Mr. C. Subramaniam and Prof. W. Koch at the Second Institute Day, 1961

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Faculty , Institute Events , Visiting VIPs

It is likely that Prof. Koch (Physics Department) was receiving a prize in the photograph, although this cannot be ascertained.

Prizes were distributed at Institute Days to students, staff and faculty members of IIT Madras for their contributions to the institute in academic and extracurricular activities.

Chidambaram Subramaniam (Minister of Education for Madras State and chief guest), also known as CS, was an Indian politician and activist. Subramaniam was also present at the inauguration function of the Computer Centre of IIT Madras in 1973. At the time, he had just completed his tenure as Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission (1971-1972).

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Second Institute Day, 1961

Photograph ID:

001/0256/IMG_0292

Album ID:

0293

Date:

4 April 1961

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:

Second Institute Day

Venue:

Premises of Cauvery Hostel