Administrators photographed next to the foundation stone of Vanavani School

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Academic Facilities , Administrators , Inaugurations

Vanavani School was established on the IIT Madras campus in 1963. It was opened by Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors) on 8 July 1963. The foundation stone in the photograph provides details of the inauguration. The inscription reads. “Indian Institute of Technology, Madras / Vanavani Primary School / Declared open by Dr. A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar / Chairman, Board of Governors / On Monday 8th July 1963.”

In the photograph, Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors) and Father Murphy (Professor of English, Loyola College). Father Murphy was one of the persons who played a key role in establishing the school.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Inauguration of Vanavani School, 1963

Photograph ID:

001/0208/IMG_0204

Album ID:

0208

Date:

8 July 1963

Place:

Vanavani School

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.