Mr. Bishnuram Medhi addresses the audience during the Fourth Institute Day, 1963

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Institute Events , Visiting VIPs

Mr. Bishnuram Medhi was the fifth Governor of Madras State. He was Governor from 1958 until 1964. Mr. Medhi and his wife were the chief guests for the Fourth Institute Day at IIT Madras. Institute Days were held toward the end of the academic year.

The Annual Report of IIT Madras, 1963-1964 notes that the Governor’s Prize, awarded at Convocations was endowed by Mr. Medhi. The prize was awarded to the best all-round student from the B. Tech. degree course.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Fourth Institute Day, 1963

Photograph ID:

001/0288/IMG_0002

Album ID:

0288

Date:

11 March 1963

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:

Fourth Institute Day

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)