Mrs. Nirmala Medhi gives away a prize to a student during the Fourth Institute Day, 1963

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Institute Events , Students , Visiting VIPs

Mrs. Nirmala Medhi and Mr. Bishnuram Medhi (Governor of Madras) were the chief guests for the Fourth Institute Day.

Trophies and prizes were distributed for academic and extra-curricular achievements to students, staff and faculty of the Institute. We know from the annual report of IIT Madras for 1962-1963 that twelve prizes were given to winners of literary competitions conducted during the year.

The student in the photograph is yet to be identified.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Fourth Institute Day, 1963

Photograph ID:

001/0288/IMG_0034

Album ID:

0288

Date:

11 March 1963

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:

Fourth Institute Day

Place:

Open Air Theatre