Dr. N. Klein delivering his speech titled 'Carry on Regardless', 1966

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This photograph was taken during the official agenda preceding the entertainment programme.

From left to right, Prof. P. C. Varghese (Gymkhana President), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman of the Board of Governors and chief guest), Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras), Dr. Raja Sir Muthiah Chettiar (Pro-Chancellor, Annamalai University and Member, Board of Governors), Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar) and Mr. Lionel Paul (Gymkhana Secretary) and Dr. N. Klein (Humanities Department, at the podium).

This was the first time the Chairman of the Board of Governors was chief guest at an Institute Day. Mr. C. Subramaniam (Union Minister for Food and Agriculture), was unable to come to the event and had been initially chosen to be the chief guest.

An identical photograph can be found in the Central Photographic Section Collection in Album 0017 under the ID: 001/0017/IMG_0597_1

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Seventh Institute Day, 1966

Photograph ID:

001/0206/IMG_0168

Album ID:

0206

Date:

12 March 1966

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:

Seventh Institute Day