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

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Administrators , Institute Events , Sports

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, seated in the first row, from left, Mr. Navzer Mehta (General Secretary), Mrs. Ramachandran (wife of Director), Mrs. Iengar (wife of Chairman) and partially covered by Mr. Iengar, Prof. R. K. Gupta (Gymkhana President).

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet, Valedictory Function, 1970

Photograph ID:

001/0247/IMG_0140

Album ID:

0247

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