Major General Virendra Singh on stage during the inauguration of the NCC building, 1965

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Inaugurations , Institute Events , Visiting VIPs

The NCC building was completed at a cost of rupees 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. At the time, there were three different units of the NCC. They were the 6 Madras Engineer Coy, 3 Madras Signal Coy and 6 Madras (Electrical and Mechanical Engineering) Unit (2 Coy).

Major General Virendra Singh (Director-General, NCC, third from left) inaugurated the NCC building of IIT Madras on 14 December 1965. He had visited IIT Madras in 1963, two years prior to 1965, as the chief guest on NCC Day.

Also seen in the photograph is Commodore Jimmy D. Modi (seated, second from left, Director of NCC, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry). Commodore Modi also visited IIT Madras during the Second Convocation in 1965 and also in 1964 when a ‘Bara-Khana’ (dinner) was arranged on 22 February by the NCC. This has been recorded in the Fifth Annual Number of IIT Madras. Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras), is also in the photograph, but is almost fully covered by Major General Virendra Singh.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

NCC Building Inauguration and NCC Day Celebrations, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0231/IMG_0603

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