A group photograph at IIT Madras, 1966
Inaugurations , Visiting VIPs , Hostels
This is a photograph with the chief guest Sardar Ujjal Singh, his wife Sardarni Sant Sev Ujjal Singh and faculty and staff members of IIT Madras, at the Alakananda Hostel inauguration, 1966.
The building seen behind the group is probably the Building Sciences Block (BSB). Prior to the construction of the Administration Block in 1968, BSB was the main administrative building on campus. The first hostels on campus were Krishna and Cauvery in 1961-62. Following this, Narmada Hostel was built in 1962. In the year 1963-64, Saraswathi Hostel was built. Godavari and Tapti were also commissioned in this year. Ganga and Jamuna were completed in 1964-65. The ninth hostel, Alakananda was built in 1966.
Seen in the photograph are (first row standing, from left) Mrs. Shanti Sengupto the Director’s wife), Sardar Ujjal Singh (Governor of Madras and chief guest) and Sardarni Sant Sev Ujjal Singh (wife of Mr. Singh).
In the second row (from left), Prof. E. G. Ramachandran (Head of Metallurgy Department), Prof. G. Stahl (Mechanical Engineering Department), two gentlemen (yet to be identified), Prof. R. G. Narayanamurthi (Head of Mechanical Engineering Department), Prof. B. Sengupto (Director), Prof. R. J. H. Bisanz (Chemical Engineering Department) and Prof. S. D. Nigam (Head of Mathematics Department).
In the third row from left, Prof. R. K. Gupta (Humanities Department), Prof. S. Ramaseshan (Head of Physics Department), Prof. S. Sampath (Head of Electrical Engineering Department), Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar), Mr. Y. S. Ramaswamy (Superintending Engineer), Prof. D. Venkateswarlu (Head of Chemical Engineering Department), Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (Head of Chemistry Department) Prof. D. V. Reddy (Head of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics Department), Prof. P. C. Varghese (Head of Civil Engineering Department) and a gentleman (yet to be identified). It is likely that Director Sengupto received the Governor and his wife at BSB, after which the group proceeded to Alakananda Hostel for the inauguration.
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