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Mr. H. V. R. Iengar addresses the audience at the Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet, 1970

Administrators , Faculty , Institute Events

Mr. Iengar was the second Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT Madras. He succeeded Dr. A. L. Mudaliar in 1969 and served as Chairman until 1972. According to a Campastimes report, Mr. Iengar presided over the closing ceremony while Mrs. Iengar distributed the prizes to the winners.

Seen in the photograph, in the first row, from left, Mr. Navzer Mehta (General Secretary), Mrs. Ramachandran (wife of Director), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director) and Prof. R. K. Gupta (Gymkhana President).

Collection:
Gourishankar Collection
Photograph ID:
001/0247/IMG_0138
Album ID:
Date:
31 December 1970
Place:
Stadium
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:
Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet

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