Mr. R. Natarajan addresses the audience during the Fifth Institute Day, 1964

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Mr R. Natarajan, the Registrar, was known for his oratorical skills. His speeches and articles both were eloquently presented. His popular articles centred on the game of cricket are available in various Annual Numbers, and several other publications. In an Oral History Narrative interview conducted and documented by the Heritage Centre of IIT Madras, Mr. R. Mahadevan of the first batch of IIT Madras talks about Mr. R. Natarajan’s Institute Day talks: “The highlight of the Institute Day, always used to be his talk. He would talk for about half an hour, and he used to give an absolutely marvellous oration, people used to stay back only to listen to him.”

In the image, from left, Mr. R. Venkataraman (Minister of Industries, Government of Madras and chief guest), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Prof. B. Sengupto (Director) and Prof. D. Venkateswarlu (Gymkhana President).

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Fifth Institute Day, 1964

Photograph ID:

001/0283/IMG_0802

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