Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (chief guest and Chairman, Board of Governors) giving away a prize at the Seventh Institute Day celebrations, 1966

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Administrators , Institute Events , Students

This photograph was taken during the award presentation ceremony of the Seventh Institute Day. During Institute Days, awards were given to students and staff members for their contribution to various facets of Institute life including academic and extracurricular activities.

From left: Mr. Srinivasan (Physical Training Instructor), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (chief guest and Chairman, Board of Governors), Mr. Raja Sir Muthiah Chettiar and Mr. Lionel Paul (General Secretary). Standing: Prof. P. C. Varghese (Gymkhana President, in suit), Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar) near the microphone. The boy receiving the award is yet to be identified.

This was the first time the Chairman of the Board of Governors was chief guest at an Institute Day. Mr. C. Subramaniam, Union Minister for Food and Agriculture, was unable to come to the event and had been initially chosen to be the chief guest.

An identical photograph can be found in the Central Photographic Section Collection in Album 0017 under the ID: 001/0017/IMG_0599_1

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Seventh Institute Day, 1966

Photograph ID:

001/0206/IMG_0142

Album ID:

0206

Date:

12 March 1966

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:

Seventh Institute Day