Mr. H. V. R. Iengar addresses the audience at the Dr. A. L. Mudaliar’s farewell function

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Administrators , Faculty , Institute Events

Seen on the dais from the left: Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors), a student representative, Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Dr. Nikolaus Klein (professor of German), Dr. Nayadumma (Director, CLRI), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (first Chairman, Board of Governors), Mrs. Radha Bai (wife of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar) and Mrs. Susheela Iengar (wife of the Chairman, Board of Governors).

A farewell function was held in honour of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar on 30th August 1969. The function commenced at 05:30 pm on that Saturday. Although the venue was initially the Open Air Theatre on the Institute campus, its function was held in the Aero Hangar due to unfavourable weather conditions. The event was presided over by Mr H. V. R. Iengar. In his speech, Mr. H. V. R. Iengar praised his predecessor on his achievements regarding the Institute, “…his great vision and capacity for infinite care for detail and great meticulousness in the performance of his daily tasks...”. H. V. R. Iengar was the sixth Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1st March 1957 to 28th February 1962.During Iengar's tenure, the Indian coinage system shifted from the earlier pies, paise, and anna system to the modern decimal coinage system. During his tenure also variable cash reserve ratio and selective credit control were introduced for the first time in India. He received the Padma Vibhushan in 1962.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Farewell function in honour of Dr. A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar, First Chairman, Board of Governors

Photograph ID:

001/0018/IMG_0629_1

Album ID:

0018

Date:

30th August 1969

Place:

Aero Hangar

Event:

Farewell

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1926-2002). 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.