Mr C.V. Sethunathan gives a speech. On the left from the dais; Prof B Sengupto, Major General Virendra Singh (Director General, NCC)

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Administrators , Inaugurations , Institute Events

The inauguration took place on 14 December 1965, the same day as NCC Day.

Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar) was the second Registrar of IIT Madras after Mr. R. Natarajan. He assumed his role as Registrar on 5 April 1965, according to the Annual Report of IIT Madras, 1964-65.

Seated on the stage, from right, Prof. B. Sengupto (Director of IIT Madras, third from right), Major General Virendra Singh (Director-General, NCC, fourth from right) and Commodore Jimmy D. Modi (Director of NCC, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, fifth from right). The other persons in the photograph are yet to be identified.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

NCC Building Inauguration and NCC Day Celebrations, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0231/IMG_0610

Album ID:

0231

Date:

14 December 1965

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:

Inauguration of NCC Building

Place:

NCC Building