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IIT Madras’s Trinity; Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors) and Prof. B. Sengupto (Director) stand on the dais along with their family members for the invoc

Administrators , Faculty , Institute Events

Mr. R. Natarajan, the first Registrar of IIT Madras, spent five and a half years at the Institute. His involvement with IIT Madras went well beyond fulfilling his administrative duties. The relationships he maintained with the staff and students were warm and friendly. He was known to have handled any problem presented to him with a lively personal concern. He brought infectious enthusiasm to bear on the organization of all the Gymkhana activities. Mr. R. Natarajan's term as Registrar ended in 1965. A farewell party was organised in his honour in April that year. In the image, the dignitaries and their family stand on the dais during the invocation at the start of the ceremony. From the left: Mrs. Shanti Sengupto (wife of the Director), Mrs. Parvatham Natarajan, Priya (daughter of Mr. R. Natarajan), Mr. R. Natarajan, Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Prof. B. Sengupto (Director) and Prof. R. Krishnamurthi (Head of the Department of Humanities). The two staff members giving the invocation are yet to be identified.

Collection:
Gourishankar Collection
Photograph ID:
001/0207/IMG_0174
Album ID:
Date:
1st April 1965
Place:
OAT
Event:
Farewell

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