A photograph of the audience during the 13th convocation, 1976

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Convocations , Institute Events

The venue of the 13th convocation which was the Open Air Theatre, can be seen flooded with individuals, functioning at full capacity. Among the audience, distinguished German guests are seen to be seated.

The Open Air Theatre was designed after the Roman amphitheatre, with a capacity to house 7000 people or so. The inauguration of the Open Air Theatre took place during 1962, with the visit of His Excellency Dr. Heinrich Luebke, President of the Federal Republic of Germany.

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0210 under the ID 001/0210/IMG_0356.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

13th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0033/IMG_0990_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