC building took place on the same day, 14 December 1965. This has been recorded in the Seventh Annual Number of IIT Madras, 1965-66. The official proceedings of the new NCC building took place outside the building, while this photograph appears to have been taken in an open ground, where NCC Day was celebrated.

Major General Virendra Singh (Director General, NCC) was associated with IIT Madras even prior to 1965. He was the chief guest during NCC Day on 4 December 1963.

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0231 under the ID: 001/0231/IMG_0614

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Album 0004: Visit of Prof. Dr. P. Hilbig, and Mr. Westphal, Technical University, Berlin, and Inauguration of NCC building, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0004/IMG_0184_1

Album ID:

0004

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:

Inauguration of NCC Building and NCC Day celebrations

Date:

14 December 1965