The chief guest, Prof. M. G. K. Menon, approaches the dais to deliver the convocation address, 1971

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Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon, F.R.S. (28 August 1928 – 22 November 2016) was a, Indian physicist and policy maker. He played a prominent role in the development of science and technology in India. One of his important contributions was developing the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. He undertook experiments with cosmic rays to explore the properties of fundamental particles. He was actively involved in setting up balloon flight experiments and underground experiments with cosmic ray neutrinos in the mines at Kolar Gold Fields. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in May 1970. The asteroid 7564 Gokumenon was named in his honour in late 2008.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Eighth Convocation (Not Printed)

Photograph ID:

001/0280/IMG_0475

Album ID:

0280

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