A view of the audience gathered at the Open Air Theatre (OAT) for the fourth convocation, 1967

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Convocations , Institute Events

The venue flooded with people, functioning at full capacity. The OAT was designed after the Roman amphitheatre with a seating capacity of 6000. It was inaugurated in 1962 with the visit of His Excellency Dr. Heinrich Luebke, President of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Fourth Convocation, 1967

Photograph ID:

001/0006/IMG_0242_1

Album ID:

0006

Date:

22 July 1967

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)

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:

Fourth Convocation