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Audience at the function

Prof. A. Ramachandran with Dr. M. Karunanidhi

Prof. Sampath addressing the audience.

Dr. M. Karunanidhi addressing the audience. Also seen Dr. Karl Pfauter, Prof. A. Ramachandran and Prof. Sampath.

In the 1960s, the Applied Mechanics Department of IIT Madras had a wind tunnel among its facilities. German technicians came to the Institute to assemble the tunnel which became functional in the late 1960s. It was used for industry work (smoke nuisance) and laboratory work for a few years. The wind tunnel was eventually dismantled some decades after it was put up.  The Applied Mechanics Department report published in Annual Report of IIT Madras 1969-70 notes that “The Wind Tunnel erection work including the calibration of the six component balance was completed.” According to a…

In the 1960s, the Applied Mechanics Department of IIT Madras had a wind tunnel among its facilities. German technicians came to the Institute to assemble the tunnel which became functional in the late 1960s. It was used for industry work (smoke nuisance) and laboratory work for a few years. It is likely that the person in the photograph is conducting an experiment or observing one.  The Applied Mechanics Department report published in Annual Report of IIT Madras 1969-70 notes that “The Wind Tunnel erection work including the calibration of the six component balance was completed.” The…

In the 1960s, the Applied Mechanics Department of IIT Madras had a wind tunnel among its facilities. German technicians came to the Institute to assemble the tunnel which became functional in the late 1960s. It was used for industry work (smoke nuisance) and laboratory work for a few years. It is likely that the person in the photograph is conducting an experiment or observing one.  The Applied Mechanics Department report published in Annual Report of IIT Madras 1969-70 notes that “The Wind Tunnel erection work including the calibration of the six component balance was completed.” The…

In the 1960s, the Applied Mechanics Department of IIT Madras had a wind tunnel among its facilities. German technicians came to the Institute to assemble the tunnel which became functional in the late 1960s. It was used for industry work (smoke nuisance) and laboratory work for a few years. The wind tunnel was eventually dismantled some decades after it was put up. The Applied Mechanics Department report published in Annual Report of IIT Madras 1969-70 notes that “The Wind Tunnel erection work including the calibration of the six component balance was completed.” According to a retired…

In the 1960s, the Applied Mechanics Department of IIT Madras had a wind tunnel among its facilities. German technicians came to the Institute to assemble the tunnel which became functional in the late 1960s. It was used for industry work (smoke nuisance) and laboratory work for a few years. The wind tunnel was eventually dismantled some decades after it was put up.  The Applied Mechanics Department report published in Annual Report of IIT Madras 1969-70 notes that “The Wind Tunnel erection work including the calibration of the six component balance was completed.” According to a…

This photograph was taken during one of the many events that were held at IIT Madras’ annual cultural fest Saarang. A campus publication at the time, The Fourth Estate notes that there were several music contests held during Saarang. These included Western Music and Light Music. It is likely that this photograph was taken during one of these events. The report in The Fourth Estate mentions that the quality of participants from the events was high and the Western Music competition was dominated by colleges from Chennai. Some of these events were called Acoustix and Powerchord according to the…

Taken during a music competition, this photograph shows two students performing a number at IIT Madras’ annual cultural fest Saarang. Some of the music competitions held during the fest were Western Music, Light Music and Antakshari. It is likely that this photograph was taken during one of these events. We are not sure who the persons in the photograph are. If you have any information about them, please reach out to us.

This photograph was taken during one of the competitions held during Saarang. It is likely that it was taken during a music contest. According to The Fourth Estate, there were several music contests held at Saarang. Some of these included Western Music, Light Music and Antakshari. There were solo and group level categories within Western and Light Music. The report notes that the quality of performances were noteworthy and an improvement from the previous years’ events. The person in the photograph is yet to be identified. If you have any information regarding the person, please reach out…

This photograph was taken during one of the many events that were held at IIT Madras’ annual cultural fest Saarang. A campus publication at the time, The Fourth Estate notes that there were several music contests held during Saarang. These included Western Music and Light Music. It is likely that this photograph was taken during one of these events. The report in The Fourth Estate mentions that the quality of participants from the events was high and the Western Music competition was dominated by colleges from Chennai. Some of these events were called Acoustix and Powerchord according to the…

This photograph was taken during one of the events at Saarang. This album contains photographs from music contests and it is likely that this photograph was also taken during one of the contests. Several music competitions were held for students from colleges across the country. These competitions included Western Music, Light Music and Antakshari.  We are not sure who the persons in the photograph are. If you have any information about the same, please reach out to us.

This photograph was taken during an event, most likely a music contest organized at IIT Madras’ annual fest Saarang. According to The Fourth Estate, a campus publication, some of the music contests were Western Music, Light Music and Antakshari. Through the report, we know that groups of students from various colleges in the city and country took part in the events, but the Western Music competition was dominated by Chennai college students. We are not sure who the persons in the photograph are. If you have any information regarding the same, please reach out to us.