Dr. V. V. Giri, chief guest of the seventh convocation, signs the autograph book

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The autograph book that the chief guest is seen signing in the image was a book that most chief guests and VIPs signed in the early years of the Institute. This book can currently be found at the Institute’s Heritage Centre. Seen in the image from the right: Dr. V. V. Giri (President of India), Dr. Y. Nayudamma (Director, CLRI), Prof. A. Ramachandran (Director, IITM) and Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director, IITM).

The seventh convocation of IITM was held on a Saturday evening at 5:00 pm, the 29th of August, 1970. Dr. Y. Nayudamma, representing the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Institute (Mr. H. V. R. Iengar), presided over the ceremony. The chief guest for the event was Dr. V. V. Giri. A German delegate, Mr. Gunter Diehl (Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in India) also attended the event.

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0279 under the ID: 001/0279/IMG_0462

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

7th Convocation

Photograph ID:

001/0036/IMG_1070_1

Album ID:

0036

Date:

29 August 1970

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