Mr. K. T. Chandy addresses the audience during the Computer Centre inauguration, 1973
Administrators , Inaugurations , Visiting VIPs
In the book ‘Computer Education in India: Past, Present and Future’, there is a brief mention of Mr. Chandy’s speech. According to the book, Mr. Chandy “said the computer centre would function as a focal point for sophisticated research in the South.”
Mr. Chandy was the Founder-Director of the first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in India — IIM Calcutta. He served various positions, as Chairman of Food Corporation of India, Hindustan Steel Limited and Kerala State Industries Development Corporation (KSIDC). During his tenure as Chairman of the Board of Governors at IIT Madras from 1972 to 1978, Mr. Chandy was also Chairman of KSIDC.
From left, Mr. K. T. Chandy (Chairman, Board of Governors), Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India) and Dr. Erhard Eppler (Minister for Economic Co-operation, Federal Republic of Germany). Behind the stage is a large mural (partly visible) made by IBM on Prof. Mahabala’s request. The mural showed a clear picture of the IBM 370 system.
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