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Mr. Nazir Ahmed addresses the audience at the opening of the Central Library

Faculty , Inaugurations , Institute Events

Seen in the image from the left: Mr. Nazir Ahmed (Chief Librarian), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors) and Prof. B. Sengupto (Director).


The Institute’s library moved to a new building on 21st July, 1967, and an event was held to celebrate the inauguration of this Central Library. During the event the audience was addressed by the Director (Prof. B. Sengupto), Chief Librarian (Mr. Nazir Ahmed), Deputy Director (Prof. S. Sampath) and the Chairman of the Board of Directors (Dr. A. L. Mudaliar) who inaugurated the library and lit a lamp (kuthuvilakku) as part of the opening ceremony. A number of changes were made to the library and its holdings. One of the major changes was the addition of a separate section for undergraduate textbooks. This section consisted of multiple copies of recommended books. There were various organizations that supplied publications to the library. A total of 2859 German publications and 110 periodicals were received under the Indo German agreement of 1959. Furthermore, a bindery, equipped with modern machinery was added to the library. 
 

Collection:
Central Photographic Section Collection
Photograph ID:
001/0011/IMG_0406_1
Album ID:
Date:
1967-11-24 &#38; 1967-07-21
Place:
CLT and outside Library
Event:
VIP Visit, Opening Ceremony

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