Mrs. Nirmala Medhi, wife of Mr. Bishnuram Medhi, chief guest and Governor of Madras, gives away a prize to Mr. Syed Abdul Aleem on the occasion of the Fourth Institute Day in 1963

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Institute Events , Students , Visiting VIPs

Mr. Bishnuram Medhi (chief guest and Governor of Madras,extreme right) and Mr. Srinivasan (Physical Training Instructor) look on (second from left). We can also observe a table in the background, on which several trophies are arranged. Syed Abdul Aleem served as Student Secretary in the Institute Gymkhana in 1964-1965.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

4th Institute Day

Photograph ID:

001/0288/IMG_0011

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