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Dr. K. L. Rao examines the Hydraulics Laboratory equipment, 1970

Academic Facilities , Administrators , Faculty

This photograph was taken inside the Hydraulics Laboratory on 3 August during its inauguration by Dr. K. L. Rao. A Campastimes report notes that Dr. Rao was taken around the Laboratory by Prof. Gerhard Rouve and Prof. A. Ramachandran after declaring open the towing tank.

Seen in the photograph, Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director, extreme left, face partially visible), Prof. Gerhard Rouve (Civil Engineering Department, standing on a raised platform behind Dr. K. L. Rao) and Dr. K. L. Rao (chief guest and Union Minister for Irrigation and Power, in light coloured shirt).

Collection:
Gourishankar Collection
Photograph ID:
001/0228/IMG_0527
Album ID:
Date:
3 August 1970
Place:
Hydraulics lab
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 Hydraulics Lab

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