Mr. R. Natarajan, the Registrar receives a present from Mrs. Nirmala Medhi, wife of Mr. Bishnuram Medhi, chief guest and Governor of Madras, on the occasion of the Fourth Institute Day in 1963

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Administrators , Institute Events , Visiting VIPs

Mr. Bishnuram Medhi (chief guest and Governor of Madras) (far right) looks on, Mr. Srinivasan (Physical Training Instructor) hands a gift to Mrs. Medhi for presentation to Mr. Natarajan.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

4th Institute Day

Photograph ID:

001/0288/IMG_0016

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