Prof. B. Sengupto addresses the audience at the inauguration of Vanavani School, 1963
Administrators , Institute Events , Inaugurations
Vanavani School was established on the IIT Madras campus in 1963. It was opened by Dr. A. L. Mudaliar on 8 July 1963. Father Murphy’s article in the Annual Number of 1965-1966 titled ‘The Vanavani Primary School’, explains that the school was given its name by the Director Prof. B. Sengupto. Father Murphy notes that the name combines ‘knowledge’ with ‘goddess of the forest’.
On the dais from left: Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Father Murphy (Professor of English, Loyola College) and Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras).
Mr. T. N. Venkataraman (Chief Security Officer, extreme right in white uniform) and Mr. Y. S. Ramaswamy (Superintending Engineer, wearing sunglasses) are also present.
An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0208 under the ID: 001/0208/IMG_0213
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