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Mr. Tata visited IIT Madras in December, 1969. He visited some of the laboratories and facilities at the Institute during his visit.  The wind tunnel in the photograph was a part of the Applied Mechanics Department and was located in the Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (One of the workshop-type laboratories). It was assembled by a team of German technicians and it was operational by the late 1960s.  Technically, it is a low-speed closed circuit, open test section variant with a single fan variable speed DC motor Ward Leonard Drive. The wind tunnel was eventually dismantled some…

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Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director) (left) and Prof. N. Klein (Gymkhana President) (extreme right) are also present in the photograph. Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director, second from left) was the second Director of IIT Madras. His tenure began in December 1967 after Prof. B. Sengupto completed his term. Dr. Karl Pfauter (Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, third from left) was the chief guest at the Ninth Institute Day at IIT Madras. It is very likely that the magazine being presented is the Annual Number of IIT Madras. Annual Numbers were released on Institute Days in the…

This album is being compiled. The Heritage Centre would appreciate any information that can be provided about the photograph. in 1973. IIT Madras had installed the powerful new IBM 370 computer system at the Building Sciences Block this year, opening up new opportunities for researchers and computing enthusiasts.  Campaschimes, the coffee table book about IIT Madras, notes that the tape drives were installed in a hall beyond the card readers (where decks of cards containing programs were submitted for further processing). “The code was compiled and processed in the hall beyond the…

The girls seen in the image have been identified as Ms. Dusyanthi Ramachandra and Ms. Chithra. They graduated in 1979.

Mr. H. H. Sri Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (Governor of Madras State), Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (President of India) and Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors) approach the dais at the first convocation ceremony. The first convocation of IIT Madras was held on the 11th July, 1964. The convocation took place on a Saturday evening at the Institute’s Open Air Theatre and a total of 107 students (92 B. Tech. degrees and 15 M. Sc. degrees) received their degrees. After donning the convocation robes, the academic procession (the chief guest, dignitaries, the Board of Governors, and members…

This album is being compiled. The Heritage Centre would appreciate any information that can be provided about the photograph.

This album is being compiled. The Heritage Centre would appreciate any information that can be provided about the photograph.

While other photographs in the album make it difficult to determine the venue, this photograph captures the name of the hostel in the background, thereby confirming that the camp was held at Narmada Hostel. The NCC camp took place for 14 days in December, ending on New Years Day. The event is documented in the form of a humorous article published in the Annual Number of IIT Madras, 1965. The article is written by Vijay G. and is titled ‘Red Letter Days’. Seen in the photograph are, Prof. R. K. Gupta (Humanities Department, extreme left, partially covered), Prof. S. Sampath (Head of…

The NCC camp was held in December at Narmada Hostel. This photograph appears to have been taken in the hostel zone although we cannot determine if it was specifically in Narmada Hostel. It was a big year for NCC, with the opening of the new NCC building to house the various NCC units on 14 December 1965. According to ‘Red Letter Days’, an article written by Vijay G. published in the Annual Number of IIT Madras, 1965, the camp lasted for 14 days. He writes, “The camp ended on the 1st of January. The 18 years I have lived on the face of this Earth, I have never received a better New Year…

The NCC camp was held in December at Narmada Hostel. Although the Annual Report of IIT Madras, 1965 does not verify this event, the Annual Number of IIT Madras, 1965 contains an article ‘Red Letter Days’ by Vijay G. which humorously relates some of the events from the camp. Prof. R. K. Gupta (Humanities Department) is seen to the extreme left, and Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras) is seen standing fourth from left.

The NCC camp was held in December at Narmada Hostel. This photograph appears to have been taken in the hostel zone although we cannot determine if it was specifically in Narmada Hostel. Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras) is seated on the stage. According to ‘Red Letter Days’, an article written by Vijay G. published in the Annual Number of IIT Madras, 1965, the camp lasted for 14 days. He writes, “The camp ended on the 1st of January. The 18 years I have lived on the face of this Earth, I have never received a better New Year Greeting. I reached home, intact.”

The Annual Report of IIT Madras, 1965 does not mention the NCC camp, but the article ‘Red Letter Days’ by Vijay G. in the Annual Number of IIT Madras, 1965 makes a mention of the NCC camp which was held at Narmada hostel. Another picture from this album shows the cadets and some of the faculty standing in front of Narmada Hostel, making it evident that the camp took place around the aforementioned hostel zone. Vijay mentions that the camp took place in December, which explains why Prof. Gupta is wearing a sweater. From right, Prof. R. K. Gupta (Humanities Department, first from right) and…

The NCC camp was held in December at Narmada Hostel. This photograph appears to have been taken in the hostel zone although we cannot determine if it was specifically in Narmada Hostel. It was a big year for NCC, with the opening of the new NCC building to house the various NCC units on 14 December 1965. Prof. S. Sampath (Head of Department of Electrical Engineering Department and Warden of Narmada House) is seen to the extreme left. Prof. B. Sengupto was the first Director of IIT Madras. He served his term from 1959 to 1967. A major chunk of the early phase of development of the campus…