Major General Virendra Singh inspects a guard of honour, 1965

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NCC Building Inauguration and NCC Day Celebrations, 1965

Campus Buildings , Inaugurations , Institute Events

This photograph was taken during the inauguration of the NCC building on 14 December 1965. Major General Virendra Singh (Director-General of NCC) was the chief guest for the occasion.

The NCC building was completed at a cost of 5.8 lakhs (according to the Seventh Annual Number of IIT Madras, 1965-66). It was constructed to house the different units of the NCC in IIT Madras. During the time, IIT Madras had four technical NCC units which had replaced the NCC Rifles in 1964. The units were 6 Madras Engineer Coy., 3 Madras Signal Coy., 6 Madras (Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Unit (2 Coy.) and 4 Madras Technical Air Squadron. The NCC unit in IIT Madras currently has one unit, 4 (TN) Air Sqn. Tech. NCC.

The NCC building is located roughly opposite the Ocean Engineering Department. It currently houses the JEE/GATE office (as of September 2021).

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

NCC Building Inauguration and NCC Day Celebrations, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0231/IMG_0604

Album ID:

0231

Date:

14 December 1965

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:

Inauguration of NCC Building and NCC Day celebrations

Place:

NCC building