Mr. C. Subramaniam at IIT Madras, 1973

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Institute Events , Inaugurations , Visiting VIPs

Mr. C. Subramaniam inaugurated the Computer Centre at IIT Madras on 17 November. The event also saw the IBM 370 computer system being inaugurated. It was a turning point for computing at IIT Madras. Prior to this, there was no powerful computing facility at the Institute.

Seen in the image, Mr. T. N. Venkataraman (Chief Security Officer, extreme right), Mr. A. L. Taylor (Regional General Manager, IBM, India, second from right) and Mr. C. Subramaniam (Union Minister for Industrial Development and Science and Technology, third from right).

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

1. Special Convocation 2. Computer center 16-11-1973 to 17-11-1973

Photograph ID:

001/0227/IMG_0505

Album ID:

0227

Date:

17 November 1973

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:

Special Convocation, Inauguration of Computer Centre

Place:

Computer Centre at Building Sciences Block (BSB)