The Chairman, Board of Governors, of IIT Madras, with the guests of honour of Institute Day 1963

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From left: Mr. Bishnuram Medhi (chief guest and Governor of Madras), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar, Chairman of the Board of Governors and Mr. Gerhard Fischer, (Consul General, Federal Republic of Germany).

Mr. Fischer was closely associated with the Institute from its early days. In the Fifth Annual Number of IIT Madras, 1963-64, Mr. Fischer wrote a short article dated 15 February 1964 conveying his best wishes for IIT Madras. His term as Consul General was coming to an end.

The location of the photograph is probably Bose-Einstein Guest House.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

4th Institute Day

Photograph ID:

001/0288/IMG_0005

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