The audience witnesses the inauguration of IIT Madras' Central School building, 1965

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Campus Facilities , Inaugurations , Campus Buildings

Amongst the audience (from the left): Dr. C. S. Krishnamoorthy (Department of English, Humanities and Social Sciences), fourth from the left, is seated in the first row, in the middle. Along the same row, two seats away is Dr. Anantharaman (Humanities and Social Sciences). Seated in the second row (second from the left), with his right hand underneath his chin is Prof. Venkat Rao (Department of Electrical Engineering).

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Central School building inauguration, IIT Madras

Photograph ID:

001/0281/IMG_0490

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.