Prof. B. Sengupto inspects the NCC guard of honour on Independence Day, 1967

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Administrators , Institute Events

In 1967, Independence Day was celebrated with a special parade alongside the No.2 Madras Mixed Coy. The Director of IIT Madras Prof. Sengupto took the salute and addressed the cadets. It is likely that the event took place near the NCC building, which is visible in the photograph. During Independence Day at IIT Madras, NCC cadets usually present the Director of the Institute with a guard of honour. The guard of honour is usually presented to important persons, such as chief guests and VIPs. The convocation is another event where a guard of honour is presented to the chief guest.

On 5 December 1967, the cadets presented a special guard of honour to Prof. Sengupto, the outgoing Director. This information has been recorded in the Annual Report of IIT Madras, 1967-68. The envelope containing Mr. C. Gourishankar’s negatives tell us the year of the event in the photograph (1967).

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0308 under the ID: 001/0308/IMG_0405

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

NCC Independence Day Celebrations, 1967 and Assorted Photographs

Photograph ID:

001/0188/0024_0007_1

Album ID:

0188

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:

Independence Day Celebrations

Date:

15 August 1967

Place:

NCC Building