View of Vanavani School on the day of its inauguration, 1963

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Vanavani School was established on the IIT Madras campus in 1963. It was opened by Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors) on 8 July 1963. The Annual Report of IIT Madras, 1963 mentions the inauguration briefly. According to the website of the school, it started as a primary school with just 52 students. As of 2021, the school has grown and developed into a Matriculation Higher Secondary School with over 2000 students, including both boys and girls.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Visit of the H.E. Theodor Heuss, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, IIT Madras

Photograph ID:

001/0022/IMG_0699_1

Album ID:

0022

Date:

17 November 1960

Place:

Workshop