Dr. A. L. Mudaliar with administrative and faculty members at his farewell function

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Administrators , Faculty , Institute Events

Seen in the image from the left: Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (Chemistry department), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Prof. Nayadumma (Director, CLRI), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (first Chairman, Board of Governors) and Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors).

Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (1887-1974) was a renowned Indian educationist and physician. He was the longest serving Vice-Chancellor of Madras University (27 years), principal of Madras Medical College and Chairman, Board of Governors of IIT Madras. He was also elected as the Chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board in 1949 and 1950. He was knighted in the 1945 New Year Honours and awarded the prestigious Padma Bhushan in 1954 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1963 for his valuable contributions to education in India. He served as the first Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT, Madras a total of 10 years, from 1959 to 1969. Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director) was the son of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar. Hence, father and son were the leaders of IIT Madras together for a total of two years, from 1967-1969.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Farewell function in honour of Dr. A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar, First Chairman, Board of Governors

Photograph ID:

001/0018/IMG_0634_1

Album ID:

0018

Date:

30th August 1969

Place:

Aero Hangar

Event:

Farewell

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1926-2002). 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.