Mr. M. K. Natarajan speaks at the inauguration of the Central School building, 1965

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Campus Facilities , Inaugurations , Campus Buildings

Mr. M. K. Natarajan was the first principal of the Central School at IIT Madras from 1964 to 1968.

Seen in the photograph (from the left): Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors), and Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar (Member, Board of Governors) and Prof. B. Sengupto (Director, IIT Madras) seated on the dais, with Mr. M. K. Natarajan (Principal, Central School, IIT Madras) at the microphone.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Central School building inauguration, IIT Madras

Photograph ID:

001/0281/IMG_0722

Album ID:

0281

Event:

Inauguration

Date:

20 January 1965

Place:

Central School

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.