A Ph.D. scholar poses for a photograph, 1967

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Institute Events , Convocations , Students

A total of 12 Ph.D. scholars received their degrees in the year 1967.

The person in the photograph is yet to be identified.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Album 0230: Fourth Convocation, 1967

Photograph ID:

001/0230/IMG_0569

Album ID:

0230

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