The entrance of Building Sciences Block

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Academic Facilities , Campus Facilities , Campus Buildings

The logo of IIT Madras is the highlight of this photograph. It is located in front of the Building Sciences Block. It is visible from the first and second floors of the Building Sciences Block, and is currently (as of January 2021) surrounded by various trees and plants. The writing has been put together with bricks and cement. The structure is surrounded by shrubs in a decorative fashion (as of January 2021). The text, the motto of the institution, reads “Siddhirbhavati Karmajaa”. It means “Success is achieved through effort.” In Sanskrit, siddhi means ‘success’, bhavati means ‘through’ or ‘born of’ & karmajaa is the ‘karma’ or ‘effort’. It is taken from Chapter 4, Verse 12 of the ‘Bhagavad Gita’.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Visit of the German President and Buildings of IIT Madras, 1962

Photograph ID:

001/0259/IMG_0351

Album ID:

0259

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.

Place:

Building Sciences Block