Invocation at the Special Convocation, 1973

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Institute Events , Administrators , Visiting VIPs

The Special Convocation was held to confer the honourary degree of Doctor of Science upon Dr. Erhard Eppler who was the Minister for Economic Co-operation for the Federal Republic of Germany at the time. Honourary degrees are given by colleges and universities to persons who have contributed immensely to a particular cause. The convocation was held on the same day as the Computer Centre inauguration at the Central Lecture Theatre (CLT).

Wearing convocation robes, from left, Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar), Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Dr. Erhard Eppler (Minister for Economic Co-operation, Federal Republic of Germany), Mr. K. T. Chandy (Chairman, Board of Governors) and Mr. C. Subramaniam (Union Minister for Industrial Development and Science and Technology). The two ladies at the podium are yet to be identified.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

1. Special Convocation for Dr. Erhard Eppler 2. Computer Centre Inauguration

Photograph ID:

001/0266/IMG_0108

Album ID:

0266

Date:

17 November 1973

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1936-2002). 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:

Special Convocation

Place:

Central Lecture Theatre (CLT)