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At the fourth convocation, 1967

Institute Events , Convocations , Faculty

Seen in the image, from left, Prof. Wolfgang Scheer (Mechanical Engineering Department), Prof. G. Stahl (Mechanical Engineering Department), an unidentified person, Prof. W. Koch (Physics Department), Prof. S. Sampath (Deputy Director), Prof. B. Sengupto (Director), Mr. C. Rajagopalachari (chief guest), Dr. A. L. Mudaliar (Chairman, Board of Governors), Prof. K. S. G. Doss (Member of Board of Governors of IIT Madras and Director, Central Electro-Chemical Research Institute, Karaikudi), Prof. P. C. Varghese (Head of Civil Engineering Department), Prof. G. S. Laddha (Member of Board of Governors of IIT Madras and Director, Alagappa College of Technology), Prof. M. V. C. Sastri (Head of Chemistry Department), Prof. D. Venkateswarlu (Head of Chemical Engineering Department), Prof. S. D. Nigam (Head of Mathematics Department), Prof. D. V. Reddi (Head of Applied Mechanics Department), Prof. C. Ramasastri (Head of Physics Department), Mr. S. S. Mani (Workshop Superintendent) and Mr. C. V. Sethunathan (Registrar).

Collection:
Gourishankar Collection
Photograph ID:
001/0230/IMG_0573
Album ID:
Photographer:
C. Gourishankar (1936-2002). 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:
Fourth Convocation
Place:
Open Air Theatre (OAT)
Date:
22 July 1967

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