A section of the audience at the Second Institute Day, 1961

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Faculty , Institute Events

Institute Days were held towards the end of the academic year and consisted of cultural programmes, speeches and a prize distribution ceremony. Students, staff and faculty who contributed to the Institute in various ways were given prizes for their work.

Institute Days in the 1960s were mostly held at the Open Air Theatre (OAT). However, the Second Institute Day took place before the OAT was constructed.

Prof. Wolfgang Scheer (Mechanical Engineering Department, extreme right) can be seen in the photograph. Dr. Wolfgang Scheer was born in 1923, and joined IIT Madras at the age of 36 in 1959. He was responsible for much of the progress in turbomachine research in the early days.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Second Institute Day, 1961

Photograph ID:

001/0293/IMG_0147

Album ID:

0293

Date:

4 April 1961

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1936-2002). A geologist by qualification, Gourishankar started his career as a photographer after working for many years with the Geological Survey of India. In everything that he did, Gourishankar strove to achieve flawlessness and impeccable quality. Thus his photography too was characterised by this drive for perfection. Every photograph that Gourishankar took was meticulously planned and shot and printed with diligence and patience. Gourishankar carried out most of the official photography at IIT Madras in the 1960s.

Event:

Second Institute Day

Venue:

Premises of Cauvery Hostel