Guests of honour share a lighter moment on the occasion of the Fourth Institute Day in 1963

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From left: Mrs. Kraus, Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman of the Board of Governors, behind the lady with the bag), Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar, behind Dr. Mudaliar), Mr. Gerhard Fischer (Consul General, Federal Republic of Germany, in front of pillar), Prof. R. A. Kraus (coordinator of the Indo-German Aid Program, behind the man in uniform), Mr. Bishnuram Medhi (chief guest and Governor of Madras, wearing white cap), and Prof. B. Sengupto (Director, extreme right). The lady with the bag has not been identified yet.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

4th Institute Day

Photograph ID:

001/0288/IMG_0023

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:

Institute Day