Prof. A. Ramachandran confers a degree to a graduate

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Seen in the image from the left: Mr. Rajagopalan (Deputy Registrar) and Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director).

At the sixth convocation a total of 470 degrees and diplomas (321 B. Tech., 76 M. Tech., 30 M. Sc., 19 Ph. D. and 24 D. I. I. T.) were granted. The Director of the Institite, Dr. A. Ramachandran, handed over the degrees to the students. Dr. Arcot Ramachandran (1923-2018) was the second Director of IIT Madras. He served as Director from 1967-1973, but remained actively connected with the Institute until 2013. Dr. A. Ramachandran was an extraordinary individual and is known for his numerous contributions, not only to the Institute but also to the country. Some of the major roles he played during his life as scientist, anthropologist, author and former under-secretary general of the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements are remembered to this day. He is especially known for his scholarship on the subjects of heat and mass transfer. Beyond the many awards attributing to his un-wavering commitment in various fields, his passion and dedication to innovation has left a profound impact on housing and sustainable urbanisation, a subject that was close to his heart. Incidentally, Dr. A. Ramachandran’s father was Dr. A. L. Mudaliar, the first Chairman of the Board of Governors.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

6th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0055/IMG_1668_1

Album ID:

0055

Date:

1969-08-02

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