Prof. K. T. Chandy addresses the audience during the 13th convocation, 1976

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Convocations , Institute Events

Prof. K. T. Chandy (Chairman of the Board of Governors) is seen addressing the audience during the 13th convocation at Open Air Theatre (OAT) in 1976.

He served as the third Chairman of the Board of Governors at IIT Madras, from 1972 to 1978. After obtaining his Bachelor’s degree in law from Bombay University, Prof. K. T. Chandy went on to complete his Master’s degree in law from the London School of Economics. He was an educationist, administrator and business executive. He was also the founder-director of Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, the first IIM. Prof. K. T. Chandy also played a significant role in the formation of Hindustan Lever Limited which was later renamed to Hindustan Unilever.

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0210 under the ID 001/0210/IMG_0351a.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

13th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0033/IMG_0986_1

Album ID:

0033

Date:

20-08-1976

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