Dr. C. D. Deshmukh speaks at the inauguration of the Central School building at IIT Madras, 1965

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Central School building inauguration, IIT Madras

Campus Facilities , Inaugurations , Campus Buildings

Dr. C. D. Deshmukh, who served as the Finance Minister for the Union Cabinet from 1950 to 1956, was a member of the Institute’s Board of Governors from 1959 to 13 January, 1961. He was also the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Delhi during the years 1962 to 1967.

Seen in the picture: Prof. B. Senguto (Director, IIT Madras, left) and Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors, right) seated on the dais, with Dr. C. D. Deshmukh (Vice-Chancellor, University of Delhi) at the microphone.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Central School building inauguration, IIT Madras

Photograph ID:

001/0281/IMG_0718

Album ID:

0281

Event:

Inauguration

Date:

20 January 1965

Place:

Central 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.