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The academic procession enters the convocation hall, 1991

This photograph was taken during a special convocation held at IIT Madras to confer the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) on Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker (President of the Federal Republic of Germany, seen seventh from left).

Also featured in the image are Prof. N. V. C. Swamy (Director, behind Dr. Weizsäcker), Dr. M. S. Swaminathan (Chairman, Board of Governors, to Dr. Weizsäcker's left-hand side), Prof. Y. V. G. S. Murti (Physics Department, immediately in front of Dr. Weizsäcker), Prof. M. Ravindran (Head of Ocean Engineering Department, immediately in front of Prof. Murti, partially covered) and Prof. V. Radhakrishnan (Head of Mechanical Engineering Department).

The Heritage Centre would be grateful to receive more information regarding this photograph. This section will be updated when we receive more details.

Collection:
Central Photographic Section Collection
Photograph ID:
001/0070/IMG_2185_2
Album ID:
Date:
04 March 1991

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