Prof. A. Ramachandran presenting a magazine to Dr. Karl Pfauter at the Ninth Institute Day celebrations at the Open Air Theatre, 1968

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Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director, second from left) was the second Director of IIT Madras. His tenure began in December 1967 after Prof. B. Sengupto completed his term. Dr. Karl Pfauter (Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, third from left) was the chief guest at the Ninth Institute Day at IIT Madras.

It is very likely that the magazine being presented is the Annual Number of IIT Madras. Annual Numbers were released on Institute Days in the 1960s. The Annual Numbers contained articles, poems and stories by the staff and students. They also contained several reports of the Institute.

Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director) (left) and Prof. N. Klein (Gymkhana President) (extreme right) are also present in the photograph.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Ninth Institute Day, 1968

Photograph ID:

001/0020/IMG_0658_1

Album ID:

0020

Date:

23 March 1968

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:

Ninth Institute Day