Mr. C. Subramaniam (chief guest and Minister of Education for Madras State) and Prof. W. Koch (Physics Department) at the Second Institute Day, 1961

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Faculty , Institute Events , Visiting VIPs

It is likely that Prof. Koch was receiving a prize in the photograph, although this cannot be ascertained.

Prizes were distributed at Institute Days to students, staff and faculty members of IIT Madras for their contributions to the institute in academic and extracurricular activities.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

2nd Institute Day, 4th April 1961

Photograph ID:

001/0256/IMG_0292

Album ID:

0293

Date:

4 April 1961

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:

Second Institute Day

Venue:

Premises of Cauvery Hostel