Dr. S. Radhakrishnan inspects the Guard of Honour along with 2/Lt. G. V. N. Rayudu in front of Humanities and Sciences Block

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Institute Events , Convocations , Student Activities

The chief guest and speaker at IIT Madras’s first convocation that was held on the 11th of July, 1964 was Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the second President of India. On the day of the event, upon reaching the campus, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan was received by Prof. B. Sengupto, Director of the Institute, and Mr. R. Natarajan, Registrar. The Chief Guest was then presented a guard of Honour by the cadets of the N.C.C. He inspected the guard along with Prof. G. V. N. Rayudu (2/Lt NCC commander, Department of Mechanical Engineering), which took place in front of the Humanities and Sciences Block (HSB) in the Institute campus. He took the salute from the dais specially created at the venue.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

1st convocation Dr. Radhakrishnan Chief Guest 11 July 1964

Photograph ID:

001/0213/IMG_0269

Album ID:

0213

Date:

1964-07-11

Place:

OAT

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