The audience at the 13th convocation, 1976

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Convocations , Institute Events

The 13th convocation of IIT Madras was held in the Open Air Theatre in 1976. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan (Indian Geneticist and Administrator) was the chief guest during the convocation. Among the large audience seated in the Open Air Theatre are two distinguished German guests seated in the front row.

For both the graduating students and for all those who were a part of the Institute, the convocations were much-awaited events. The Institute invited distinguished chief guests for the convocations. Their convocation addresses or speeches have been highly inspiring.

Two identical photographs can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0210 under the IDs 001/0210/IMG_0339 and 001/0210/IMG_0342.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

13th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0033/IMG_0981_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