Graduands read out the pledge during the fourth convocation, 1967

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Convocations , Institute Events , Students

From left, Prof. M. C. Gupta (Mechanical Engineering Department), Prof. V. Seshadri (Electrical Engineering Department), Prof. B. Ramaswami (Electrical Engineering Department), Prof. N. Subramanian (Chemical Engineering Department), Prof. Y. V. G. S. Murthi (Physics Department), Mr. Gurusharan Singh Sidhu (Mechanical Engineering Department, holding the paper) and Prof. P. Achuthan (Mathematics Department). Sidhu was the winner of the President’s Prize in the year 1967.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Fourth Convocation, 1967

Photograph ID:

001/0006/IMG_0258_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