The distinguished guests in conversation (after the convocation)

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Seen in the image from left: Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Chairman Board of Governors), Dr. A. Ramachandran (Director, IITM) and Dr. S. Bhagavantam (Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, India). Seen behind is Mr. T. N. Venkataraman (Chief Security Officer).

The chief guest and speaker at IIT Madras’ sixth convocation was Dr. S. Bhagavantam, Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Mr. H. V. R. Iengar (Padma Vibhushan), the sixth Governor of the Reserve bank of India and the Chairman of the Board of Governors (IIT Madras), presided over the ceremony. This photo was captured as some of the dignitaries conversed casually with one another after the convocation.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

6th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0055/IMG_1672_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