Prof. B. Sengupto addresses the audience during the Fourth Institute Day, 1963

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Administrators , Faculty , Institute Events

Taken during the Fourth Institute Day, the photograph shows the Director of IIT Madras giving a speech. The chief guests for the event were Mr. Bishnuram Medhi and Mrs. Nirmala Medhi.

In the image, from left, Prof. D. Venkateswarlu (Gymkhana President, Head of Chemical Engineering Department), Mrs. Nirmala Medhi, Mr. Bishnuram Medhi (Governor of Madras), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar, (Chairman, Board of Governors), Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar) and Prof. N. Klein (Humanities Department).

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Fourth Institute Day, 1963

Photograph ID:

001/0288/IMG_0039

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)