Mr. Bishnuram Medhi (chief guest and Governor of Madras) interacts with German children on the occasion of the Fourth Institute Day in 1963

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Institute Events , Visiting VIPs

Mr. Bishnuram Medhi was the fifth Governor of Madras State. He remained Governor until 1964. Mr. Medhi is seen interacting with a German family. IIT Madras had a number of German faculty members and technicians in the 1960s. Most German families lived on campus.

Seen in the photograph are, Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors behind Mr. Medhi) and Mr. Y. S. Ramaswami (Superintending Engineer, partially covered by a German lady). The German lady and children in the photograph have not been identified.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

4th Institute Day

Photograph ID:

001/0288/IMG_0025

Album ID:

0288

Date:

11 March 1963

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:

Fourth Institute Day

Event:

Fourth Institute Day