The academic procession enters the Open Air Theatre and makes its way to the dais

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Seen at the end of the procession is the chief guest, Dr. S. Bhagavantam, (Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, India). In front of the chief guest is the Director, Prof. A. Ramachandran.

The convocation took place at the Institute’s Open Air Theatre. The chief guest and speaker at this event was Dr. S. Bhagavantam, Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (sixth Governor of the Reserve bank of India), the Chairman of the Board of Governors, presided over the ceremony. After being presented a guard of honour by the cadets of the N.C.C, Dr. S. Bhagavantam was received by Mr. H. V. R. Iengar, who introduced him to all the members of the Board of Governors, Council and Senate who were present at the occasion before proceeding to don the academic robes for the ceremony. The dignitaries then proceeded to the convocation venue in a procession of two’s. The academic procession was headed by the Registrar while the chief guest and Director entered at the end of the procession.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

6th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0055/IMG_1680_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