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Institute Days in the 1960s were held to award prizes to students and staff who contributed to the Institute in various fields, including extra-curricular and academic fields.  An article in the 1969 Summer edition of Campastimes briefly describes the Tenth Institute Day: “On the twenty-second day of March, 1969, a gaudy rose-pink light atop the projector room at the OAT blinked ‘INSTITUTE DAY’. Nothing much for the general lot, but a great day for the top notchers.”    The student receiving the prize is yet to be identified. Mr. Iengar was the Chairman of the Board of…

Haravu Venkatanarasingha Verada Raj ‘H. V. R.’ Iengar served as Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Madras, from 1969 to 1972. This was the second time in the 1960s that a Chairman, Board of Governors was chief guest at the Institute Day, the first being Dr. A. L. Mudaliar in 1966.   Also seen in the photograph is Mr. Srinivasan (Physical Training Instructor, extreme right, partially covered). The students in the image are yet to be identified.

Institute Days in the 1960s were held to award prizes to students and staff who contributed to the Institute in various fields, including extra-curricular and academic fields.  Mr. Iengar (extreme right) was the Chairman of the Board of Governors and also the chief guest for the event this year. The person receiving the prize is yet to be identified.

Dances, magic shows, plays, music performances and various cultural activities were a hallmark of the Institute Day programme in the 1960s. It was a community event which brought together students, professors and staff members of IIT, children from Vanavani School, campus children and other residents of the campus.  One can observe several musical instruments in the photograph. There appears to be a guitar/ukulele (far left), an accordion, a drum kit, and an Indian percussion instrument, possibly a mridangam (far right). The performers are yet to be identified.

The Campastimes summer issue (1969) reported that “K. S. Loganathan, the General Secretary of the Gymkhana, reported the activities of this ear [sic] focussing on certain major changes in the constitution of the Gymkhana and his recommendations for the coming years.”  Seated on the stage are, (from left) Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar), Prof. N. Klein (Gymkhana President), Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors and chief guest), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director) and Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director).

Institute Days in the 1960s were held to award prizes to students and staff who contributed to the Institute in various fields, including extra-curricular and academic fields.  An article in the 1969 summer edition of Campastimes briefly describes the Tenth Institute Day: “On the twenty-second day of March, 1969, a gaudy rose-pink light atop the projector room at the OAT blinked ‘INSTITUTE DAY’. Nothing much for the general lot, but a great day for the top notchers.”   Mr. Iengar (extreme right) was the Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT Madras. He was the chief guest…

Dances, magic shows, plays, music performances and various cultural activities were a hallmark of the Institute Day programme in the 1960s. It was a community event which brought together students, professors and staff members of IIT, children from Vanavani School, campus children and other residents of the campus. The performers are yet to be identified.

Dances, magic shows, plays, music performances and various cultural activities were a hallmark of the Institute Day programme in the 1960s. It was a community event which brought together students, professors and staff members of IIT, children from Vanavani School, campus children and other residents of the campus. The performers are yet to be identified.

Institute Days in the 1960s were held to award prizes to students and staff who contributed to the Institute in various fields, including extra-curricular and academic fields.  An article in the 1969 summer edition of Campastimes briefly describes the Tenth Institute Day, “On the twenty-second day of March, 1969, a gaudy rose-pink light atop the projector room at the OAT blinked ‘INSTITUTE DAY’. Nothing much for the general lot, but a great day for the top notchers.”  Mr. Iengar (extreme right) was the Chairman of the Board of Governors and also the chief guest for the event…

Dances, magic shows, plays, music performances and various cultural activities were a hallmark of the Institute Day programme in the 1960s. It was a community event which brought together students, professors and staff members of IIT, children from Vanavani School, campus children and other residents of the campus. The performers are yet to be identified.

The Campastimes summer issue (1969) reported that “Dr Ramachandran, Director, spoke in detail of all activities and achievements of the Institute. One could almost detect a sense of pride in him as he elaborated on the various new courses introduced, and the plans for the future.”  Seated at the stage are, (from left) Mr. K. S. Loganathan (Gymkhana General Secretary), Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors and chief guest), Prof. N. Klein (Gymkhana President) and Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar). 

Institute Days in the 1960s were held to award prizes to students and staff who contributed to the Institute in various fields, including extra-curricular and academic fields. The details of the prize awarded to Mr. Srinivasan are not available. Mr. Srinivasan (left) was the Physical Training Instructor of the Institute at the time. Mr. Iengar was the Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT Madras. He was also the chief guest for this event.

Institute Days in the 1960s were held to award prizes to students and staff who contributed to the Institute in various fields, including extra-curricular and academic fields.  Mr. Iengar (second from left) was the Chairman of the Board of Governors and also the chief guest for the event this year.   Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar) can be seen standing near the microphone, while Mr. K. S. Loganathan (Gymkhana General Secretary) is sitting at the dais. To the extreme left in the photograph is Mr. Srinivasan (Physical Training Instructor). The person receiving the trophy is yet…

Mr. Iengar was the Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT Madras from 1969 to 1972. The Campastimes summer issue (1969) reported that “In his address, the Chief Guest optimistically referred to the progress our country had made since independence. He warned against our being influenced by the bad news in the newspapers; for after all the press is interested more in focussing on our failures than in glorifying our success.”    In the image, from left, Mr. K. S. Loganathan (Gymkhana General Secretary), Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Prof…

According to the Campastimes coverage of the Tenth Institute Day (Summer 1969 issue), “Dr. N. Klein, President, Gymkhana, welcomed the gathering with his usual sparkles of polished wit. The more light-hearted were disappointed to find that he had cut down on humour in favour of suggestions for making the services of the Gymkhana more easily available.”   Seated on the stage, from left, Mr. K. S. Loganathan (Gymkhana General Secretary), Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors and chief guest) and Mr. C. V.…