Mr. R. Natarajan (Registrar) addresses the audience at the Second Institute Day

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Administrators , Faculty , Institute Events

On the stage, (from left) Mr. C. Subramaniam (chief guest and Minister of Education for Madras State), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Prof. B. Sengupto (Director) and a guest of honour (yet to be identified).

Mr R. Natarajan, the Registrar, was known for his oratorical skills. His speeches and articles both were eloquently presented. His popular articles centred on the game of cricket are available in various Annual Numbers, and several other publications. Judging by the amused look on the faces of the guests of honour at the dais, we can assume that Mr. R. Natarajan may have infused a joke or two in his speech.

In an Oral History Narrative interview conducted and documented by the Heritage Centre of IIT Madras, Mr. Mahadevan of the first batch of IIT Madras talks about Mr. R. Natarajan’s Institute Day talks: “The highlight of the Institute Day, always used to be his talk. He would talk for about half an hour, and give an absolutely marvellous oration. People used to just stay back only to listen to him.”

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

2nd Institute Day, 4th April 1961

Photograph ID:

001/0293/IMG_0119

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