Tea at the inauguration of NCC building, 1965

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Administrators , Inaugurations , Institute Events

Seen in the photograph, Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras, third from right, partially covered), Major General Virendra Singh (Director-General, NCC, fifth from right), Mr. Y. S. Ramaswamy (Superintending Engineer, sixth from right) and Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar, extreme left, in sunglasses). The other persons in the photograph are yet to be identified.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

NCC Building Inauguration and NCC Day Celebrations, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0231/IMG_0606

Album ID:

0231

Date:

14 December 1965

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:

Inauguration of NCC Building and NCC Day celebrations

Place:

NCC building