Photographs

At IIT Madras, 1967

Institute Events , Administrators

This photograph was taken during the transfer of charge for the post of Director. Prof. Sengupto, the Institute’s first Director, officially handed over the post to Prof. A. Ramachandran. Prof. Sengupto’s tenure, which had started in 1959, came to an end in December 1967. A farewell function was held a few days before this photograph was taken, on 5 December.

There are two maps of the Institute visible in the photograph. The map of the Institute was placed at the Building Sciences Block (BSB) at the time. The BSB housed the administrative offices at the time. It was only in 1968 when the current Administration Block was built, that the offices were shifted to the new location.

Seated, from left, Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Prof. B. Sengupto (Former Director) and Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director). Standing, Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar).
 

An identical photograph can be found in Album 0051 under the ID 001/0051/IMG_1594_1.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Transfer of charge

Photograph ID:

001/0250/IMG_0214

Album ID:

0250

Place:

Building Sciences Block (BSB)

Event:

Transfer of charge

Date:

11 December 1967

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.

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