A farewell function was held in honour of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (first Chairman, Board of Governors) on 30th August 1969. The function commenced at 05:30 pm on that Saturday. Although the venue was initially the Open Air Theatre on the Institute campus, its function was held in the Aero Hangar due to unfavourable weather conditions. The event was presided over by Mr H. V. R. Iengar. The programme consisted of an invocation, welcome address, speeches by: Dr. Bindseil (German Consulate General), Board member, Senate member, a student representative and Mr. H. V. R. Iengar. A speech was also given…
Seen on the dais from the left: Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors), a student representative, Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Dr. Nikolaus Klein (professor of German), Dr. Nayadumma (Director, CLRI), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (first Chairman, Board of Governors), Mrs. Radha Bai (wife of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar) and Mrs. Susheela Iengar (wife of the Chairman, Board of Governors). A farewell function was held in honour of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar on 30th August 1969. The function commenced at 05:30 pm on that Saturday. Although the venue was…
Seen on the dais from the left: Prof. Nayadumma (Director, CLRI), a student representative, Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Dr. Nikolaus Klein (Professor of German), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (first Chairman, Board of Governors), Mrs. Radha Bai (wife of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar), Mrs. Susheela Iengar, Dr. Bindseil (German Consulate General), Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (Chemistry department) and Mr. Sethunathan (Registrar). A farewell function was held in honour of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar on 30th August 1969. The…
Seen on the dais from the left: Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), a student representative, Dr. Nikolaus Klein (professor of German), Dr. Nayadumma (Director, CLRI), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (first Chairman, Board of Governors), Mrs. Radha Bai (wife of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar) and Mrs. Susheela Iengar (wife of the Chairman, Board of Governors). A farewell function was held in honour of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar on 30th August 1969. The function commenced at 05:30 pm on that Saturday. Although the venue was initially…
Seen on the dais from the left: Dr. Bindseil (German Consulate General), Dr. Nikolaus Klein (professor of German), Dr. Nayadumma (Director, CLRI), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (first Chairman, Board of Governors), Mrs. Radha Bai (wife of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar), Mrs. Susheela Iengar (wife of the Chairman, Board of Governors), Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (Chemistry department) and Mr. Sethunathan (Registrar). A farewell function was held in honour of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar on 30th August 1969 and at the event there were a number of speeches given. During his speech, Dr. Bindseil…
Seen in the front is Mr. Venkataraman (Chief Security Officer), in the second row, left to right Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (first Chairman, Board of Governors) and Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors). Seen in the third row is Dr. A. Ramachandran (Director) and in the fourth row, left to right is Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (Chemistry department) and Prof. Nayadumma (Director, CLRI). Seen in the last row is Mr. Rajagopalan (Deputy Registrar). Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (1887-1974) was a renowned Indian educationist and physician. He was the longest serving Vice-Chancellor of Madras…
Seen on the dais from the left: a student representative, Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Dr. Nikolaus Klein (professor of German), Dr. Nayadumma (Director, CLRI), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (first Chairman, Board of Governors),Mrs. Radha Bai (wife of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar), Mrs. Iengar (wife of the Chairman, Board of Governors), Dr. Bindseil (German Consulate General), Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (Chemistry department) and Mr. Sethunathan (Registrar). A farewell function was held in honour of Dr. A. L.…
Seen on the dais from the left: Dr. Nayadumma (Director, CLRI), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (first Chairman, Board of Governors), Mrs. Radha Bai (wife of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar), Mrs. Susheela Iengar (wife of the Chairman, Board of Governors), Dr. Bindseil (German Consulate General) and Prof. M. V. C Sastri (Chemistry department). A farewell function was held in honour of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar on 30th August 1969. In his address, Dr. A. L. Mudaliar spoke about the genesis of the Institute. He reminisced about the very…
Seen on the dais from the left: Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), a student representative, Dr. Nikolaus Klein (professor of German), Dr. Nayadumma (Director, CLRI), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (first Chairman, Board of Governors), Mrs. Radha Bai (wife of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar) and Mrs. Susheela Iengar (wife of the Chairman, Board of Governors). A farewell function was held in honour of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar on 30th August 1969. The function commenced at 05:30 pm on that Saturday. Although the venue was initially…
Seen on the dais from the left: Prof. Nayadumma (Director, CLRI), a student representative, Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Dr. Nikolaus Klein (Professor of German), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (first Chairman, Board of Governors), Mrs. Radha Bai (wife of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar) and Mrs. Susheela Iengar (wife of the Chairman, Board of Governors). A farewell function was held in honour of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar on 30th August 1969. The function commenced at 05:30 pm on that Saturday. The function was held in…
Seen in the first row from the left: Mr. Mahendra (Director’s younger son), Mrs. Ramachandran (Director’s wife), Mr. A. R. Balakrishnan (Director’s elder son), Mr. Harendra (Director’s Nephew) and Mrs. Mohana Venugopal (Director’s elder brother, Dr. A. Venugopal’s wife). Dr. A.R. Balakrishnan joined as Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Chennai in 1988. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1993 and then to full Professor in 1995. Dr. A. R. Balakrishnan also served as the Chairman of the Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT Madras during…
Seen on the dais from the left: Three students leading the invocation, a student representative, Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Dr. Nikolaus Klein (professor of German), Dr. Nayadumma (Director, CLRI), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (first Chairman, Board of Governors), Mrs. Radha Bai (wife of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar) and Mrs. Susheela Iengar (wife of the Chairman, Board of Governors). A farewell function was held in honour of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar on 30th August 1969. The function commenced at 05:30 pm on that…
Seen on the dais from the left: Dr. Nikolaus Klein (Professor of German), a student representative, Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Dr. Nayadumma (Director, CLRI), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (first Chairman, Board of Governors), Mrs. Radha Bai (wife of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar), Mrs. Susheela Iengar (wife of the Chairman, Board of Governors), Dr. Bindseil (German Consulate General), Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (Chemistry department) and Mr. Sethunathan (Registrar). A farewell function was held in honour of Dr. A. L.…
Seen in the image from the left are Chief Security Officer Mr. Venkataraman, Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (first Chairman, Board of Governors) and Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director). Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (1887-1974) was a renowned Indian educationist and physician. He was the longest serving Vice-Chancellor of Madras University (27 years), principal of Madras Medical College and Chairman, Board of Governors of IIT Madras. He was also elected as the Chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board in 1949 and 1950. He was knighted in the 1945 New Year Honours and awarded the…
Seen on the dais from the left: Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (Chemistry department), a student representative, Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Dr. Nikolaus Klein (professor of German), Dr. Nayadumma (Director, CLRI), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (first Chairman, Board of Governors), Mrs. Radha Bai (wife of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar), Mrs. Iengar (wife of the Chairman, Board of Governors), Dr. Bindseil (German Consulate General) and Mr. Sethunathan (Registrar). A farewell function was held in honour of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar on…