Mr. H. V. R. Iengar addresses the audience during the Tenth Institute Day, 1969

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Mr. Iengar was the Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT Madras from 1969 to 1972.

The Campastimes summer issue (1969) reported that “In his address, the Chief Guest optimistically referred to the progress our country had made since independence. He warned against our being influenced by the bad news in the newspapers; for after all the press is interested more in focussing on our failures than in glorifying our success.”

In the image, from left, Mr. K. S. Loganathan (Gymkhana General Secretary), Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Prof. N. Klein (Gymkhana President) and Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar).

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Tenth Institute Day, 1969

Photograph ID:

001/0249/IMG_0173

Album ID:

0249

Date:

22 March 1969

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)

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:

Tenth Institute Day