Mr. H. V. R. Iengar hands a prize to a student during the Tenth Institute Day, 1969

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Administrators , Institute Events , Students

Institute Days in the 1960s were held to award prizes to students and staff who contributed to the Institute in various fields, including extra-curricular and academic fields.

Mr. Iengar (second from left) was the Chairman of the Board of Governors and also the chief guest for the event this year.

Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar) can be seen standing near the microphone, while Mr. K. S. Loganathan (Gymkhana General Secretary) is sitting at the dais. To the extreme left in the photograph is Mr. Srinivasan (Physical Training Instructor). The person receiving the trophy is yet to be identified.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Tenth Institute Day, 1969

Photograph ID:

001/0249/IMG_0175

Album ID:

0249

Date:

22 March 1969

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:

Tenth Institute Day