Students praying at the inauguration of the Central School building at IIT Madras, 1965

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Campus Facilities , Inaugurations , Campus Buildings

The students don the classic white and navy blue uniform. This uniform, which had been in use since the inception of Central Schools in India in 1963 was changed in 2012-13.

Standing behind the students on the dais are (from the left): Mr. M. K. Natarajan (Principal, Central School, IIT Madras), Dr. C. D. Deshmukh (Vice-Chancellor, University of Delhi), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors) and Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar (Member, Board of Governors).

An identical photograph can be found in the Central Photographic Section Collection in Album 0056 under the ID 001/0056/IMG_1683_2.

Other images from the same event, Inauguration of the Central School building, can also be viewed in Album 0056.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Central School building inauguration, IIT Madras

Photograph ID:

001/0281/IMG_0723

Album ID:

0281

Event:

Inauguration

Date:

20 January 1965

Place:

Central School

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.