Mr. R. Venkataraman hands over a trophy to Prof. R. G. Narayanamurthi, 1964

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Faculty , Institute Events , Visiting VIPs

The photograph was taken during the Fifth Institute Day in 1964. Prizes were given for various cultural, literary and academic activities on Institute Days in the 1960s. However, the details of the prize being given in the photograph are unavailable.

The chief guest, Mr. Ramaswamy Venkataraman was the Minister of Industries for the Government of Madras during this time. He would go on to serve as the eighth President of India from 1987 to 1992.

Seen in the photograph, standing, facing camera, Mr. Srinivasan (Physical Training Instructor, third from right) and Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar, extreme right, seated).

The person receiving the trophy, Prof. R. G. Narayanamurthi (Head of Mechanical Engineering Department) went on to serve as Director of IIT Madras from 1977 to 1979.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Fifth Institute Day, 1964

Photograph ID:

001/0283/IMG_0809

Album ID:

0283

Date:

1 April 1964

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:

Fifth Institute Day