Prof. B. Sengupto addresses the audience at the Seventh Institute Day celebrations, 1966

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Prof. B. Sengupto was the first Director of IIT Madras (1959 to 1967). He was responsible for the growth of IIT Madras in its early years. It was under his guidance that most of the infrastructure at the Institute, including the academic complexes, workshops and hostels came into existence.

From the left, on stage, a gentleman (yet to be identified), Dr. N. Klein (staff-in-charge of Literary Committee, partly hidden), Prof. P. C. Varghese (Gymkhana President), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors and chief guest), Dr. Raja Sir Muthiah Chettiar (Pro-Chancellor, Annamalai University and Member, Board of Governors), Mr. Lionel Paul (Gymkhana General Secretary) and Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar).

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0206 under the ID: 001/0206/IMG_0167

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Seventh Institute Day

Photograph ID:

001/0017/IMG_0595_1

Album ID:

0017

Date:

12 March 1966

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:

Seventh Institute Day

Event:

Institute Day