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A view of the Central Library on Delhi Avenue

Campus Facilities , Campus Buildings , Academic Facilities

This building is located on Delhi Avenue. It was opened on 21 July 1967 by Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (the first Chairman of the Board of Governors). This was the third place to serve as the IIT Madras Library, the first being on the third floor of A. C. College of Technology (until August 1961) and the second being on the second floor of the Building Sciences Block (until July 1967). 

The building in the photograph, which served as the Central Library for 33 years is now the IIT Madras Department of Management Studies (DoMS). The Annual Report of 1967-68 states that the total attendance of members to the library during the year was 1,08,000 and the number of books and periodicals issued was 1,26,000. In July 2000, the library was shifted to a newly constructed six-storey building known as ‘Central Library Millenium Building.’

Collection:
Gourishankar Collection
Photograph ID:
001/0245/IMG_0109
Album ID:
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.

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