Mr. Venkatraman (Minister of Industries, Madras Government) addressing the audience during the inauguration ceremony of the Staff Club in 1965.

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Administrators , Institute Events , Visiting VIPs

Also seen on stage from left are, an individual yet to be identified, Mrs. Shanthi Sengupto (wife of Prof. B. Sengupto), Prof. B. Sengupto (first Director of the Institute), Prof. R.G. Narayanamurthi (President of Staff Club), and Prof. V. Sivaramakrishnan (Department of Physics).

Mrs. Shanthi Sengupto was the President of the Ladies Club which was also started during the same year (1965). The annual report (1964-65) notes “A Ladies Club has started functioning in the campus of the Institute during the year under report.” The club was formally inaugurated by Lady A. L. Mudaliar (wife of Dr. A. L. Mudaliar, Chairman of the Board of Governors).

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Staff Club

Photograph ID:

001/0045/IMG_1442_1

Album ID:

0045

Date:

21 April 1965

Place:

Staff club premises

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1926-2002). After working for several years with the Geological Survey of India and being a geologist by qualification, Gourishankar had later started his career as a photographer. Gourishankar was driven to achieve flawlessness and perfection in everything that he did. Thus his photographs had an impeccable quality that characterised them. 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:

IITM Staff Club Inauguration Function