Mr. M. Bhaktavatsalam presents a prize during the Sixth Institute Day, 1965

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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. M. Bhaktavatsalam (Chief Minister of Madras State and chief guest) distributed prizes to the students for academic distinction (1963-1964) as well as for various competitions organised by the Institute Gymkhana in the fields of sports, literary and other extra-curricular activities. The person receiving the prize in this photograph is yet to be identified.

Mr. Srinivasan (Physical Training Instructor), Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar, second from left) and Prof. P. C. Varghese (Gymkhana President, fourth from left) can also be seen in the photograph.

An identical photograph can be found in the Central Photographic Section Collection in Album 0025 under the ID: 001/0025/IMG_0771_1

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Sixth Institute Day, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0268/IMG_0145

Album ID:

0268

Date:

4 April 1965

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:

Sixth Institute Day