Mr. M. Bhaktavatsalam (Chief Minister of Madras State and chief guest of the event) gives away a prize to Dr. C. Ramasastry (Physics Department) on the Sixth Institute Day in 1965

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Faculty , Institute Events , Visiting VIPs

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 and academic fields. Seen in the photograph (first from left) Prof. B. V. Ramanamurthy (Physics Department), (third from left) Prof. C. Ramasastry (Physics Department), (fourth from left) Mr. Srinivasan (Physical Training Instructor) and (extreme right) Mr. M. Bhaktavatsalam (Chief Minister of Madras State and chief guest of the event).

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0268 under the ID: 001/0268/IMG_0146

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

6th Institute Day

Photograph ID:

001/0025/IMG_0766_1

Album ID:

0025

Date:

4 April 1965

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)

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:

Sixth Institute Day