Mr. R. Natarajan delivers a speech, titled “Keys of Kingdom” during the Fourth Institute Day, 1963

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Fourth Institute Day, 1963

Administrators , Faculty , Institute Events

According to the 15 April 1963 edition of Campastimes, the Registrar Mr. R. Natarajan presented “an absolutely delightful annual report” ‘Keys of Kingdom’.

Seen on the dais from left, Mr. Bishnuram Medhi (Governor of Madras and chief guest), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman of the Board of Governors), Prof. B. Sengupto (Director), and Prof. N. Klein (Humanities Department).

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Fourth Institute Day, 1963

Photograph ID:

001/0288/IMG_0050

Album ID:

0288

Date:

11 March 1963

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:

Fourth Institute Day

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)