Dr. A. L. Mudaliar addresses the audience, 1964

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Administrators , Faculty , Institute Events

This photograph was taken during the Fifth Institute Day in 1964. Dr. Mudaliar was the first Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Institute. He served as Chairman from 1959 to 1969 for a period of 10 years and made significant contributions to the Institute during his term.

On the dais from left, Prof. W. Koch (Physics Department), Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar) and Mr. R. Venkataraman (Minister of Industries, Government of Madras and chief guest).

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Fifth Institute Day, 1964

Photograph ID:

001/0283/IMG_0800

Album ID:

0283

Date:

1 April 1964

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)

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:

Fifth Institute Day