Mr. H. V. R. Iengar presents a trophy to Mr. Srinivasan during the Tenth Institute Day, 1969

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Tenth Institute Day, 1969

Administrators , Faculty , Institute Events

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. The details of the prize awarded to Mr. Srinivasan are not available.

Mr. Srinivasan (left) was the Physical Training Instructor of the Institute at the time. Mr. Iengar was the Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT Madras. He was also the chief guest for this event.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Tenth Institute Day, 1969

Photograph ID:

001/0249/IMG_0181

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