Major General Virendra Singh addresses the audience at the opening ceremony of the new NCC building, 1965

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Inaugurations , Institute Events , Visiting VIPs

As the NCC flag proudly flies high, the audience tunes in to listen to Major General Virendra Singh’s (Director-General, NCC) speech. The NCC flag was designed to represent the inter-service character of the corps. The tri-colour flag represents the Army, Navy and the Air Force. The colours corresponding to the three are red, deep blue and light blue respectively. The existing flag was introduced in 1954.

The opening ceremony of the new NCC building took place on 14 December 1965. The event has been recorded in the Annual Number of IIT Madras, 1965-66 with a couple of photographs and brief descriptions describing the photographs.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

NCC Building Inauguration and NCC Day Celebrations, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0231/IMG_0602

Album ID:

0231

Date:

14 December 1965

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:

NCC Day Celebrations