Prof. B. Sengupto addresses the gathering during the Sixth Institute Day, 1965

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Administrators , Institute Events

Institute Days began with official programmes, including the Director’s address, the reading of annual reports and so on, followed by entertainment and variety programmes.

Prof. Bibhutibhushan Sengupto was the first Director of IIT Madras. He played a pivotal role in the rapid growth that took place during the initial years of the Institute. Prof. B. Sengupto was selected to be founder Director of IIT Madras in 1958, and he joined IIT Madras in 1959. Prof. Sengupto was involved in the staging of the dance drama Chandalika, an Institute Day production in 1967.

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0268 under the ID: 001/0268/IMG_0761b

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Sixth Institute Day, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0025/IMG_0761_1

Album ID:

0025

Date:

4 April 1965

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)

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:

Sixth Institute Day