A section of the audience at the NCC Day celebrations, 1965

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

Seen in the photograph, in the front row Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras, second from right) and Commodore Jimmy D. Modi (Director of NCC, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, third from right). The other persons in the photograph are yet to be identified.

An identical photograph can be found in the Central Photographic Section Collection in Album 0004 under the ID: 001/0004/IMG_0185_1

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

NCC Building Inauguration and NCC Day Celebrations, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0231/IMG_0621

Album ID:

0231

Date:

14 December 1965

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