Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors of IIT Madras) inside a classroom in Vanavani School

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We know from the annual report of IIT Madras (1963-1964) that Dr. Mudaliar opened the school on 8 July in 1963. In this photograph, he is seen carrying a bouquet, while Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar, second from left) and Father Murphy (Professor of English, Loyola College, third from left) look on. The writing on the blackboard tells us that they are in a nursery class. The person to the extreme left is yet to be identified.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Inauguration of Vanavani School, 1963

Photograph ID:

001/0208/IMG_0211

Album ID:

0208

Date:

8 July 1963

Place:

Vanavani School

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:

Vana Vani School Inauguration