Mr. C. R. Muthukrishnan (Electrical Engineering Department), gold medallist receives the President's Prize for the year 1965, from Mr. M. C. Chagla (chief guest and Union Minister for Education)

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The President's Prize consisted of a gold medallion and National Savings Certificate of the value of Rs. 150. It was awarded to the best student of the B. Tech. Degree Course.

Muthukrishnan joined as a faculty member at IIT Madras from 1975 to 2003. He served as Dean of Academic Courses, as Deputy Director and as Director-in-Charge at IIT Madras.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Second Convocation, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0242/IMG_0001

Album ID:

0242

Date:

3 April 1965

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1926-2002). 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:

Convocation