Unveiling of a portrait at the Open Air Theatre, 1968

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In the image Prof. M. S. Thacker addresses the audience. Seated on the dais from the left: Prof. R. K. Gupta (HOD, Humanities and Social Sciences), the artist who painted the portrait, Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director) and Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director)

A special event was held at the Institute’s Open Air Theatre (1968) in honour of Prof. B. Sengupto, the first Director of IIT Madras. The event consisted of the unveiling of a life size portrait (of the former director) and a series of speeches given by the distinguished guests who were present at the event. The chief guest for the event was Prof. Maneklal Sankalchand Thacker, an Indian power engineer, academic and the Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the largest research and development organization in India. Prof. Thacker had worked at the Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation, taught at engineering colleges and later joined the Department of Power Engineering at IISc.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Unveiling of the Portrait of Prof Sengupto

Photograph ID:

001/0261/IMG_0029

Album ID:

0261

Place:

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:

Unveiling of the Portrait of Prof Sengupto