Mr. H. V. R. Iengar interacts with students during the Tenth Institute Day, 1969

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Tenth Institute Day, 1969

Administrators , Institute Events , Students

Haravu Venkatanarasingha Verada Raj ‘H. V. R.’ Iengar served as Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Madras, from 1969 to 1972.

This was the second time in the 1960s that a Chairman, Board of Governors was chief guest at the Institute Day, the first being Dr. A. L. Mudaliar in 1966.

Also seen in the photograph is Mr. Srinivasan (Physical Training Instructor, extreme right, partially covered). The students in the image are yet to be identified.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Tenth Institute Day, 1969

Photograph ID:

001/0249/IMG_0174

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