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At IIT Madras, 1963

Administrators , Faculty , Institute Events

This image shows a picture of the administrators and chief guests at the stage during the Fourth Institute Day of IIT Madras. The chief guests were Mr. Bishnuram Medhi and his wife Mrs. Nirmala Medhi.

From left, possibly Mr. S. Gopalakrishnan (Student Representative, Mechanical Engineering Department, first batch), Prof. D. Venkateswarlu (Gymkhana President), Mrs. Nirmala Medhi (partly visible), Mr. Bishnuram Medhi (Governor of Madras), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman of the Board of Governors) and Prof. B. Sengupto (Director).

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Fourth Institute Day, 1963

Photograph ID:

001/0288/IMG_0015

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)