Mr. R. Venkataraman presents a prize during the Fifth Institute Day, 1964

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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 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), Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar, extreme right, seated) and Prof. W. Koch (Physics Department, seated next to Mr. Natarajan). The person receiving the prize is yet to be identified.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Fifth Institute Day, 1964

Photograph ID:

001/0283/IMG_0808

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