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The chief guest of the eighth convocation, Prof. M. G. K. Menon, prepares to take the salute before inspecting the guard of honour

Faculty , Institute Events , Visiting VIPs

The eighth convocation of IITM took place on July 31, 1971. The event began at 05:00 pm that Saturday and the chief guest and speaker for the event was Prof. M. G. K. Menon, F. R. S. (Director, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay and Chairman, Electronics Commission, Govt. of India). Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman, Board of Governors) presided over the event. The majority of the event consisted of the conferment of degrees and awards which was followed by the chief guest’s convocation address.


An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0236 under the ID: 001/0236/IMG_0709
 

Collection:
Central Photographic Section Collection
Album Name:
Photograph ID:
001/0029/IMG_0845_1
Album ID:
Date:
31 July 1971
Place:
Open Air Theatre
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:
Convocation

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