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Red Silk Cotton (Bombax ceiba)

Indian Pavetta (Pavetta indica) (plant in bloom). August 2018. Identification by Dr. T. Badrinarayanan.

Star Water Lily (Nymphaea nouchali)

Gorbale (Ixora brachiata). Identification by Prof. Susy Varughese

Red Cassia (Cassia roxburghii)

Red Silk Cotton (Bombax ceiba)

Crotalaria retusa. Identification by Dr. T. Badrinarayanan

Star Water Lily (Nymphaea nouchali)

Red Silk Cotton (Bombax ceiba)

In the image from the right: Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors) presents a memento to Mr. R. Natarajan (first Registrar) at the farewell ceremony. Mr. R. Natarajan’s term ended in 1965 after spending five and a half years at the Institute. His involvement with IIT Madras went beyond fulfilling his administrative duties. The relationships he maintained with the staff and students were warm and friendly. He was known to have handled any problem presented to him with a lively personal concern. He brought infectious enthusiasm to bear on the organization of all the Gymkhana…

Mr. R. Natarajan, the first Registrar of IIT Madras, spent five and a half years at the Institute. He left a lasting impression not only on the Institute but also on all those he worked with as well. His involvement with IIT Madras went beyond fulfilling his administrative duties. The relationships he maintained with the staff and students were warm and friendly. He was known to have handled any problem presented to him with a lively personal concern. He brought infectious enthusiasm to bear on the organization of all the Gymkhana activities. Mr. R. Natarajan's term as Registrar ended in 1965…

The guests identified in the image: Standing in the first row,  from the left: Mr. Venkataraman (Chief Security Officer), an individual who is yet to be identified, Mr. Sampath kumaran (Assistant Registrar), Prof. P. C. Varghese (Civil Engineering Department), Mr. Sethunathan (incoming Registrar) , Prof. C. Rama Sastry (Physics Department), Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Mr. Y. S. Ramaswamy (Superintending Engineer), Mr. R. Natarajan (first Registrar), Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (Chemistry Department), Prof. R. Krishnamurthi (Humanities Department), Mr. Rajagopalan (Deputy Registrar) and…

In the image from the left: Prof. R. Krishnamurthi (Head of the Humanities Department), Mr. Y. S. Ramaswamy (Superintending Engineer), Mr. R. Natarajan (first Registrar), Mr. Venkataraman (Chief Security Officer), Prof. B. Sengupto (Director), Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director) and Prof. C. Rama Sastry (Physics Department). Mr. R. Natarajan spent five and a half years at the Institute. He left a lasting impression not only on the Institute but also on all those he worked with as well. His involvement with IIT Madras went beyond fulfilling his administrative duties. The relationships he…

Seen in the image from the left: Mrs. Shanti Sengupto (wife of the Director), Mrs. Parvatham Natarajan, Priya (daughter of Mr. R. Natarajan), Mr. R. Natarajan (first Registrar), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Prof. B. Sengupto (Director) and Prof. R. Krishnamurthi (Head of the Humanities Department). The two staff members giving the invocation are yet to be identified. Mr. R. Natarajan spent five and a half years at the Institute. He left a lasting impression not only on the Institute but also on all those he worked with as well. His involvement with IIT Madras went…

In the image, standing is Prof. K. W. Haug (Applied Mechanics Department) while Prof. R. Natarajan is seated. Prof. K. W. Haug was from West Germany and joined the department of applied mechanics of IIT Madras in 1961. Mr. R. Natarajan’s (First Registrar) term ended in 1965 after spending five and a half years at the Institute. His involvement with IIT Madras went beyond fulfilling his administrative duties. The relationships he maintained with the staff and students were warm and friendly. He was known to have handled any problem presented to him with a lively personal concern. He…