Prof. A. Ramachandran interacts with a person at the Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet in IIT Madras, 1970

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Administrators , Institute Events , Sports

Prof. A. Ramachandran was the second Director of IIT Madras. He succeeded Prof. B. Sengupto in 1967. Prof. Ramachandran was the Director of IIT Madras from 1967 to 1973.

Seen in the photograph are, Mr. Navzer Mehta (General Secretary, closest to camera), Prof. A. Ramachandran (to Mr. Mehta’s right hand side) and Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director, second from left).

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet, Valedictory Function, 1970

Photograph ID:

001/0247/IMG_0149

Album ID:

0247

Date:

31 December 1970

Place:

Stadium

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:

Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet