Label attached to the physical photograph album of the Sixth Institute Day

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This label is affixed to the front cover of the physical photograph album which is available in the Heritage Centre. Mr. Gourishankar, the photographer, would have taken pains to have a custom-made label produced for the album.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Sixth Institute Day, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0025/IMG_0758_1

Album ID:

0025

Date:

4 April 1965

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:

Sixth Institute Day