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At IIT Madras, 1964

Administrators , Faculty , Institute Events

This photograph was taken during the Fifth Institute Day. Prof. B. Sengupto (Director, extreme right) hands over what appears to be the Fifth Annual Number to Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors, second from right).

The Annual Numbers, an important part of IIT Madras in the early years, were released on Institute Days in the 1960s. They contained articles, reports, the various events and news from the IIT Madras campus.

In the image, from left, Prof. W. Koch (Physics Department), Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar) and Mr. R. Venkataraman (Minister of Industries, Government of Madras and chief guest).

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Fifth Institute Day, 1964

Photograph ID:

001/0283/IMG_0806

Album ID:

0283

Date:

1 April 1964

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:

Fifth Institute Day