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Guests at Mr. R. Natarajan’s farewell ceremony pose for a photograph

Administrators , Faculty , Institute Events

In the image, standing from the left: Mr. Venkataraman (Chief Security Officer), an individual who is yet to be identified, Prof. P. C. Varghese (Civil Engineering Department), Mr. Sampath Kumaran (Assistant Registrar), Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (incoming Registrar), Prof. C. Rama Sastry (Physics Department), Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Mr. Y. S. Ramaswamy (Superintending Engineer), Mr. R. Natarajan (first Registrar), Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (Chemistry Department), Prof. R. Krishnamurthi (Humanities Department), Mr. Rajagopalan (Deputy Registrar), Prof. V. Sethuraman (Civil Engineering Department), an individual who is yet to be identified. The two women standing (left to right): Mrs. Shanti Sengupto (wife of the Director) and possibly Mrs. Y. S. Ramaswamy. Seated from the left: Mr. V. Ramachandra Iyer (Mr. R. Natarajan's father), Prof. B. Sengupto (Director) and Mrs. Parvatham Natarajan (wife of Mr. R. Natarajan) holding her elder daughter Priya.


Mr. R. Natarajan spent five and a half years at the Institute. He left a lasting impression not only on the Institute but also on all those he worked with as well. His involvement with IIT Madras went beyond fulfilling his administrative duties. The relationships he maintained with the staff and students were warm and friendly. He was known to have handled any problem presented to him with a lively personal concern. He brought infectious enthusiasm to bear on the organization of all the Gymkhana activities. A farewell party was organised in his honour in April 1965.


An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0207 under the ID: 001/0207/IMG_0183
 

Collection:
Central Photographic Section Collection
Photograph ID:
001/0014/IMG_0487_1
Album ID:
Date:
1 April, 1965
Place:
Open Air Theatre
Event:
Farewell Party

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