Prof. P. C. Varghese reading out the names of the graduands from Civil Engineering Department, 1967

< Back

Convocations , Institute Events , Students

This photograph was taken during the fourth convocation of IIT Madras.

Seated from left, Prof. G. Rouve (Civil Engineering Department, fifth from left), Prof. W. Scheer (Mechanical Engineering Department, sixth from left), Prof. G. Stahl (Mechanical Engineering Department, seventh from left), Prof. W. Koch (Physics Department, ninth from left), Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director, tenth from left), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors, eleventh from left), Prof. K. S. G. Doss (Member of Board of Governors of IIT Madras and Director, Central Electro-Chemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, twelfth from left) Prof. G. S. Laddha (Director of Alagappa College of Engineering, thirteenth from left), Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (Head of Chemistry Department), Prof. D. Venkateswarlu (Head of Chemical Engineering Department), Prof. S. D. Nigam (Head of Mathematics Department), Prof. D. V. Reddi (Head of Applied Mechanics Department), Prof. C. Ramasastry (Head of Physics Department), Mr. S. S. Mani (Workshop Superintendent) and Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar).

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Fourth Convocation, 1967

Photograph ID:

001/0006/IMG_0239_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