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This photograph was taken during the 35th Inter-IIT Sports Meet at IIT Madras. It shows the chief guest, who has not been identified yet, hoisting the flag as Prof. R. Natarajan (Director, second from left) and Prof. B. Viswanathan (Dean of Students, extreme left) look on. The other persons in the photograph are yet to be identified.  The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.

This photograph was taken during the 35th Inter-IIT Sports Meet which was held at IIT Madras. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.

This photograph features the chief guest (third from right) at the Inter-IIT Sports Meet. We are yet to identify the chief guest. Prof. B. Viswanathan (Dean of Students) can be seen standing second from the right. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.

This picture shows Prof. R. Natarajan (Director) addressing the audience at the 35th Inter-IIT Sports Meet at IIT Madras. Also seen in the image is Prof. B. Viswanathan (Dean of Students, seated extreme left).    The other persons in this image are yet to be identified.  The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.

Taken at the 35th Inter-IIT Sports Meet, this photograph shows Prof. R. Natarajan (Director) apparently presenting a memento to a gentleman who we think could be the chief guest at the event. The gentleman is yet to be identified. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.

The 35th Inter-IIT Sports Meet took place at IIT Madras, and according to their Annual Report from 1999, the host team emerged as the champions of the tournament. To the extreme left, seated in the front row is Prof. R. Natarajan (Director). The other gentlemen are yet to be identified. The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.

This photograph was taken during the 35th Inter-IIT Sports Meet which was held at IIT Madras. We are yet to identify the gentlemen who are next to Prof. Natarajan (Director). The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.

Prof. Srinivasa Sampath (Deputy Director) joined IIT Madras as a Professor of Electrical Engineering in 1961. In 1965 he was named Deputy Director, and in 1973 took the role of Head of the Computer Centre, when the institute got an IBM 370. Prof. S. Sampath was the Chairman, Council of Wardens; Warden, Narmada hostel. In 1981, the Government of India appointed Prof. S. Sampath as Director of IIT Kanpur. From left: Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), chief guest Dr. Karl Pfauter (Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany), Prof. N. Klein (Gymkhana…

Institute Days in the 1960s were celebrated at the Open Air Theatre (OAT). The seats would be packed and people looked forward to the event which was held with much pomp and splendour. First row: (fifth from left) Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (Chemistry), Prof. Rouve (Civil Engineering),Prof. R. G. Narayanamurthi (Mechanical Engineering), Mrs. Narayanamurthi, Mrs. Sushila Ramachandran and son and Mrs. Rouve. First row: former Registrar Mr. R. Natarajan’s mother (extreme left) and, to her left, Mrs. Parvatham Natarajan (Mr. Natarajan’s wife). An identical photograph can be found in the…

Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director, second from left) was the second Director of IIT Madras. His tenure began in December 1967 after Prof. B. Sengupto completed his term. Dr. Karl Pfauter (Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, third from left) was the chief guest at the Ninth Institute Day at IIT Madras. It is very likely that the magazine being presented is the Annual Number of IIT Madras. Annual Numbers were released on Institute Days in the 1960s. The Annual Numbers contained articles, poems and stories by the staff and students. They also contained several reports of the…

Dances, magic shows, plays, music performances and various cultural activities were a hallmark of the Institute Day programme in the 1960s. It was a community event which brought together students, professors and staff members of IIT, children from Vanavani School, campus children and other residents of the campus. The performers are yet to be identified. An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0265 under the ID: 001/0265/IMG_0081

Prof. Nikolaus Klein (Gymkhana President) was born on 22 October 1929, at Frankfurt-on-Main. He studied Greek in 1951 after passing his School Final. The same year, he joined the University of Frankfurt-on Main to study Comparative Linguistics, Philosophy and History of Fine Art. Soon, he diverted his attention to the field of Indology. In 1953 he joined the University of Munich, and the following year, he went to Tuebingen to continue his studies in Indian Philosophy (Advaita) and Comparative Religions. In November 1956, the degree of Dr. Phil. was conferred on him. In 1957 he left for India…

Dr. Karl Pfauter (Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany) was the chief guest at the Ninth Institute Day at IIT Madras. Institute Days in the 1960s were held to award prizes to students and staff who contributed to the Institute in various fields, including extra-curricular activities and academics. The Annual Report of IIT Madras (1967-68) provides details of the prize winners at the Ninth Institute Day. Thus we know that Alakananda Hostel won the trophy for the ‘best hostel-garden’ that year.  Mr. S. S. Mani (Workshop Superintendent) was the first Warden of Alakananda…

Prof. Arcot Ramachandran (Director) started his career as a faculty member of the Department of Power Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. It was in 1959 that Prof. A. Ramachandran’s association with IIT Madras began when he attended a summer course at the Institute. A decade later, he would become the second Director of the Institute. His father, Dr. Arcot Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar was the first Chairman, Board of Governors of the Institute (1959-1969).  Seated from left: Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar), Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), chief guest Dr. Karl…

Chief guest Karl Pfauter (Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany) was head of the cultural department at the German embassy in New Delhi in 1954, and from 1961; he was head of the economic department at the German embassy in Athens. Between 1964 and 1970 he was Consul General for South India in Madras. Seated from left: Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar), Prof. S. Sampath (Faculty Association Vice-President), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director), Prof. N. Klein (Gymkhana President) and the Student Secretary (yet to be identified). An identical photograph can be found in the…