Dr. A. L. Mudaliar addresses the audience during the Fourth Institute Day, 1963

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Administrators , Faculty , Institute Events

Dr. A. L. Mudaliar assumed office as the first Chairman of the Board of Governors at IIT Madras on 1 January 1959. He served as Chairman from 1959 to 1969 for a period of 10 years and made significant contributions to the Institute during his term.

On the stage, from left, Mrs. Nirmala Medhi and Mr. Bishnuram Medhi (Governor of Madras State and chief guest), Prof. B. Sengupto (Director), Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar) and Prof. N. Klein (Humanities Department). Dr. Mudaliar can be seen at the podium.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Fourth Institute Day, 1963

Photograph ID:

001/0288/IMG_0031

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 (OAT)